2026 Great Futures Breakfast - Bay: A Magazine of the Tampa Bay Times
- Feb 1
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay - Great Futures Breakfast
"Where you start doesn't define where you can go," actor Mario Lopez told a roomful of business and civic leaders at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay's annual Great Futures Breakfast.
Recalling his childhood in San Diego, Lopez's local Club was his second home - and a second family - nearly every day from ages 5 to 15.
The 2025 Outstanding Local Club Alumnus honoree Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. couldn't agree more, having "grown up at the Ybor City Club," pledging, "I won't forget where I came from,"
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister called the Boys & Girls Clubs "a proven model...not just changing lives but saving them."
Board Chair Emeritus Hal Steinbrenner noted the New York Yankees' 25 years of support while tallying the organization's reach: over 24,000 children served annually, with 3,000 attending daily at 64 locations in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
Jordan Maxwell, a former Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay Youth of the Year, thanked the advocates and mentors of the 100-year-old organization who changed his life's trajectory.
Donations climbed past $1 million during the Dec. 18, 2025, breakfast at TPepin's Hospitality Centre to fund academic enrichment, life-skills training and character-building programs.
Originally Posted: February 1, 2026 | Amy Scherzer, Bay: A Magazine of the Tampa Bay Times, Social Scene
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