(Photo from Elizabeth Cumbest)
Kendra Safford, 2011 Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson County; Cynthia Baber-Strunk, chairwoman of the Bacot/McCarty Foundation Board of Directors; Lee Bond, vice president of IP Casino Resort Spa and foundation board member; Devon Kyles, member of the Jolly McCarty unit in Gautier; Mariah Wells of Moss Point Outreach (Breanna Benjamin of the Andrew Johnson unit not pictured) display an oversized check for $10,000 that was awarded to the youth organization by the Bacot/McCarty Foundation. The presentation was made during the 2011 Steak & Steak Dinner/Silent Auction on June 23 at the civic center. Chief Professional Officer Catherine Glaude had said that $70,000 was the goal this year for the fundraiser. During dinner, she called clubs a gold mine for students in Jackson County. Featured speaker Irwin F. Edenzon, president of Huntington Ingalls Industries, reminded the students about honor and responsibility. Some 500 youth and community professionals and leaders attended the event.
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