The Youth Center in Los Alamitos will host the third annual “A Night Among the Stars” Community Volunteer Event on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Marina Center in Seal Beach to honorably award impressive local youth by recognizing their selfless efforts to participate and engage positively in the community.
“The Youth Center strongly believes that making a difference in the lives of youth can only be described as a worthwhile and fulfilling experience,” said Youth Center Executive Director Lina Lumme. “This endeavor is taken to an entirely different level when such youth themselves become involved with giving back to those from which they have received. That is truly stellar!”
The Youth Center will host this formal event to honor the nominees who will all receive certificates and letters of recommendation for their efforts. At the award ceremony, two of the outstanding volunteers will receive scholarships in the amount of $500 each.
A Night Among the Stars was the final step of Elaine Wissuchek’s Gold Award Project in 2012. She has ceaselessly worked on this distinguished venture for more than a year. Elaine explains that ultimately, “This project aims to help young people in our community connect with the organizations that need their help,” and that “the help that has been given is truly appreciated by the organizations and the whole community,” said Wissuchek.
The Youth Center would like to congratulate the following nominees including Allison Head, Andrew Turner, Brooke Denny, Erin Henkhaus, Gustavo Hernandez, Gwyneth Poetsch, Hannah Grace Sokol, Jaelyn Sagen, Jaymn Singh, Jennifer Lang, Melissa O’Gorman, Miranda Keller, Shannon Kilmarx, Siobhan Allen, Victoria Elias, and Yasmine Goulhiane.
The A Night Among the Stars nominees were each formally recommended by local organizations within the community. They were nominated by the following agencies including Precious Life Shelter, The Youth Center, Grateful Hearts, Casa Youth Shelter, Los Alamitos School District, Girl Scouts, We Care Family Support Center, and Seal Beach Lions Foundation.
A special thank you goes to the following sponsors who agreed to help with this event including Seal Beach Lions Foundation, SirSpeedy, Sun Newspaper, News Enterprise Newspaper, Event Newspaper, Enchanted Florist, Precious Life Shelter, and the Youth Center Board of Directors.
Support the Youth Center and the philanthropic youth volunteers in this honorable event by sponsoring or attending. Space is limited, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience by contacting the Youth Center Executive Director, Lina Lumme at 562-493-4043.