{"id":32230,"date":"2022-10-11T09:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/?p=32230"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:44:43","slug":"mia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/about\/news\/mia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia: creativa, segura e involucrada en todo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-32230\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-32230-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32230-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>By: Erin Porteous<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32230-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32230-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of you may remember Mia as the bubbly, charismatic young woman who shared her Club story as the emcee of our 2022 Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Gala, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Great Stories Start Here<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. I remember hearing Mia speak at a rehearsal and saying, \u201cI don\u2019t want to follow her!\u201d - and I meant it!\u00a0 Whether she\u2019s among her peers or onstage in front of an audience of 1,000 donors and executives, Mia exudes courage and confidence. She is poised yet personable, direct yet charming. When I inquired about Mia\u2019s activities and commitments as a senior in high school, it became evident that she is busy <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">every<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> moment of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">every<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> day: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student council member<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sits on the speech and debate team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President of the National Honor Society<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Member of her class\u2019s Senior Committee<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President of the Keystone Club (a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/programs\/character-leadership\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">leadership program for teens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> we offer throughout our Clubs) <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plays soccer on the Owen Boys &amp; Girls Club team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32230-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-32230\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05006-1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" title=\"Erin and Mia 2022 Gala\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32230-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32230-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Even while rattling off this exhaustive litany of commitments, she\u2019s smiling, present, and energetic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32234 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-1.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pXL-vM4JDMo\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mia joined the Club when she was six years old,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and says the Club has helped shape who she has become. She highlights two Club staff, Justine and Karla, who are strong, Latina<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0female mentors that have helped her build confidence throughout her adolescence.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">While being involved with nearly <\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">everything <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">in her final months of high school, Mia has her sights set on her next step after graduation: college. She wants to study political or environmental science and dreams of being a scientist and actress.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I find Mia inspiring because she\u2019s grounded in the work it takes to accomplish her goals, and she\u2019s visionary about what she wants to do with her life.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> When she grows up, she says she wants to donate to and volunteer at the Clubs. We\u2019d be lucky to have her involved in any capacity, and I know she\u2019ll always be a part of the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Metro Denver family, no matter the stage of life she\u2019s in. Thank you, Mia, for the bright light you bring to your Club, your community, and our city!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-32230-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-32230-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-32230\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_2908-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"IMG_2908\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-32230-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-32230-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-32230\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/169A0342-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"169A0342\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Erin Porteous Some of you may remember Mia as the bubbly, charismatic young woman who shared her Club story as the emcee of our 2022 Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Gala, Great Stories Start Here. I remember hearing Mia speak at a rehearsal and saying, \u201cI don\u2019t want to follow her!\u201d &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ceo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32230"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32339,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32230\/revisions\/32339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}