Shelby County Schools Alabama

February 10, 2011 by USA Post Shelby County Schools Alabama, State The Spirit of Community Award from Prudential, a national program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism named America’s 102 most outstanding youth volunteers -two from each state and the District of Columbia – winners today. Prudential Financial, Inc., now in its 16th year, conducts the awards program, in partnership with the National Association of Secondary Principals (NASSP).

Each winner will receive $ 102 State 1000, an engraved silver medallion and an all expenses paid trip to Washington, DC, April 30 to May 3 for several days of national recognition events. Ten of them will be named America’s top volunteers for 2011 at this young age.

In addition to winning state, the program judges recognized 233 students at the national finalists are distinguished by their impressive community service activities. Each will receive an engraved bronze medallion. More than 500 other candidates received certificates of excellence for his volunteer work. (See attached list of state winners and finalists awarded.)

Many state winners and finalists awarded this year – 20 percent – was active volunteers to meet needs in foreign countries, particularly in Africa and Latin America. Winners traveled to volunteer in orphanages, build houses and educate poor children. In their own communities, they gathered food, medical supplies, clothing, books, school supplies, glasses, teddy bears, and studs and send them abroad. And they raised funds for school tuition, assistance to refugees, drugs against AIDS, clean water projects, and other basic needs in communities desperate worldwide.

There was a lot of energy devoted to the needs of the United States as well. Many winners have been rewarded for helping Americans who are sick or disabled, helping the poor, tutoring or mentoring other young people and promoting the health and safety. Others have been cited for the improvement of school and community resources, environmental protection, taking care of animals and to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Information on volunteer activities of all winners can be found at http://spirit.prudential.com.