2023 Youth of the Year
Presented by:
Youth of the Year 2023
Thursday, February 23
5:00 p.m. cocktail hour; 6:00 p.m. program
Center for Visual and Performing Arts
1040 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
Candidates from our Clubs will be competing to be named the 2023 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana Youth of the Year. Our winner will advance to the State Competition.
Each candidate participates in a series of events to help them prepare for our big night. Thank you to our Professionals Advancing Local Success (PALS) group for helping them with speech writing, public speaking skills and overall confidence. Our members also learned dining etiquette at Asparagus and went shopping for professional outfits.
Meet Our Candidates
Surilynn Desch
Duneland Club
JaMal Backstrom
East Chicago Club
Alaisha Brown
Hammond Club
Bryston Pemberton
Valparaiso Club
Phillip Clanton
Lake Station Club
Josiah Horton
Merrillville Club
Xander Brown
Portage Club
Karl Smith
South Haven Club
Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible:
Presenting Sponsor
Premiere Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Anonymous Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Wintrust Commercial Banking
Advocate Sponsors
Duneland Kiwanis
Haywood and Fleming Associates
NOOTER Chicago
Solid Platforms
Friend Sponsor
Portage Kiwanis