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.

1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014
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6. Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014

7. Youth Recognition Dinner April 11, 2014