Arkansas’ Top Youth Volunteers Of 2018 Selected By National Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 23rd year, is conducted by
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High School State Honoree: Anna Richey
Nominated by
Anna, a sophomore at
The Richey sisters hosted a holiday tea party at their house and invited friends to bring gifts for foster children. Each successive year their party grew bigger, so four years ago, they made it a public event, moved it to a local community center and invited all the elementary school girls in their area. After her older sister graduated from high school, Anna assumed overall responsibility for running the party, overseeing publicity, volunteer recruitment, donation collection, and event logistics. The 2016 party alone drew more than 300 attendees and collected nearly
Middle Level State Honoree: Alexis Roberson
Nominated by
Alexis, a seventh-grader at
Bailey said that coloring helped take her mind off being sick for a little while, and dreamed of collecting coloring books and crayons for other sick children. "She never got the chance to make her dream come true," said Alexis, "so I started Books for Bailey in her memory." She asked for donations on Facebook and enlisted the help of her mother, a local FBLA chapter, a fundraising partner, and the town of
Distinguished Finalists
The program judges also recognized four other
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"Prudential is proud to recognize these remarkable young people for using their energy, creativity and compassion to bring meaningful change to their communities," said Prudential Chairman and CEO
"These middle level and high school students have not only improved the lives of the people and communities they've served – they also set an important example for their peers," said
About The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represents
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Since the program began in 1995, more than 120,000 young volunteers have been honored at the local, state and national level. The program also is conducted by Prudential subsidiaries in
For information on all of this year's Prudential Spirit of Community State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists, visit http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit.
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