Boys & Girls Clubs of North County celebrate their "community treasures"

FALLBROOK – On May 20, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County held their annual awards ceremony to highlight some outstanding members and program volunteers. The ceremony took place at the Ingold Unit on 445 E. Ivy Street, where over 60 members of the community came out to congratulate the winners.

Diane Hawkins-Summers was named Program Volunteer of the Year, with Bondy Miller as the Coach of the Year and Jamie Jacobs as the MVP Staff of the Year.

The Academic Award was presented to Samantha Leon from the Fallbrook Street site, for her outstanding academic achievements; the Athletic Award was presented to Andrea Bailon from the William H. Frazier site, for her active involvement in this year’s sports programs; the Fair Play Award was presented to Pedro Gonzalez from the Live Oak site, for demonstrating sportsmanship to others and how to be an encouraging teammate.

In addition, one boy and one girl were selected from each of the club sites as the Boy or Girl of the Year. This year Collin Kooyman and Maribel Mateo represented the Potter site; Daniel Zermeno and Esmeralda Perez represented the Vallecitos site; Giovanni Zaragoza and Gillyana Villicana represented the Live Oak site; Fabian Bailon and Maria Thomas represented the Fallbrook Street site; Manuel Pablo Flores and Yolanda Bailon represented the William H. Frazier site and Zachary Allegro and Annabel Martinez represented the Ingold site.

Yolanda Bailon from William H. Frazier Elementary was honored as the Club’s Youth of the Year. This award is presented each year to a member that exhibits service to the club, community and family. The winner must also demonstrate high moral character, academic success and leadership qualities. This is the highest award a Club can bestow on one of its members.

For more information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County, or how to get involved, visit http://www.bgcnorthcounty.org or call (760) 728-5871.