Each year, one Club member who exhibits exceptional leadership skills in areas such as communication, goal-setting, and teamwork is selected to be the local Youth of the Year, serving as an ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County youth. The BGCM Youth of the Year will be chosen on April 18, 2018 at a dinner at the Asbury Hotel. The judges are community members who have connected to the BGCM mission.

Meet this year’s candidates!

Kaelah Grant
Kaelah Grant
Kaelah is 16 years old and has been a Club member for 9 years. She has a strong work ethic and plans to attend Johns Hopkins to study neurosurgery.
Javon Pearsall
Javon Pearsall
Javon is 18 years old and has been a Club member for the past 13 years. He describes himself as honest, hardworking, and outgoing. He has a great work ethic, is eager to learn, and is very determined. Javon plans to attend college and get a nursing degree.
Quinaya Miller
Quinaya Miller
Quinaya is also 18 years old and has been a Club member for 10 years. She describes herself as determined and persistent and plans to study criminal justice in college.

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Catch Up with the Club

  • New Board Member Spotlight: Chris Decker

    We bid farewell to board members Ollie Jones, Bruce Fromer, Esq., and Deb Smith, and welcome new members Duane Montgomery, Christopher Decker, and Jason Bradburn, whose fresh perspectives promise to drive our organization forward.

  • New Board Member Spotlight: Jason Bradburn

    We bid farewell to board members Ollie Jones, Bruce Fromer, Esq., and Deb Smith, and welcome new members Duane Montgomery, Christopher Decker, and Jason Bradburn, whose fresh perspectives promise to drive our organization forward.

  • Duane Montgomery

    New Board Member Spotlight: Duane Montgomery

    We bid farewell to board members Ollie Jones, Bruce Fromer, Esq., and Deb Smith, and welcome new members Duane Montgomery, Christopher Decker, and Jason Bradburn, whose fresh perspectives promise to drive our organization forward.