The Greece Regional Chamber of Commerce announced the 2020 Inductees into the Youth Hall of Fame, with key support from Presenting Sponsor Buckman’s Plaza. Now in its 30th year, the Chamber’s Youth Hall of Fame Program provides an important annual opportunity to recognize outstanding 11th and 12th grade high school students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and personal development along with generous contributions to others and to the community.
The Youth Hall of Fame is an initiative of the Greece Regional Chamber of Commerce with support from regional businesses, schools, and government. Inductees are chosen annually by the Chamber’s Youth Hall of Fame Committee, currently chaired by Kim Bellavia of Tompkins Bank of Castile/Tompkins Insurance Agencies, and comprised of Greece Regional Chamber Business Members, all of whom serve as volunteers. The Committee reviews nominations of area 11th and 12th grade students who have shown leadership and community spirit through exceptional personal, volunteer, scholastic, and workforce achievement. Candidates for the award are nominated by high school teachers, counselors and administrators, area businesses, community youth agencies, service organizations or area residents.
The Greece Regional Chamber will be presenting this award to youth who have demonstrated leadership and dedicated service to our community and their peers, have coped with a life challenge, or overcome a personal tragedy. In some cases, our award winners meet all of these criteria.
The 2020 Youth Hall of Fame Inductees are: Joseph P. Alphonse, Grade 12, Greece Olympia HS; Caleb Costain, Grade 11, Greece Olympia HS; Kendall Givens, Grade 12, Greece Arcadia HS; Fiona Grana, Grade 12, Greece Odyssey Academy; Teagan Holmes, Grade 11, Our Lady of Mercy; Makyle Murdock, Grade 12, Greece Olympia HS; Brianna Myles, Grade 12, Greece Olympia HS; Solange Ndatabaye, Grade 12, Greece Athena HS; May Ree, Grade 12, Greece Athena HS; Daniel Santos, Jr., Grade 12, Greece Olympia HS/Phoenix Academy; Babucarr Taal, Grade 12, Greece Athena HS; Thomas Zacks, Grade 12, Greece Athena HS.
The Chamber thanks the following sponsors for this year’s Youth Hall of Fame: Presenting Sponsor: Buckman’s Plaza; Platinum Sponsors: Bryant & Stratton College, Greece Central School District, and The Mall at Greece
Ridge; Gold Sponsor: Sign Impressions; Silver Sponsors: Allwright’s School of Driving, Deborah Ham Whitt Agency, Fidelis Care NY, The Victors Gymnastics; Tompkins Bank of Castile/Tompkins Insurance Agencies, and Wireless Vision T-Mobile; Bronze Sponsor: WellNow Urgent Care.
“We are extremely grateful to the business and nonprofit organizations in the Greece Regional Chamber membership for their ongoing dedication and commitment to the youth of our community,” said Greece Regional Chamber President/CEO Sarah Lentini. “I especially want to thank our presenting sponsor, Ralph DeStefano, of Buckman’s Plaza and our Youth Hall of Fame Committee Chair, Kim Bellavia, of Tompkins Financial/Tompkins Insurance. We are proud to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chamber’s Youth Hall of Fame and to note all of the wonderful young people – past and present – that we’ve been honored to be able to recognize.”
For more information, contact the Chamber at Info@GreeceChamber.org or 585.944.5800.
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