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n February 28, The Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast held their 
Annual Dinner at The Henderson. This annual dinner brings together 
business leaders throughout Northwest Florida to celebrate the impact 
of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast’s mission. At the Annual 

Dinner, key volunteers, community leaders, staff and members who have helped drive 
the impact of Boys & Girls Club locally were recognized.

The following staff were celebrated at the event for dedication to the mission and movement 

of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast: 

Victor Vega- Part Time Youth Development Professional of the Year 

Taylor Goode- Senior Youth Development Professional of the Year

Crystal Mayes- Senior Leader of the Year 

Merline Broadnax- Volunteer of the Year

Board Members that were sworn in: 

(Corporate Board)

Todd Wilkinson- Board Chair, Phil Higgins- Chair Elect, David Allen- Treasurer, Jason Floyd- 

Secretary, Theri Isaacs- Board Member, Clint Aden- Board Member, Doris Coffee- Board 

Member, Brooke Zannis- Board Member, Bill Robinson- Board Member

(Foundation Board)

Jason Belcher, Angela Shonk, Theri Isaacs, Todd Wilkinson, Shiraz Hosein, Kevin Henderson

The most exciting part of the night was the naming of the Jr Youth of the Year and 

Youth of the Year. The Jr. Youth of the Year award went to Madelyn Chance, a fourth 
grader at the Destin Boys & Girls Club, and the Youth of the Year Award went to 
Jacobe Turner, a senior at Choctawhatchee High School who has been a Club member 
for 10 years. Jacobe will go on to represent the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald 
Coast at the State Youth of the Year competition, where he will compete against other 
youth from all over the state for a chance to be named Florida Youth of the Year. 

photos & story by

Zhalman Harris

   VIP Destin at The Henderson

Annual Dinner

Annual Dinner

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS

OF THE EMERALD COAST

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Bob & Laury Geraldi

Susan & Gregory Valloch

Kristi Arabe & KC Wallace

Madeline & Jennifer Chance 

Nichole Parkton & Jenna Baughman

Jacobe Turner & Darr Miller

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