Austin, Stephanie, Victoria, Leslie & Ashley Parrish

Valerie Bogar, Jimmy James, Donna Maddox & Nellie Bogar

Cherish & Cameryn Covington

Reggie & Janelle Baden

Y

oung up and coming artists at the Youth Village in Fort 
Walton Beach had an Art Show and Silent Auction 
fundraiser on Saturday, July 28, at the Youth Village located 
at 312 Pelham Road. The event, which displayed drawings 

and paintings of children who attend the after school program, was 
a huge success. It was even more rewarding for kids who learned so 
much about art over the summer who were over-joyed to learn that 
for every winning bid on their artwork, the artist themselves received 
half of the money collected and the other half went towards the Youth 
Village Capital Campaign Fund. This generous gesture helped them 
to feel even more invested in this place that some of them call their 
“second home.” Nellie Bogar, founder and executive director stated, 
“Our students know that they are loved and appreciated.” The Youth 

Village Capital Campaign Fund is being raised to create additional 
programs for the children and to add more space to the facility due to 
the growing enrollment numbers and the limited space the children 
have to work and play in.

The Youth Village is an after school program and summer camp 

which was formed in 1999 to create a safe haven and provide various 
educational and recreational services to children in grades K-8.  Youth 
Village provides a multitude of services including: safe transportation 
to the center, homework assistance, access to computers and e-readers, 
nutritional snacks, group fi tness and health sessions, educational and 
recreational fi eld trips, cultural opportunities via concert attendance, 
theater workshops/performances, outdoor play and more. 

Youth Village Art Show 

& Silent Auction

photos & story by

 

Zhalman Harris

   VIP Destin at Youth Village

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