YCLA 2010 - Saturday Night at the Ritz

photo credit: davidwolfephotography.com
YCLA 2010 will be televised live on Cayman27 beginning at 7:00 pm on Saturday, February 20th. Five Finalist for 2010, from left to right, are Felix Manzanares, Tammy Ebanks Bishop, Krishan Welcome, Melanie McLaughlin and Collin Anglin.

For over eleven years the YCLA has worked to keep the island’s youth on track by providing them with excellent role models in which to identify with. This has been accomplished by involving the community who have partnered with the Foundation by way of identifying and helping to celebrate the lives of those young persons who instinctively “walk the walk and talk the talk”. By showcasing these wonderful young people, the point is made and the finalist will continue the dialogue via public appearances throughout the year.

"Many thanks always to the community for recommending all of the nominees this year, we have received incredible feedback about these five finalists. The entire group is very enthusiastic and dedicated", comments Melissa Wolfe from the Foundation. "More than ever our younger generation needs positive examples to emulate. We are surrounded by great young leaders everyday and the Foundation is proud to recognize and reward them for their contributions to the Cayman Islands".

For the year 2010 the Foundation has chosen to playfully pass the baton of challenge on to our youth, daring them to become all that they are destined to be. The 2010 Theme: “Dare to Be…” will be unveiled the night of the black-tie celebration and will literally spell out the characteristics most often associated with great leaders. These Be adjectives will be presented in a visually stimulating and compelling way and their definition will be emphasized by the example demonstrated by our five remarkable finalists.

These messages will target everyone island wide but will pay special attention to Caymans’ emerging adults and potential leaders. Young people, says… deserve our undivided attention; they are Caymans’ greatest assets and the hope for a better tomorrow.