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Cameron Mansanarez, a senior at Monte Vista High School, played a leading role in the creation of a statewide student council community…
Kaitlyn Meiss, a senior at Horizon High School, has been leading cystic fibrosis awareness and fund-raising activities for the past four years,…
Anna Stomberg, a senior at Blackduck High School, worked with two friends to organize an annual “Walk for Thought” that has raised…
Jacqueline Kenyon, a senior at Michigan Lutheran High School in St. Joseph, has served for the past five years as ambassador of…
Taylor Saraiva, an eighth-grader at Lemoyne Middle School in Lemoyne, led a school drive last fall to assemble 176 personal health kits…
Ellie Ambrose, a sixth-grader at Christ Presbyterian Academy, initiated an annual fund-raising run and carnival that have yielded more than $40,000 over…
Caitlyn Carlile, an eighth-grader at Spartanburg Christian Academy, conducts collection drives in her community every three months to benefit a wide variety…
Welland Burnside, a senior at Maple Hill High School, has collected more than 175,000 stuffed animals over the past six years for…
Savanna Petricek, a sophomore at Midwest City High School in Midwest City, is a major fund-raiser, an influential ambassador, and a junior…
Ajay Mangal, a senior at Pascagoula High School, lost nearly all of his possessions when Hurricane Katrina flooded his coastal city, yet…
Allison Gras is an eighth grader at Cadda Middle Magnet School in Shreveport Louisiana. Caddo Middle Magnet is, and has been for…
Savannah Walters, an eighth-grader at Independent Day School in Tampa, created "Pump 'Em Up" an awareness campaign designed to reduce the need for…
Iowa City Hospice is a community-based nonprofit organization that offers care to patients, their families and friends throughout the dying and grief…
Meredith Mitchell is a senior at Little Rock Central High School and has served in leadership positions on the Little Rock Mayor’s…
Kimberly Phares is a junior at Vestavia Hills High School and has dedicated the time to organize a Habitat for Humanity chapter…
Caitlin Adkins is a sixth-grader and attends L.F. Addington Middle School in Wise, VA. Caitlin is also a volunteer spokesperson for St.…