The Gouverneur Middle School Hospitality Club recently accepted the Karin P. Martin Memorial Award for Excellence from the St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau. The award is in honor of Karin P. Martin, who was the first youth representative on the County’s Youth Advisory Board. The Hospitality Clubs mission is “to provide a youth-serving program that nourishes a sense of commitment, belonging, responsibility, community service and creativity in its members." Pictured: Joanne Sevick, Youth Bureau Director; Terri Gilmour, Youth Advisory Board Member; Heather Yerdon Gouverneur Middle School Hospitality Club advisor; and Nathan Whitton, Gouveneur Middle School Hospitality Club member.