On February 3, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties presented its prestigious 2023 Youth of the Year title to local high school student, Nathan W., a senior at Pine View School, during its Steak & Burger, Youth of the Year Celebration. Five other outstanding teens were in the running for Youth of the Year. Each exemplified the Boys & Girls Clubs’ mission and are proof of the impact the Clubs make in transforming lives: Madisyn C. is a senior at Venice High School and attends the Gene Matthews Club in North Port; Rah’Nia H. is a senior at Booker High School and attends the Newtown Estates Club in Newtown; Stephanie B. is a senior at Venice High School and attends the Robert and Joan Lee Club in Venice; Mykayla G. is a senior at Booker High School and attends the Roy McBean Club in Newtown; Nazariah S. is an eighth-grader at DeSoto Middle School and attends the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Club in Arcadia. The Clubs’ Steak & Burger, Youth of the Year Celebration was presented by the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust. Additional sponsors include Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, Intertape Polymer Group, Caldwell Trust Company, Shumaker, Drs. Robert and Patricia Gussin, Armstrong Fleming & Moore, Inc., Mark & Kathy Morrison, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Blistex, Ken and Patricia Freeman, Synovus, Jeff Roberti, CoolToday, Bowman, George, Scheb, Kimbrough, Koach & Chapman, P.A. Attorneys at Law, The DeLieto Team at MS&C Commercial, Sabal Trust, Lee Wetherington Homes, and Marilyn Naiditch. Proceeds from the event support the organization's award-winning slate of programs designed to empower youth to achieve their full potential.

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