Celebrate Great Futures Week Recap

Each year, our Boys & Girls Club takes time to recognize the many accomplishments made over the past school year. In lieu of bringing a large group of people together like we traditionally do, we honored our adult award winners via social media from May 6-12 (if you missed it, check out our Facebook timeline for all the great photos and shout outs!) and held a smaller version of the in-person event just for our youth and staff on May 13 at the Johnsonville Club (view photo album here!). Although it looked a little different again this year, it was still an amazing display of the impact the Club has for so many youth in our community.

Since 2014, Marian University has been graciously awarding the Club’s Youth of the Year winner with a four-year scholarship to attend the university. We are incredibly grateful for their partnership, and would like to thank them along with National Exchange Bank & Trust and the Fond du Lac Family YMCA for helping us recognize our award winners! Last but certainly not least, HUGE THANKS to our event sponsors, Grande Cheese and Fox Valley Savings Bank for continuing to support our mission and vision for youth in the Fond du Lac community!

2021 Award Winners are:

Ronnie Kiefer Membership Achievement Award
Elementary – Alexis Custance
Teen – Elyssa Bell

Power Hour Academic Excellence Award
Elementary – Damien Ferguson
Teen – Elizabeth Ibarra

Club & Community Spirit Award
Elementary – Desiree Keys
Teen – Kahmya McLemore

Triple Play Healthy Lifestyle Award
Elementary – Ethan Hipolito-Picazo
Teen – D’Sean Cary

Board Volunteer(s) of the Year
Scott Basler (Holiday Automotive), Stacey Buchholz (Fond du Lac School District)

Commitment to Kids Awards
Individual(s) – Dyann Benson (City of Fond du Lac), Brad & Maureen Lasky
Business/Corporation – BCI Burke Playground Equipment
Service Organization(s) – Fond du Lac Health Department, The Arc Fond du Lac
Foundation – Alliant Energy Foundation
Education – Fond du Lac High School

Alumni of the Year
Eric Pantojas

Staff Excellence Award
Elizabeth Teletzke and Karlie Koehler

Youth Development Professional of the Year
Dan Hebel

Elementary Youth of the Year
Johnsonville – Talaya Carter
Parkside – Alyssa Brandon
Chegwin – Bentley Wojkiewicz
Pier – Adamaris Carrion-Bautista

Be Great: Graduate Student of the Year
Walter Ruiz-Vazquez

Middle School Youth of the Year
Kalyse Straughter

Boys & Girls Club of FDL Youth of the Year
Elizabeth Ibarra

To learn more about the Club’s mission and vision for youth, click HERE!