2024-25 BRANCH YOUTH OF THE YEAR

Brandon
Vestar Branch

Brandon has been a Club member for 11 years and attends the Ellie & Michael Ziegler Teen Center at the Vestar Branch.

“Youth who are empowered with the opportunities to lead, serve, and make lifelong friends are equipped to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the world. The Club has given me the confidence to take my next steps of success in the world.”

Damien
Thunderbirds Branch

Damien has been a Club member for 8 years and attends the Thunderbirds Branch Hilton Family Teen Center.

“Showing care for others is more than an act of kindness—it’s an acknowledgment that every person has a story worth hearing, a heart worth nurturing, and a life worth supporting.”

Daniela
Hartley & Ruth Barker Branch

Daniela has been a Club member for 10 years and attends the Hartley & Ruth Barker Branch Executive Council Charities Teen Center.

“Emotional support is important in young people’s lives. Who knows where I would be in life if I did not have the Boys & Girls Club and staff.”

Emma
Virginia G. Piper Branch

Emma has been a Club member for 13 years and attends the Sal Cosenza Teen Center at the Virginia G. Piper Branch.

“Success is not determined by a person’s age, gender, or socioeconomic background.”

Madigan 
Mary Ellen & Robert McKee Branch

Madigan has been a Club member for 4 years and attends the Teen Center at the Mary Ellen & Robert McKee Branch.

“True connection begins with recognizing that everyone carries their own unique story.”

Saturday, March 29, 2024

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2024 BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SCOTTSDALE YOUTH OF THE YEAR & ARIZONA STATE YOUTH OF THE YEAR, SYDNEY F.

For the past decade, Sydney F. has called Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Thunderbirds Branch her second home.

Throughout her journey at the Club, she has emerged as a leader, advocate, and inspiration to her peers. Sydney began attending her Boys & Girls Club at the age of seven and over the years has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of the Club.

She credits the Club as the place where she found the mentors, role models, and lifelong friends that helped her navigate the pressures and stereotypes that often negatively affect teenage girls.

Sydney will graduate from Desert Mountain High School this spring and will attend the University of Utah in the fall, where she plans to major in criminology and psychology.