The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its 2024 Youth of the Year dinner in February at the Kravis Center. This annual event will feature seven remarkable finalists competing for the county title that will provide them a four-year university scholarship plus room and board from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation.
The 2024 finalists are: Christian Armstrong representing the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club of West Palm Beach; Nevaeh Baker representing the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington; Ezai Dieujuste representing the Boca Raton Boys & Girls Club; Eric Joseph representing the Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club of West Palm Beach; Claudette Sylvain representing the Smith & Moore Family Teen Center of Belle Glade; Xavier Williams representing the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach; and Valerie Williamson representing the Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club of Riviera Beach.
The finalists were selected to represent their club by a preliminary competition that included a comprehensive application, three essays, three letters of recommendation and an interview in front of a panel of community leaders. At the Youth of the Year dinner, the seven finalists will give a three-minute speech, and the judges will decide the winner. The 2023 Palm Beach County Youth of the Year was Alonza Lloyd from the Wellington club.
“This is a signature annual event for our organization, because these seven dynamic individuals best represent the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. Each year our celebrity judges are wowed by these impressive youths, who we know will go on to greatness thanks to their hard work and dedication. The best part is that because of our amazing sponsors, each of these students will walk away with scholarships and laptops as they start to prepare for their college careers,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County President & CEO Jaene Miranda said.
