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Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach Honors<br />
Community Member and Club’s Youth of the Year<br />
A<br />
warm and beautiful evening was the<br />
backdrop for the 7th Annual Be Great<br />
Celebration Dinner on Thursday, March<br />
7 at the Seagate Country Club benefitting the<br />
Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club<br />
of Delray Beach. The dinner celebrated the<br />
achievements of local community member,<br />
Patsy Randolph Mayer, winner of the Forrest<br />
and Frances Lattner Community Impact<br />
Award, which recognizes a member of the<br />
community for outstanding achievements and<br />
dedication to the Club; as well as the Club’s<br />
Youth of the Year, Derry Gaspard who embodies<br />
Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s priority<br />
outcome areas of leadership; character and<br />
service; academic excellence; and healthy lifestyles.<br />
Being named Youth of the Year is the<br />
highest honor bestowed upon Club members.<br />
Nearly 230 guests enjoyed a cocktail hour<br />
and sumptuous dinner featuring a special<br />
performance by the Club’s Young Violinists<br />
and an exciting live auction. The event raised<br />
more than $165,000 to benefit Club children.<br />
During the dinner, Gaspard gave a moving<br />
speech, sharing his Club experience and how<br />
the Club has helped him develop goals and aspirations<br />
for the future. As part of his honor,<br />
Gaspard received a four-year Florida Prepaid<br />
College Scholarship thanks to the generosity<br />
of the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation.<br />
Proceeds from the Be Great Celebration<br />
Dinner support the Boys & Girls Clubs of<br />
Palm Beach County’s Naoma Donnelley<br />
Haggin Club in Delray Beach. The 13 Boys &<br />
Girls Clubs throughout the County provide<br />
services during non-school hours, as well<br />
as summer camp opportunities, to more<br />
than 9,300 underserved boys and girls from<br />
ages 6 to 18.<br />
Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach Symphonia<br />
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photo by Tracey Benson Photography<br />
46 | april <strong>2019</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com
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