Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue Youth of the Year a Leader and Mentor

An Interlake High School sudent was selected at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue 2012 Youth of the Year.

Domonique Gillette will compete in a state-wide competition this week, which includes events at Seattle University at the Governor's Mansion, the Boys and Girls Clubs announced today:

Domonique Gillette, a 6 year member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue, has been selected to represent the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue as the organization’s 2012 Youth of the Year. He will compete in a state-wide competition this week which includes events at Seattle University and the Governor’s Mansion in Olympia.

Domonique joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue in 5^th grade after moving from California. He first attended Project Learn, the Club’s after-school program located in the Hidden Village Apartment complex. He is now an active member at the Club’s Teen Center of Excellence which is located in the Lake Hills Clubhouse on Lake Hills Blvd.

“I began to shape and understand who I was as a person. I learned about my core values and what was important to me. I was surrounded by positive role models. The Boys & Girls Club staff care about me and are committed to helping me,” says Domonique.

Domonique currently serves as a mentor, reading once a week to elementary school students. He is active in the Club’s Keystone program, a leadership and community service program, as well as the Club’s BE GREAT: Graduate program, a program which supports students as they complete their high school education.

He will successfully graduate from Interlake High School this spring and Domonique then plans to join the Marine Corps and to further his education at San Diego State University.

For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue, please call 425-454-6162 or visit the Club’s website at www.bgcbellevue.org