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PrintDelaware Today: Best of Delaware Party: Beneficiaries: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, Nemours, Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth Inc., Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation
The Best of Delaware Party supports local organizations that enrich the lives of children.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware work to inspire children to become responsible, productive and caring citizens. No child is ever written off.
“A lot of the time we get kids sentenced to community service and then they never leave because they feel the love, they feel the family,” says Kate Baker Frawley, director of marketing and event development.
Thanks to a dedicated staff, that atmosphere permeates every one of the organization’s 44 locations.
“They do it, not necessarily for the paycheck, but they do it for the kids,” she says.
Kids like 18-year-old Daizy Fuentes, Delaware’s 2011 Youth of the Year. Fuentes has been going to the Newark club since 2003 and has always drawn on its support. That became especially important three years ago when she lost her mother and younger sister within days of each other. Instead of succumbing to grief, she stayed in school, played three sports and remained at the top of her class at Glasgow High. She plans to study chemical engineering at the University of Delaware.
“She knows it hasn’t been easy, but with the support of the club and people who love her, she knows she can do great things,” Baker Frawley says.
Page 2: The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware
