The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards begins its search for Maine’s top youth volunteers of 2016.
The annual national awards program honors students in grades five through 12 who have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service.
Through Nov. 3, middle level and high school students are invited to apply for 2016 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards at http://spirit.prudential.com.
The top middle and high school volunteer in every state each receive $1,000, a silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip with a parent to Washington, D.C. for several days of national recognition events. State-level runners-up receive bronze medallions or Certificates of Excellence.
In Washington, 10 National Honorees are named America’s top youth volunteers of the year. These National Honorees earn $5,000 personal awards, gold medallions, crystal trophies for their nominating schools or organizations, and $5,000 Prudential Foundation grants for charities of their choice.
All middle and high schools, as well as local chapters of Girl Scouts, 4-H, American Red Cross, YMCA and HandsOn Network, can select Local Honorees for state-level judging.
Maine’s top youth volunteers of 2015 were Meghan Charest, 17, of Falmouth and Kevin Ayotte, 15, of Madawaska. Charest, Maine’s top high school volunteer, provides people in need in her community with fresh, organic produce through her community garden, which yields about 500 pounds of food per year for the Falmouth Food Pantry. Ayotte, Maine’s top middle level volunteer, volunteers to perform a wide variety of important jobs during both the winter and summer months for the Four Seasons Trail Association in Madawaska.
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