>>JENNIFER WAUGH: 3 LOCAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED YOUTH OF THE YEAR BY THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST,
FLORIDA CEO PAUL MARTINEZ JOINS
US THIS MORNING WITH THIS
POSSIBLY, JACK’S GOOD MORNING,
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US GOOD
MORNING, THANKS FOR HAVING US.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR ALL ABOUT THE
PROCESS OF SELECTING THE
STUDENTS
BUT FIRST YOU KNOW IF OUR
STUDIO WE’RE OPEN WE HAVE ALL
THE WINNERS JOIN US IN PERSON
RIGHT, BUT WE’RE LIMITED THE
ABILITY TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE
EVERYONE, SO EACH ONE OF THE 3
HAS SENT US A VIDEO.
THEY’RE ALL DIFFERENT AGES, SO
I’D LIKE TO FIRST STARTED
INTRODUCED MICHAEL A SENIOR AT
ED WHITE HIGH SCHOOL TO OUR
VIEWERS. HERE’S HOW HE
DESCRIBES HIMSELF.
>> I MEAN THAT A MEMBER OF THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF OR IN
THE POSITION TO BE IN THAT
PEOPLE
DON’T LEADER. THE GREAT LESSON.
I HAVE LEARNED WILL BE IN THE
BOARDING OR OTHER THE
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO PAUL WHAT
STOOD OUT TO YOU ABOUT MICHAEL
TO THE POINT WHERE YOU KNOW
EVERYONE FELT THAT HE SHOULD BE
YOUTH OF THE YEAR FOR HIS
AGE GROUP.
>> IN ONE WORD PROBABLY
LEADERSHIP WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
MICHAEL HE’S THE PRESIDENT IS BASKETBALL MISTER ED WHITE THAT’S 3 A HIGH SCHOOL
REALLY GOES
TO END STILL THE LEADERSHIP AND
YOU KNOW WHAT HE SHOWS THAT THE
BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO THE NEXT
YOUTH LEADER OF THE YEAR HAS A
NICKNAME AT FORT CAROLINE
MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THE BOW TIME
AND HERE’S
>> I BELIEVE ONE OF THE
GREATEST CLINTON I MEAN PART OF
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THE
NORTHEAST CORNER. IF WE
DO HIT. BEING THE PRESIDENT THE
TORCH CLUB I LEARN HOW TO YOU
AND UPON COMMUNICATE THINK
EVERY LIKE YOU. AN AREA LIKE IT
FOR AND FRANK.
>>LAUREN VERNO: SO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE CAN’T SHOW YOU
THEN ABOUT SAMUEL PAUL IS THAT
HE LOVES THEATER, I MEAN HE
CLEARLY SHINES IN
THE SPOTLIGHT.
>> YEAH, HE DOES THESE YOU KNOW
HE WEARS A BOW TIE WHEREVER HE
GOES AND THAT’S IN HONOR OF HIS
GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY.
A FEW YEARS
BACK SO THIS IS A GOOD AND HE’S
A HE’S A GREAT KID AND I’M SO
PROUD OF ALL OF
THESE CHILDREN.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND THEN
FINALLY AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENT HER NAME ALRIGHT,
HERE’S HOW SHE DESCRIBED
HERSELF.
>> HI MY NAME THE HAR I KIND OF
WAITING ON A BRIDGE
LOAN PROGRAM. THE GREATEST
LESSON THAT I HAVE ONE I WOULD
THINK THE CLUB THE BELIEVE
IN MYSELF AND NOT LET ANYONE
BEAT ME DOWN.
>>LAUREN VERNO: YOU KNOW PAUL I
I HAVE TO TELL YOU I MEAN
YOU’RE A FORMER LET YOU KNOW.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB, YOU KNOW GRADUATE
SO
TO SPEAK IS THIS THE KIND BASED
ON WHAT YOU’RE HEARING FROM
THESE 3 I MEAN THIS IS WHAT
YOU’RE HELPING TO SHAPE AND
MOLD CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOU KNOW HOW THE
CLUB’S HELP YOUNG KIDS IN OUR
AIR IN
OUR AREA.
>> SURE IT’S ABSOLUTELY WROTE I
AM A CLUB CARE
ALUMNI AND I WAS IN A
COMPETITION JUST LIKE THIS 50
YEARS AGO, AND I DID MAKE IT TO
THE LEVEL OF THESE KIDS DID
IT’S JUST AMAZING THIS IS THE
HIGHEST HONOR FOR THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY. WHEN YOU’RE USE OF THE
YEAR THAT
MEANS SOMETHING THE WINNER OF
THIS IS LIKE OUR SUPER BOWL.
THE WINNER OF THIS GETS TO BE
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. THEY GET SCHOLARSHIPS
TO GO TO COLLEGE AND THEY GET A
BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA SO
IT’S IT’S A GREAT WAY TO START
LIFE THIS COMPETITION, IT MEANS
A LOT OF THESE KIDS THEY STUDY
THE PRACTICE FOR THIS MAY BE
COMING TO THE CLUB FOR YEARS,
BUT. RIGHT
BEFORE THIS COMPETITION MAY
COME EVERY SATURDAY
AND LEARN THEIR PRESENTATION
SKILLS THERE THERE ARE WRITTEN
SKILLS, HOW TO DRESS HOW TO
TALK IN AN INTERVIEW SO ALL
IN ALL ALL OF THIS IS IS PART
OF THE LEARNING PROCESS
WHICH WILL.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: HELP
THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE, YEAH,
IT’S LIFE SKILLS THAT YOU’RE
TEACHING THEM AND CALLED TO THE
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHO ARE
WATCHING THIS MORNING WHO THINK
THEY HAVE A CHILD WORTHY OF
THIS TITLE. HOW CAN
THEY APPLY.
>> IT’S EASY JUST GO TO ABC AND
F DOT OR
OUR WEBSITE. EVERYBODY IS
WELCOME NEWS, YOU HAVE TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB, BUT WE DON’T TURN
ANYBODY DOWN. IT COST $25 TO BE
A MEMBER OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB FOR THE YEAR AND IF YOU
DON’T HAVE THAT MONEY WE
SCHOLARSHIP YOU SO WE HAVE
LOCATIONS ALL THROUGHOUT
NORTHEAST, FLORIDA.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: ALL THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE 3
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CLEARLY UP
WE WE NEED TO REMEMBER THEIR
NAMES I KNOW WITH FOR PRIVACY
REASONS WE DON’T RELEASE THEIR
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