Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon announces slate for Sept. 21 gala

The Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon will honor the music of the late Heavy D, a former Mount Vernon resident, and Jeff Dixon, hip hop star Ludacris”™ manager and a Club alumnus, at their Annual Fall Gala on Sept. 21.

The Club will recognize Heavy D and The Boyz with the Hip Hop Legend Award and honor Dixon with their Alumni Award as part of the 50th year celebration of hip hop. The Club will also present board member Lisa Giuffra Diaz, managing partner at Turf Advisory, with their Club Leadership Award, and Jenae Brown with the Annual Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon Youth of the Year Award. Brown will also receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Club.

The program will feature a tribute to Elise Finch, the late meteorologist with CBS Channel 2 News and a long-time supporter of the Club.

“We are pleased and proud to present our annual awards to a truly special group of honorees this year, who represent leaders from our past, present and future.” said Mel Campos, CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. “It is very gratifying to see the tradition of mentorship continue today through the involvement of our board, our Youth of the Year, and the people who have been there to support us when we needed them over the years.”

The gala begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle. Reservations for the event and more information about sponsorship and donations is available on the Club”™s website.

Photo of Heavy D courtesy of Wikimedia Commons