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 Jewels Mesa has been named the 2010 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier. As a freshman at Whittier High School, Jewels maintains a 3.9 GPA and is a member of the water polo team. When she is not at school, practice, or competing in games, Jewels enjoys spending time at the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier, which she lovingly calls her “second home.” A Club member for more that four years, Jewels is an intelligent and ambitious student athlete; she maintains a strong sense of self in everything she does; and her amiable personality, love for learning, and willingness to help others is what continually sets her apart amongst her peers.
It was here at the B.C. McCabe Foundation Teen Center that Jewels joined our Leaders-In-Training program and has volunteered with her fellow teens in more than a dozen community service activities over this past year. Whenever there is a chance to help others, Jewels is among the first to sign up. Whether organizing a toy drive that raises hundreds of toys for children in need, or developing weekly activities for the kids residing at the Salvation Army’s Transitional Living Center, Jewels is always giving of herself for others.
Jewels, as well as 19 other outstanding Boys & Girls Club members, will be honored on May 6, 2010, at our Youth of the Year Dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Whittier. This dinner is one of the most important events in the Whittier community, as it is a time to celebrate the success of our youth as a whole, and for our award recipients it gives them a voice and a path to showcase their personal development. This special time provides our kids with the opportunity to show their Club, their community, their friends, their family and their teachers that they have developed into model citizens.
If you are interested in attending or supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier’s Youth of the Year Dinner, please click here for more information, or click here to register online for the event.
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