Oceanside, CA Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO) held its annual Achievement Awards on Thursday, May 25th, to honor their outstanding K-12 youth. Members of the Year from each Club site and six Youth of the Year candidates were recognized as leaders, volunteers, and role models within BGCO. Members of BGCO’s unique adults with developmental disabilities program called R.O.A.D’s (Real Options for Adults with Disabilities) were also honored.
Being named Youth of the Year is a Boys & Girls Club member’s highest honor. The national youth recognition program celebrates the recipient’s contribution to their family, academics, community, and Boys & Girls Club.
“The Youth of the Year program recognizes and awards outstanding members in our community and honors our inspiring young people on their path to great futures. Karen is a wonderful leader and an incredibly smart young woman. She has called the Club her second home for ten years. We couldn’t be prouder. She is an exemplary role model for others in our community,” Jodi Diamond, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside.
For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside, please contact Ashley Tousignant, call (760) 433-8920, and visit our website BGCOceanside.org.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside (BGCO), celebrating over 70 years of building great futures in Oceanside, is a youth development organization dedicated to providing a safe, fun, and enriching environment for youth during non-school hours. BGCO remained open to serve youth during the entire pandemic. From May 2020 through August 2021, BGCO’s Emergency Food Program provided more than 55,000 free and nutritious meals to youth under 18, regardless of membership status.
BGCO is a local, nonprofit organization affiliated with Boys & Girls Clubs of America but raises 100% of the funds that support its life-changing programs through individual giving, events, and grants. For over 70 years, BGCO has continued to uphold its mission to inspire, develop and enrich young people to reach their fullest potential as confident, responsible, caring members of society. To learn more, visit www.bgcoceanside.org.
