On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its 2025 Youth of the Year Dinner at the Kravis Center.
This annual event will feature seven remarkable youths who have earned a four-year college scholarship by becoming a finalist, all competing for the ultimate honor of Youth of the Year and a four-year university scholarship, plus room and board, from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation.
The 2025 finalists are: Blake Alexander Allen, a senior at Boca Raton High School, representing the Boca Raton Boys & Girls Club; Christian Booker, a senior at Riviera Beach Preparatory Academy, representing the Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club in Riviera Beach; Anthony Collins, a junior at Palm Beach Lakes High School, representing the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club of West Palm Beach; Phildensy Jean, a senior at Wellington High School, representing the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington; Nathaneal Jean-Jacques, a senior at Glades Central High School, representing the Smith & Moore Family Teen Center of Belle Glade; Garlens Morilus, a senior at Inlet Grove High School, representing the Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club of West Palm Beach; and Jaiyden Williams, a junior at Santaluces High School, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach
The finalists were selected to represent their club in 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 Youth of the Year Awards continue to grow in prestige because it best represents the mission and goals 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. And the best part is that because of our generous sponsors, all of our finalists will walk away with scholarships and laptops as they start to prepare for their college careers,” said Jaene Miranda, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.
To learn more about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, visit www.bgcpbc.org or call (561) 683-3287.
