Spring 2018
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ASSOCIATION & COMMUNITY NEWS<br />
2017–18 Youth of the Year for the<br />
Vestar Branch of Boys & Girls<br />
Clubs of Greater Scottsdale<br />
Madeline (Maddie) Nowaczyk,<br />
In her time at the Club, Maddie<br />
18, is a senior at BASIS High<br />
has made great friendships,<br />
school in Phoenix and the<br />
excelled in Torch and Keystone<br />
2017–18 Youth of the Year for<br />
Clubs, served younger kids as a<br />
the Vestar Branch of Boys &<br />
junior staff member and now is<br />
Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale<br />
representing her Vestar Branch<br />
(BGCS). On February 23rd at<br />
family as their Youth of the<br />
Celebrate Youth at Blue Door<br />
Year. She is an accomplished<br />
Ball, Maddie and candidates<br />
student and involved member<br />
from seven other BGCS<br />
MADELINE of her BASIS community. She<br />
branches will compete to be<br />
NOWACZYK plans on studying electrical<br />
named the <strong>2018</strong> Boys & Girls<br />
engineering and minoring<br />
Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Youth of the in business. Eventually, she sees herself<br />
Year. This is the highest honor awarded to earning her MBA and having a career in<br />
a Club member. The selected candidate corporate departments of large engineering<br />
will go on to compete at the state level and firms.<br />
potentially regional and national levels.<br />
The Youth of the Year program highlights<br />
“I loved every moment of my time at Vestar,<br />
academic success, community service and<br />
and I am so thankful for the support system<br />
exemplary personal character. Maddie and<br />
I have there,” said Maddie. In addition, she<br />
the other candidates have been preparing for<br />
loves giving back to the Club and says, “the<br />
more than six months with essays, multiple idea that I make an impact on these kids’ life<br />
rounds of one-on-one and panel interviews makes me fall even more in love with the<br />
and speech rehearsals. Maddie will deliver Boys & Girls Clubs.”<br />
her speech to an audience of more than 800 Maddie is a great example of what it means<br />
influential community members at Celebrate to be a Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater<br />
Youth at Blue Door Ball.<br />
Scottsdale Club Kid.<br />
ABOUT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER<br />
SCOTTSDALE—VESTAR BRANCH<br />
The Vestar Branch provides youth development programs that support a<br />
commitment to learning, positive values, healthy habits and high expectations<br />
for success as an adult. Professionally trained staff offer ongoing, caring<br />
relationships and connections to new friends reinforce a sense of belonging,<br />
personal accountability, civility and civic responsibility.<br />
Gianna M.<br />
Age 16<br />
Caitlin Sageng, Branch Director, Vestar Branch, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale<br />
Photo courtesy of Boys & Girls Club<br />
FINE ARTS<br />
Competition<br />
In January the Boys & Girls Clubs of<br />
Greater Scottsdale hosted its first annual<br />
Innovative Dream Maker Expo; where it<br />
featured artwork competing in the Boys &<br />
Girls Clubs of America National Fine Arts<br />
competition. Many of the members from the<br />
Vestar Branch received first and second place<br />
honors in the first round of the competition.<br />
The expo also featured live performances<br />
as well as representatives from each branch<br />
participating in the new What’s Yo’ Vision<br />
program- an entrepreneurship program<br />
focused on creating solution based products<br />
and services to current world problems.<br />
Featured below are works of art from a few<br />
Vestar members that will be going to the<br />
next round. Wish them luck!<br />
In January the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale hosted its first annual Innovative Dream Maker Expo; where it featured<br />
artwork competing in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Fine Arts competition. Many of the members from the Vestar<br />
Branch received first and second place honors in the first round of the competition. The expo also featured live performances<br />
as well as representatives from each branch participating in the new What’s Yo’ Vision program- an entrepreneurship program<br />
focused on creating solution based products and services to current world problems. Featured below are works of art from a<br />
few Vestar members that will be going to the next round. Wish them luck!<br />
Cara S., Age 9<br />
Printmaking<br />
Jaden S., Age 11<br />
Acrylic Painting<br />
Acrylic Painting<br />
Cara S. Age 9 Printmaking<br />
Gianna M.<br />
Age 16<br />
Acrylic Painting<br />
Gianna M., Age 16<br />
Acrylic Painting<br />
Jaden S. Age 11 Acrylic Painting<br />
Nicole S., Age 6<br />
Monochromatic<br />
Drawing<br />
Nicole S. Age 6 Monochromatic D<br />
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| Desert Ridge Lifestyles | <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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