New Bedford Guide Your Guide to New Bedford and South Coast, MA
Meet Dereck Boyd, a 22 year-old student at Bristol Community College.
Although you may recognize him as your friendly bagger at Market Basket, there is more to Dereck than meets the eyes.
He is also an aspiring dancer, singer, and actor who has a huge passion for fashion. He spends his spare time volunteering at the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ to put on youth events. He loves that there is so much musical talent in New Bedford and the history of Downtown and Seaport.
He remembers graduating college and living on the floor of his friend’s apartment thinking, “How will I ever get out of this?” Almost two decades later he knows that he only got through it by the strength of God and it was that difficult time that pushed him to do all that he has for the community.
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