Compitiendo con otros ocho miembros del Boys & Girls Club de todo Colorado, Gi, de 17 a\u00f1os, ha sido seleccionado como el Joven del A\u00f1o 2021 de Boys & Girls Clubs Colorado State, el t\u00edtulo de personaje y liderazgo m\u00e1s prestigioso que un miembro del Boys & Girls Club puede ganar. Miembro del Cope Boys & Girls Club durante siete a\u00f1os, Gi ha demostrado resiliencia, perseverancia, liderazgo y dedicaci\u00f3n al servicio comunitario.<\/p>\n
El programa Juventud del a\u00f1o de Boys & Girls Clubs of America reconoce a los miembros del club que han retribuido a su club y su comunidad. Gi represent\u00f3 al \u00e1rea metropolitana de Denver en la competencia estatal organizada por Colorado Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. Como ganador estatal, Gi ahora representar\u00e1 a Colorado en la pr\u00f3xima competencia regional del suroeste y ha recibido becas para educaci\u00f3n postsecundaria a lo largo de este proceso.<\/p>\n
Actualmente estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o en la Escuela de Liderazgo Atl\u00e9tico de Ni\u00f1as (GALS), Gi jug\u00f3 f\u00fatbol universitario durante los cuatro a\u00f1os, una habilidad que se cultiv\u00f3 en el Club. En el Club, Gi tambi\u00e9n descubri\u00f3 su pasi\u00f3n por el arte y ahora tiene una pieza en exhibici\u00f3n en Gensler, una firma de arquitectura y dise\u00f1o.<\/p>\n
Gi le da cr\u00e9dito al Club no solo por brindar oportunidades de crecimiento, sino tambi\u00e9n por permitirles superar la timidez y la ansiedad para convertirse en l\u00edderes. Gi es el presidente del Keystone Club en Cope, y tambi\u00e9n es el director del programa y creador del galardonado programa Key to Understanding, que educa a los j\u00f3venes sobre la comunidad LGBTQ+ al ayudar a crear comprensi\u00f3n y aceptaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo tengo ninguna duda de que no ser\u00eda la persona que soy hoy sin el Boys & Girls Club, el personal y los amigos que he ganado\u201d, dijo Gi. \u201cEs un lugar seguro para m\u00ed, un hogar, un lugar donde s\u00e9 que valgo y puedo marcar la diferencia. Me he dado cuenta de que ya no hay l\u00edmites ni barreras de lo que es posible para m\u00ed\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gi asistir\u00e1 a la Universidad de Naropa en el oto\u00f1o y planea obtener un t\u00edtulo en arte contemplativo, con grandes sue\u00f1os para el futuro.<\/p>\n
Gi comparti\u00f3: \u201cEl Club no solo me ense\u00f1\u00f3 c\u00f3mo amarme a m\u00ed mismo y ser valiente, sino que tambi\u00e9n me di cuenta de que tengo un don para trabajar con j\u00f3venes. Aprend\u00ed que quiero trabajar con adolescentes en riesgo por el resto de mi vida, alent\u00e1ndolos a ver la luz en s\u00ed mismos y c\u00f3mo ayudar a sus compa\u00f1eros a hacer lo mismo. Quiero brindar a las generaciones futuras el apoyo que me brind\u00f3 el personal del Club, para que podamos continuar cambiando nuestro mundo para mejor\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gi tambi\u00e9n planea liderar a otros j\u00f3venes para que contin\u00faen cambiando el mundo para mejor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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