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BGCMC Selects Youth Of The Society and member of the Air Force Junior Reserve Nereida A. shared their moving and emotional stories with
In addition to Mia, candidates Kalista B., Jomar Z., and
Officer Training Corps. Her dream is to become an
Year astronomer. a panel of judges who had the difficult task of choosing
just one winner out of the four impressive teens.
By Jackie Holfelder Judges were Angela Aulisio, Cleveland Clinic Martin
From shy and Health System; Denise Ehrich, Bank of America; Beth
self-conscious to Gaskin, IRSC; Jim Kaat, former MLB pitcher and
confident and self- broadcaster; Roger Tomko, South Florida Financial;
assured: that’s Mia Patricia Warner, BGCMC Board; and Bruce Wiltsie,
D., Boys & Girls BGCMC supporter.
Clubs of Martin During the Youth of the Year Dinner, which was held at
County’s (BGCMC) Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart, all the nominees shared
2020 Youth of the stories about their personal journeys and how BGCMC
Year. helped them develop in positive and profound ways.
The 15-year-old Youth of the Year is BGCMC’s premier leadership
Martin County High and recognition opportunity for teen club members.
School sophomore The nationally recognized program impacts developing
has been a member of BGCMC Youth of the Year winner pathways to great futures for young people. Through an
the Wayne Huizenga Mia D. application and interview process, candidates are selected
Club in Palm City for by a local panel of judges based on a variety of criteria.
nearly a decade. To learn more about BGCMC and Youth of the Year,
She prides herself on her love of helping others, is a BGCMC Youth of the Year finalists Nereida A., Kalista B., visit www.bgcmartin.org.
dually-enrolled student, member of the National Honor Mia D. and Jomar Z.

It Was A Fabulous February from page 1 fund, fields of interest funds, and designated funds.
Unrestricted gifts will be held in perpetuity and will
and counting, took produce annual income for use by the council as requested
over Memorial in an annual budget presentation to the foundation for
Park in Stuart. operating purposes.
The theme of To learn more, visit www.martinarts.org/arts-
ArtsFest 2020 foundation.
was “Succumb to
Your Senses” since Photos provided by Arts Foundation of Martin County
t he a t t ra c t i ons
appealed to all five
senses.
The undisputed
star of the show
was the Corning
Museum of Glass’s
amazing 46-foot- ArtsFest volunteers Darryl and Jennifer Brand with Arts
long, 50,000-pound Cindy Pelloni of Annual Corporate Foundation Chair Neil Capozzi
Mobile Hot Sponsor PNC and her husband,
Shop, in which Marco
skilled artisans
demonstrated the techniques and skill necessary to sculpt
2300 degrees Fahrenheit sand into beautiful works of art!
The Arts Foundation was created to support the
programs and services of the Arts Council. The mission
of the council is to provide advocacy and leadership that
inspires participation in and a passion for the arts in our
community. The Arts Foundation has three primary funds Carnevale di mARTin Committee members Nancy Wong and
to which a donor may contribute: unrestricted endowment Ben Masondo with foundation board member, Liz McKinley

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