{"id":7505,"date":"2010-02-22T08:41:03","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2010-03-12T23:37:31","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T07:37:31","slug":"boys-girls-club-youth-of-the-year-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=7505","title":{"rendered":"Boys &#038; Girls Club Youth Of The Year Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/youthoty.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/youthoty.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=667,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/youthoty-tm.jpg\" height=\"286\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Youthoty\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerald Ball, Jason Salinas,<\/strong> and <strong>Winner Prashant Bhat<\/strong> (pictured above) were recently selected as <strong>Carlsbad Boys &#38; Girls Club<\/strong> Youth of the Year finalists and Bhat was awarded the title and a $1,000 scholarship.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Currently a senior at Carlsbad High School, Prashant is destined to make a positive impact on a national or global level.  He became involved with the Club because he wanted to raise environmental awareness, and structured a recycling program for the La Costa Branch. \u201cThe friendly nature of everyone at the Club is welcoming to any stranger. The bonds I have created with my Club \u201cfamily\u201d will stay strong even when I go off to college.  I am so grateful for these relationships.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ball and Salinas both won $500 scholarship. For the rest of the details follow the jump.<br \/>\n<!--more-->Prashant Bhat Named 2009 Youth of the Year<\/p>\n<p>(Carlsbad, CA \u2013 February 17, 2010)  Everyone knows Prashant Bhat, Gerald Ball, and Jason Salinas are winners.   Now it\u2019s official!  The three young men were selected as Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad\u2019s Youth of the Year and Finalists respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Youth of the Year program recognizes superior leadership skills, academic achievement, obstacles overcome, and outstanding service to Boys &#38; Girls Clubs and the community.  As Overall Youth of the Year, Prashant was awarded a $1000 educational scholarship, and Gerald and Jason received a $500 scholarship, courtesy of the Blackburn Foundation and Ted Vallas.<\/p>\n<p>Currently a senior at Carlsbad High School, Prashant is destined to make a positive impact on a national or global level.  He became involved with the Club because he wanted to raise environmental awareness, and structured a recycling program for the La Costa Branch. \u201cThe friendly nature of everyone at the Club is welcoming to any stranger. The bonds I have created with my Club \u201cfamily\u201d will stay strong even when I go off to college.  I am so grateful for these relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recognition was given to all three young men at Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad\u2019s Super Star Dinner, held January 27 at the Village Branch.<\/p>\n<p>Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad has played an integral role in the Carlsbad community since 1952, providing programs and services to thousands of young people.   Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Carlsbad invites you to tour their Clubhouse, and see how lives are changed on a daily basis.   For more information, call (760) 729-0207, email info@bgccarlsbad.org, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgccarlsbad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.bgccarlsbad.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerald Ball, Jason Salinas, and Winner Prashant Bhat (pictured above) were recently selected as Carlsbad Boys &#38; Girls Club Youth of the Year finalists and Bhat was awarded the title and a $1,000 scholarship. Currently a senior at Carlsbad High School, Prashant is destined to make a positive impact on a national or global level. 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