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Sharing success stories: 3 teens compete in Youth of the Year competition
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Michael Gram and Jeff Stowe listen to the stories of Boys and Girls Club teens Thursday during the Youth of the Year Competition at the Fair Street Community Center. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County’s Youth of the Year winner will be announced at the 3rd annual Youth of the Year Luncheon on Monday. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Gabriel Copeland, an 18-year-old student at Gainesville High School, grew up without a father. “A kid without a father has a hole in their soul ... and it can leave a gaping wound,” he told a group Thursday night at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center in Gainesville. “Every kid is one caring adult away from being successful.”