C ristial M anneh BGCDC C ristial Manneh, a 15 year- old high school student in the 608 community, came back to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to work for the organization. Cristial started out in the Boys and Girls Club
er, but his best memory was getting the opportunity to meet one of his basketball heroes, Nigel Hayes, at not one, but TWO of the Boys and Girls Clubs in the area. Nigel was a basketball star for the University of Wisconsin Bad- gers, and he was drafted by the NBA in 2017. That was a huge moment for Cristial as a young boy who wanted to become a basketball star, too. He is excited for his high school basketball sea- son to begin, where he plays center and loves the game. Reminiscing about his youth with the Boys and Girls Club, Cristial says, “I really loved
at age six or seven, and he had such a great experience in the program for so long, he decided to come back to help. THE BEST TIMES Cristial remembers some of the best times of his life as a part of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County. He loved playing all the water games and activities the Club offered when he was young-
“I really loved coming here. It’s a great experi- ence for kids, you learn to explore a lot of sports youmight not have ever played, and it’s all been so good.”
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