Top performers from the three council-sponsored Sea Service youth groups were

recognized at an elegant dinner and awards ceremony on April 11th at Bear Lakes

Country Club.

Council President Frank Drennan and Council Awards Chairman Ken Lee are shown

here with LCDR Williams and cadets from the Navy JROTC program of Palm Beach

Gardens High School.

Navy League of the United States

Palm Beach Council Citizens in Support of the Sea Services

News Clip April 11, 2014

Youth Recognition Dinner Bear Lakes Country Club

Top performing Sea Cadets and Young Marines of the Palm Beaches were also

honored.

Pictured with their top performers are Sea Cadet leaders ENS Alan Law and LCDR

David Boucher.

Leaders Nancy Fish and Cindy Townsend and 4th ANGLICO U.S. Marines GSGT

Arturo Guzman and SSGT Ryan Stacy are shown with their top performing Young

Marines of the Palm Beaches.

Four top performers from each youth

group were recognized and received a

photo/clock plaque and $100 cash

honorarium.

Each cash award was individually

sponsored by a Navy League council

member; honorees and sponsors are

listed on the table card that was given

to all evening attendees.

Seven of the award sponsors were in

attendance for the event and

participated in the awards

presentations.

Shown here are Sea Cadet award sponsors Diana Paxton and Catherine Brister.

In a separate, county-wide program, our Palm Beach Council awards $1000

scholarships to selected graduating seniors who have been accepted into a college

level ROTC program. These scholarships are endowed by council member Merry

O’Donnell and are named for our esteemed past president Commander Norm Daly.

Two of the three CDR Norm Daly Scholarship recipients for 2014 were among the

cadets being honored as top performers at the Youth Recognition Dinner. They

received their $1000 Daly Scholarship checks and framed certificate from Council

President Frank Drennan and scholarship sponsor Merry O’Donnell.

CDR Norm Daly scholars Cadet Xavier Kelly and Cadet Apearre Ao

with Frank Drennan and Merry O’Donnell

A total of eight Daly Scholarships have been awarded over the past three years –

thank you Merry O’Donnell for creating this outstanding program.

Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014

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2014

Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014

Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014