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Alumni Spotlight
Our Alumni Spotlight highlights the achievements of the boys and young men who turned to BCNY for support and guidance. Their combined experiences prove what it means to be competent, confident, character-rich, and connected.
The Ortega Brothers
During their time at BCNY’s Abbe Clubhouse in Flushing, Queens, Jake and Evan were active members and peer counselors. Antonio Aponte, Director of Educational and Career Services, remembers the alumni fondly: “The Ortega brothers gave a lot to the Boys’ Club. They were kids who gave back to other kids. They shined from an early age.” Through his 20+ years at BCNY, Antonio, an alumnus himself, found that mentoring relationships can be “life-changing.” They enrich both mentor and mentee; the partnership is built on mutual respect and is beneficial to all.
Lorenzo Bernardez
BCNY Alumnus Lorenzo Bernardez recently addressed a group of BCNY supporters and shared his Boys’ Club story with them, excerpted below.
Police Officer Martin Munoz
BCNY alumnus Martin Munoz is a police officer with the New York Police Department. Like so many professions impacted by this global health crisis, normal day-to-day operations are a thing of the past for the NYPD. For one, if you take a look on the homepage of the agency’s website, you’re met with a surge of information on coronavirus, agency service suspensions and reductions, and a link to report a social distancing violation.
Benson Ku
Benson Ku is a general psychiatry resident in the Emory University School of Medicine. The opinions expressed in this interview do not represent those of Emory Healthcare or Emory University School of Medicine.
Kai Chin
Kai grew up one block away from Harriman Clubhouse, and joined the Boys’ Club at the age of seven for only 50 cents. At school, he was usually the last kid picked for sports teams, and naturally gravitated towards the arts. Once he joined BCNY, Kai found a place where his interests were celebrated. He joined the glee club and art club, and fondly remembers singing in front of Trustees and enjoying corned beef sandwiches with them afterwards. At the clubhouse, he met Congressman John Lindsay and famous sports figures, which opened up his world.
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