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TO COMMEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORTS IN HELPING SOUTH CAROLINA'S YOUTH PREPARE FOR A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE THIRTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED 2016 YOUTH OF THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.
Whereas, in every community, some boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know someone cares about them; and
Whereas, by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence, Boys & Girls Clubs offer that vital caring and more in programs and services that promote and enhance the development of boys and girls; and
Whereas, the Boys & Girls Clubs in South Carolina provide programs in character and leadership development, health and life skills, education and career development, sports and recreation, and the arts; and
Whereas, truly the "Positive Place for Kids," Boys & Girls Clubs provide a safe place to learn and grow while having fun; and
Whereas, eighty-six Boys & Girls Club sites in forty-three cities of the Palmetto State serve more than fifty thousand youth each year; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to learn that thirteen young people from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the Palmetto State have been named 2016 South Carolina Youth of the Year for their respective clubs. These youth and their clubs are as follows: Wilfredo H. Anderson of Shaw AFB Youth Programs, Halee Camille Barnes of Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Greenville, Alex Travis Burroughs of Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Strand, Starasia Charmese Carson of Orangeburg Area Boys & Girls Club, Mia S. Dunn of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate, Ebony S. Gadson of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry (Bluffton Club), Dorian Jaise Holnes of Joint Base Charleston Youth Program (Air Base), Jonte' A. Johnson of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter, Tyler M. Maple of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands (Lugoff-Elgin Middle School Program), Janey Sow of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area (Rick & Susan Goings Boys & Girls Club), Winnifred Achuarrey Tataw of USAG Fort Jackson Boys & Girls Club, Sarah Marie Tucker of Boys & Girls Clubs of York County (Catawba Teen Center), Adrianna R. Williams of Joint Base Charleston Youth Program (Weapons Station); and
Whereas, cognizant that South Carolina's Boys & Girls Clubs are a sound and prosperous investment in the youth of our State, the South Carolina General Assembly takes great pleasure in recognizing and honoring these thirteen outstanding young people for their accomplishment and in commending and thanking the club staff and volunteers for their critical roles in shaping the lives of these youth. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, commend the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Carolina for their wonderful efforts in helping South Carolina's youth prepare for a productive life and recognize the thirteen young people from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the State who have been named 2016 Youth of the Year by the South Carolina Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to each of the thirteen young people named 2016 Youth of the Year.
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