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On January 27, 2010, Tennessee Titans radio
personality Mike Keith joined Bill Fry, President and CEO of Nashville based
Oreck Corporation, and Titan cheerleaders to award Deanna Miller from Pleasant
View, TN, winner of the Oreck Power Team MVP Titans program. Titans fan, Miller
was chosen at random from the 3500 fans who voted on the Oreck Power Team
weekly player throughout the 2009 season.
She took home an advanced new Oreck Platinum Pilot™ vacuum cleaner with
revolutionary 360 degree glide.
The Oreck contest benefited the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Middle Tennessee. Bob Jacobs, VP of Resource Development for the Boys &
Girls Clubs was also on hand to receive a contribution from Oreck as part of
the Titans Power Play program.
The award ceremony took place at the
Youth of the Year
Join us at the Barn Bash, Celebrating the Youth of the YearThroughout each year, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee conducts a “Youth of the Year” Program in our Clubs culminating into a spring awards dinner that is also a major fundraising event for our Clubs.
The Youth of the Year program benefits our Club members by helping them:
- develop healthy attitudes toward home, community, school and Club;
- recognize the importance of patriotism and good character and demonstrate it in all aspects of their daily lives;
- strengthen their moral values;
- build a positive self-concept;
- achieve personal growth;
- improve writing, listening and speaking skills;
- identify with positive role models; and
- develop leadership skills.
In order to select a Youth of the Year, each Club unit names a Youth of the Month each month that exemplifies Youth of the Year characteristics. Judging to select the winner takes place in February and the finalists are honored at the spring awards dinner.
BGCMT is honored to host this ever-growing awards dinner! An audience of up to 600 gathers for an auction, musical performance (previously a speaker) and a special segment highlighting the accomplishments of the young people attending the five Club sites in our community.
During the program, each finalist is introduced and rewarded with items such as a new laptop computer. In a most gratifying moment, our Youth of the Year Winner will receive an award and $2,500 college scholarship and will offer personal acceptance remarks.
Past speakers include Hank Aaron, Archie Manning, Peyton Manning, Steve McNair, and Kyle Vanden Bosch among others. Most recently, our Youth of the Year Awards Dinner was held April 28, 2008, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville.
In 2004, 2007 and 2008, the Middle Tennessee Youth of the Year has gone on to win the TN state title and has competed in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America regional finals.
Upcoming Events
April 9, 2010: Barn Bash
September 18, 2010: Great Nashville Duck Race
November 1, 2010: 20th Annual Ingram Cup Golf Challenge
November 5, 2010: Wine Down Main Street event to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Franklin/Williamson County
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