Carpinteria Teen Awarded 2011 Youth of the Year...Moves on to State

 

Every year, an outstanding teen is honored as Youth of the Year (YoY) at each Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) for their demonstration of leadership, academic success, civic responsibility and engagement.  The candidate must also demonstrate positive self-esteem and personal growth, in addition to serving as ambassadors for the Club and their community.  Angel Morales was named Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club 2011 YoY, which started his journey.  Angel then moved on in January, where he competed and was selected against YoYwinners from the other Clubs in Santa Barbara County.  Then the successive Regional competition was held on March 18th, where teens selected from four counties competed for the title of overall Coastal Region of California Youth of the Year winner; and Angel was again so honored.  He is now selected as one of the nine Area Council finalists to go on to the California Youth of the Year competition held on April 12th through April 14th in Sacramento.

 

Angel faced many struggles and adversities in life.  He grew up impoverished in the slums of Juarez, Chihuahua, with the absence of both parents love. As a result of his lonely upbringing, he struggled early with countless dangers.  For most of us, childhood is a time filled with love and nurture; unfortunately Angel's was filled with neglect and a lack of guidance.

 

The majority of his hardships changed when he moved to the U.S.A. and found the Boys & Girls Club. It became a place where he could go in order to forget the hard times that were going on in his life.  It became his sanctuary, where he was able to positively develop in a comfortable environment.  It was a place to grow and acquire new skills. 

 

Angel Morales graduated from Rincon High School last spring and has a lifetime goal of becoming a U.S. Marshall.  Angel is currently taking Criminal Justice classes at Santa Barbara City College in order to pursue a career in the criminal justice system.  The most important goal for him is to complete his education.  Kai Shih the Teen Director always says, "If there is a will with Angel, there is a way."

 

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We are very excited to have a New Teen Center "THE CLUB" and the MUSICBOX.

 

Come tour our newly renovated facility.  We still have a lot of work to complete.  If you have a business and would like to contribute services or an individual that would like to volunteer with our youth, please call us at 805-966-2811 or visit us at 602 W. Anapamu Street.

 

Our Santa Barbara West Clubhouse enjoyed a busy Spring Break, with field trips to UCLA, USC, the botanic gardens, hikes and our Spring Time Barbeque.

 

Thank you to all members, parents, staff and volunteers that made our fun programs and activities.  We look forward to another busy quarter full of continuing, as well as new, youth programs, sports, field trips, games and more.

 

Help us have a memorable 2011 by participating in our empowering programs, respecting each other, taking care of our Club and by always having fun!

 

The MUSICBOX has arrived!

 

Explore-Create-Record...FREE!

 

RECORD YOUR ALBUM

 

Instruction:

Guitar, drums, keys/synts, turntables, mixing/engineering, computer music (making beats) classes.

 

Monday-Friday 3:00-7:00PM

 

3 sessions daily  3:00- 4:00PM, 4:00-5:00PM, 5:00-7:00PM (dedicated studio time)

 

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The After School Programs, Club, West Campus, and ASES, have been offering a wide variety of fun activities in each program area.  The major focus has been on the Power Hour homework program and Reading Plus in the Computer Lab.  Members are getting homework done!  

 

Athletics just completed a successful Winter Basketball League which saw over 250 boys and girls participating in six divisions.  On March 22nd Club Members participated in Triple Play Guinness World Record Attempt for most people Star Jumping.  Boys & Girls Clubs of America was attempting to break the world record and bring attention to the importance of young people living healthy, active lifestyles and how Boys & Girls Clubs help fill this need every day.

 

Teens have been having a ton of fun at the Club! They have been hanging out with friends in our new Teen Lounge or participating in National Boys & Girls Clubs programs such as Goals for Graduation, Keystone, and Youth of the Year.  The St. Patrick's Dance on March 18th had great turnout, more than 200 teens enjoyed themselves at the dance.  Teen Members have been participating in weekly intramurals sports, ranging from Indoor Soccer to Dodge Ball and Basketball.

 

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The Boys & Girls Club of  Lompoc congratulates 4th grader Miguelita Esperza Zepeda for successfully climbing 4 grade levels in reading comprehension. Miss Zepeda has also  gained an astonishing 6 levels in her vocabulary skills using the Reading Plus program provided to the Boys and Girls Club of Lompoc by the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara. Esperanza, who had been enrolled in the program since November of last year, has undergone a dramatic transformation. Esperanza's mother, Hilda, credits the Power Reading program at Boys and Girls Club with her daughter's newfound confidence.

 

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United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County's Planned Giving Programs provide the security required to sustain our Mission for a more secure future.  We have established  a new Endowment Campaign  with the goal of securing $8M  through gifts of cash,  stocks, real property, Bequests, Living Trusts, Life Insurance, Charitable Remainder Trusts and other Planned Giving.

  

As a family member, alumni, long time friend, or newly  appreciating our qualities and  character, we welcome all to  consider the UGBC  with your philanthropic giving.

 

We are honored to introduce our professional team in supporting your needs in guiding through tax and regulatory  considerations:

 

• Eloy Ortega - The Bank of Santa Barbara
• John Morrisset - Damitz, Brooks, Nightingale, Turner, & Morrisset
• Mike Pfau - Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy  Attorneys At Law
• John Balch - Ranchero Visitadores
• Steve Rehage -  The Rehage Organization

 and  in partnership with

•  Charitable Beta

 

Please contact Michael Rattray at the United office (805) 681-1315 for further information.

 

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