ALL RIGHT IN TODAY’S FORCE FOR GOOD A LOCAL FAMILY IS SHINING A LIGHT ON THE POSITIVE IMPACT
OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
ELAINE HAYS HAS
17 YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS WHO HAVE
BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB SINCE THEY WERE
10 YEARS OLD. SO ELAINE IS A
WORKING FULL-TIME MOM AT MAYO
CLINIC. UNTIL SHE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH A RARE FORM OF CANCER.
AND SHE SAYS THE MENTORSHIP
PERSONS LEARNED THROUGH THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB,
HELP THEM COPE THROUGH HER
ILLNESS AND STEP UP TO HELP THE
ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. SO JOINING ME NOW SO HONORED TO HAVE A LANE HAZE IN THE HOUSE.
HER SONS AND WE COME BACK I
WANT JEREMIAH GIVE ME A WAVE,
SO I KNOW YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST.
JEFFREY IS THE MIDDLE TRIPLETT
AND THEN JOSHUA YOU ARE THE
OLDEST, SO YOU ARE SETTING THE
EXAMPLE OR MAYBE WE’LL SEE
WHAT’S UP WITH THAT ALONG WITH
THE CEO OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUBS OF NORTHEAST, FLORIDA.
PAUL MARTINEZ, HEY IT IS SO
GREAT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THIS
STORY TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU AND ME SO FIRST I
WANT TO ASK YOU HOW ARE YOU
DOING. AND
THE WAY YOU ARE YOU WILL YOU
GET BEATEN
THAT CANCER.
>> I AM STILL DOING TREATMENT
AND IS GOING GREAT.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ALL RIGHT WE’RE
SENDING SOME PAIRS OUT
FOR YOU ALL RIGHT GUYS SO NOW
YOU’RE UP YOU’RE ALL SENIORS AT
FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL YOUR
BATHERS AT THE PUBLIX AT THE
BEACH SOME SURE EVERYONE’S LIKE
WHICH WHICH BROTHER
IS IT. SO OSAMA TO BROTHER WHO
CAN KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS
EXPERIENCE.
>> WELL THIS EXPERIENCE
IS LIKE IT’S A BIT LIKE THE
HONESTLY, AND AS WASN’T DOES
THAT EVERY DAY IS THAT MS.
>> ONE LEVEL OPEN
ARMS AND IT’S ALL A BIT LIKE
THE SANCTUARY TO US WE ALWAYS
GO AFTER SCHOOL JUST AS ALWAYS
WE THOSE ARE FRIENDS IT WAS
REALLY GOOD FOR US AND THAT IT
IS WELL LIKE THE 10 YEARS WE’VE
BEEN GOING. WE JUST THINK WHEN
THIS THAT WE DID FOR A LIVING
IS THAT RIGHT NOW WE SEE THAT
AND ONE I THINK
AND WE THANK THEM AS WELL IRON
US AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY WHEREAS THE THAT
THEM
AS WELL AND WE THINK THAT ARE
OVER 4 YEARS AND FOR SENIORS.
AND WE JUST TAKE THAT
AS WELL. JUST TO THE SCHOOL AND
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A
BEAUTIFUL EDUCATION.
>> LOOK AT MOM ISLAND NOW
BECAUSE IT’S LIKE YES, YOU GUYS
NAILED IT YOU’LL HOW PROUD ARE
YOU OF THESE YOUNG MEN I MEAN,
AND I ALWAYS SAY I YOU KNOW I
DID A LOT OF THINGS IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND I REALLY THINK THAT
THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT KEEP ME
OUT OF TROUBLE
SO I THINK THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OBVIOUSLY HAS HAD A BIG
IMPACT ON THEM.
>> THEY NEED ALONG THE I’M VERY
PROUD
OF THEM. THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB WAS ALWAYS LIKE A SAFE
HAVEN FOR
THEM IN THEY REALLY DID DO VERY
WELL ALONG
THE YEARS AND IT WAS IT WAS
THERE THEY HELP THE
2 WERE IN ALONG WITH THEN GET
THEY ALONG WITH MY CHURCH
FAMILY IN
CAN’T THEY AND FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND ALSO WE HAD A LOT
OF NEW TO REDEVELOP PASTOR.
BISHOP
ERRORS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS
IN AND ALSO A LOT OF MENTORS A
SCHOOL IN AND ALONG THE WAY IS
TO IS.
TO IS. >> IT’S BEEN AWESOME WHAT A SURROUNDED BY LOVE SO-CALLED
MISSING IN THE CONVERSATION,
YOUR CLUB KID YOURSELF WHEN YOU
SEE THESE YOUNG MAN HOW DOES IT
MAKE YOU FEEL.
>> IT MAKES ME THINK OF A LONG
LONG TIME AGO I WENT TO THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN NEW YORK
FROM WHEN I WAS 7 TO 13 AND
MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY
LIFE AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT’S
IT’S MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE HIM AND THE LIVES OF
THE YOUNG MEN IN THEIR THEIR
GRADUATE ON TIME.
>> THEY
ARE WORKING THAT’S JUST THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR LIVES TO
START NOW SO WE’RE GRATEFUL TO
HAVE THEM.
>> YES.
>> ALSO CASE. I WANT EACH TO
TALK SO GIVE ME A SENTENCE THAT
KIND OF SUMS UP WHAT YOUR
FUTURE LOOKS LIKE TO YOU.
>> WELL I PLAN ON GOING
TO COLLEGE.
>> AND LIKE I SAID THE NAME OF
>> CREAMY ACTUAL
IT SAYS JUST FINISHING SCHOOL
HAVE THE RIGHT WAY SO I CAN.
YOU KNOW THAT MY FUTURE OR
ACADEMICS. THE GAME. AND THERE
>> ALL RIGHT AND LAST ONE
>> BASICALLY
LOOKING INTO.
>> EXPAND ON THOSE ON THE CASE
BRENNAN SAYS EXPAND MY HORIZONS IT GOING ON WITH MY SITUATION.
>>LAUREN VERNO: EDUCATION FOR ITS ALL THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING YOU FOCUSED BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
HELP YOU GET THERE ALONG
THE WAY IT IS A PLEASURE
TALKING TO THE 3 OF YOU, I MEAN
YOU’RE AT CAN’T REALLY SEE US
SO I DON’T REALLY KNOW WHICH
ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU ALL
THAT FABULOUS AND THANK YOU FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY AND THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK OF THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB IN OUR COMMUNITY
AS WELL.