Athletes, community help Boys & Girls Clubs serve more kids in more places: Allen Smith

Myles Garrett in the recording studio

Myles Garrett is among the athletes who helped to record a "fight song for Cleveland" to kick off the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio's initiative to double the number of club members it serves. (Photo Courtesy of Angelo Merendino)

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  • Guest columnist, cleveland.com

Guest columnist Allen Smith is the CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, which was formed in 2019 by the merger of Clubs in Cleveland, Akron, Lorain County and Sandusky. A native of Toledo, he holds a bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communications from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in theological studies from Liberty University. He and his wife of 19 years, Vontyna, live in Avon.

At last month’s opening of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s new distribution facility, it dawned on me how fortunate we are in Northeast Ohio to have so many strong nonprofit organizations.

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