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MANCHESTER â A Burr and Burton Academy senior has won national recognition for an effort to stock school restrooms with menstrual products.
Mary Mendez, 18, of Manchester Center, was named as one of two top youth volunteers in Vermont of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, which is billed as the countryâs âlargest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service.â
The idea for The Point, as Mendezâ initiative is known, arose after the student found herself in need of a menstrual product while on campus but far from the health center, where such items were available. A long uphill walk in search of a single pad left Mendez âirritated by that fact that it wasnât easily [available] in the restrooms or at the bottom of the hill,â she said.
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Sharon Kim, left, Pratheek Kuimanda and Ava Pinnow are being recognized for their efforts to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
Prudential Financial Inc. has announced the latest state honorees of its annual Spirit of Community Awards.
The awards were given to 102 middle- and high-school students in the U.S. for excellence in community service.
Given in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the awards honor students in the fifth through 12th grades who make meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service, a news release said.
The 2021 award winners from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were honored for initiatives completed at least in part between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020.
Georgia s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
Georgia s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Kruthik Ravikanti, 17, of Alpharetta and Ava Mincey, 12, of Statesboro today were named Georgia s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Kruthik and Ava will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their nominating organization and a $5,000 grant for a nonprofit charitable organization of their choice.
Idaho s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
Idaho s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Jace Johnson, 18, of Kamiah and Christopher Jones, 12, of Boise today were named Idaho s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Jace and Christopher will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their nominating organization and a $5,000 grant for a nonprofit charitable organization of their choice.
Hun School student named top youth volunteer
Hun School student named top youth volunteer
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honored an area student with a $2,500 scholarship, silver medallion and invitation to a virtual celebration for her work addressing the challenges of a changing world.
Heather Paglia, 14, of the Perrineville section of Millstone, was named one of New Jersey’s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service, according to information provided by Prudential.
She is a student at The Hun School in Princeton.
As a state honoree, Heather will receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program’s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 state honorees will be named America’s top youth volunteers of the year, according to the statement.