Janeaya ha sido miembro del Owen Boys & Girls Club durante 10 a\u00f1os. Durante ese tiempo, se ha convertido en un modelo a seguir acad\u00e9mico, una atleta estrella y una l\u00edder involucrada en el Club. La joven de 17 a\u00f1os ha superado muchos desaf\u00edos en su vida, y esta primavera, despu\u00e9s de leer sus ensayos y aprender sobre su liderazgo en el Club, un panel de jueces la seleccion\u00f3 como Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver's Citywide Senior Youth of the A\u00f1o.<\/p>\n
\u201cCuando era m\u00e1s joven, mucha gente me decepcion\u00f3\u201d, explic\u00f3 Janeaya. \u201cHab\u00eda mucha negatividad en mi vida. Cuando veo eso en mi cabeza, hay gris, negro, rojo, colores realmente oscuros y sombr\u00edos. As\u00ed llegu\u00e9 al Club. Pero cuanto m\u00e1s hablaba con el personal, m\u00e1s amigos hac\u00eda, m\u00e1s me re\u00eda, comenc\u00e9 a pintar colores m\u00e1s vibrantes y alegres. No todos los colores son iguales, al igual que las personas. Todos experimentamos las cosas de manera muy diferente. Esas experiencias ayudan a que tu lienzo sea s\u00faper \u00fanico. Nunca vas a tener la misma vida que otra persona\u201d.<\/p>\n
El Club ha brindado un lugar seguro para Janeaya desde que ten\u00eda 6 a\u00f1os y le ha brindado oportunidades para sobresalir en deportes, estudios acad\u00e9micos, artes y m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
\u201cSiempre ven\u00eda al Club y todas estas personas me sonre\u00edan\u201d, dijo Janeaya. \u201cMe hicieron sentir bienvenido. Cuando era ni\u00f1o, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 alguien querr\u00eda dejar eso?<\/p>\n
\u201cEl Boys & Girls Club es donde puedes dejar tus problemas afuera\u201d, dijo Zack Vigil, especialista en atletismo en el Owen Club. \u201cCuando est\u00e1s aqu\u00ed, no tienes que preocuparte por eso. Si tienes hambre, te daremos de comer. Si est\u00e1s triste, te levantaremos\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lo que se destaca de Janeaya no es solo que haya derribado barreras y encontrado el \u00e9xito contra todo pron\u00f3stico, sino que se ha dedicado a ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuiero ser profesora de matem\u00e1ticas\u201d, dijo. \u201cNo ten\u00eda los mejores antecedentes. Podr\u00eda haberme dado por vencido f\u00e1cilmente. Quiero inspirar a los ni\u00f1os a creer que pueden lograr lo que quieren si se lo proponen, sin importar de d\u00f3nde provengan\u201d.<\/p>\n
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