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Please mark your calendars for the 2009 Arizona
Alliance Youth of the Year Legislative Breakfast on Tuesday, April
21st at the new Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel sponsored
by The Fiesta Bowl.
National Youth
of the Year
Sponsored by The Reader's Digest Association, the National
Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize
service to Club and community, academic performance and contributions
to family and spiritual life. Clubs select a Youth of the
Year who receives a certificate and medallion then enters
state competition. State winners receive a plaque and enter
the regional competition. Regional winners receive a $2,000
scholarship and enter a national competition held in Washington,
DC. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional
$8,000 scholarship and is installed by the President of the
United States.
GOVERNOR NAPOLITANO MEETS WITH 2008 ARIZONA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS
CLUBS YOUTH OF THE YEAR
Arizona Governor
Janet
Napolitano met today with Tessa Kozlowski, Tucson, Arizona’s 2008
Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year. The purpose of her meeting was
to congratulate Tessa and three other Arizona Boys & Girls Club
Youth Leaders.
Sponsored by The Arizona Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, the State
Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize
outstanding youth who have demonstrated service to Club and
community, academic performance and contributions to family and
spiritual life. Each local Boys & Girls Club select a Youth of the
Year candidate who receive a certificate and medallion, then enter
the state competition. Four Arizona finalists receive a plaque and
scholarships from The Fiesta Bowl, and the winner enters the
regional competition. Regional winners receive a scholarship and
enter a national competition held in Washington, DC. The National
Youth of the Year receives additional scholarships and is installed
by the President of the United States.
Runners up to the 2008 State Youth of the
Year who also met the Governor were:
Jarmarkus
Anderson, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix
Christina Eastin, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Colorado River
Harmony Nelson, Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley
Governor Napolitano presented each of the youth with a certificate
of recognition and commended them for their leadership and
perseverance. “Your courage to excel despite life’s challenges is
truly inspirational,” she commented. “Your contributions are
influential in creating a brighter, more prosperous future for
Arizona.”
When asked about the impact the Boys & Girls Clubs has had in her life,
Ms Kozlowski said, “It made me realize that attending college is a
viable option. The Club also helped me establish a moral foundation
that will carry me through life.”
In
the four years as a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson,
Tessa has served as president for the Pima County Youth Advisory
Board, was a participant in Every Voice in Action and recently
graduated from Tucson High Magnet School. She plans to attend the
University of Arizona and pursue a career in law enforcement.
State
Youth of the Year Candidate Profiles
Tessa Kozlowski, Boys and
Girls Club of Tucson
Winner of
Youth of the
Year
2008
"The Boys & Girls Club was the one place I could go
and be myself. I could trust and confide in the staff, and I
discovered everything I needed to know to become a successful
young lady. They have encouraged me to do my best in school and
have helped prepare me for college."
Tessa has been a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs for over 4
years, and has taken part in almost every program the club has
to offer. Tessa is currently a senior at Tucson High School and
will be the first in her family to graduate from high school.
Tessa plans on attending Pima Community College with the
generous scholarship that has been awarded and would like to
pursue a degree in Family Studies & Human Development.
See Tessa on the website for the
Tuscon Club Website.
Click Pictures to enlarge.
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