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AMERICA’S TOP TEN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS NAMED IN 11th ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

May 12, 2006 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, Hillary, Hygiene Kits, Indonesian Tsunami, News & Media Pieces, Prudential Spirit of Community Award

AMERICA’S TOP TEN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS
NAMED IN 11th ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

Actor Ted Danson and Olympic Champion Joey Cheek Pay Tribute
to Young Heroes as Part of Four-Day Recognition Events

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WASHINGTON, DC – For extraordinary efforts in serving others through volunteerism, ten middle level and high school students from across the country were named America’s top ten youth volunteers for 2006 today in a ceremony here at the International Trade Center, capping the 11th year of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Ranging in age from 11 to 18, the ten National Honorees received personal awards of $5,000, engraved gold medallions, crystal trophies for the schools or organizations that nominated them, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for charities of their choice.

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Two of the National Honorees conducted ambitious environmental projects to reduce gasoline consumption and “e-waste.” Two made significant contributions to their communities by building a radio station and creating “barn quilts” to boost tourism. Other National Honorees collected large amounts of money and personal items for the disadvantaged, founded a successful inner-city service organization for young people, installed “emergency dialers” in the homes of senior citizens, and worked to keep lead-tainted toys off of store shelves. And one, a Gulf Coast resident, labored tirelessly to help his neighbors dig out and clean up after Hurricane Katrina, even though he and his family lost almost everything to the storm.
The ceremony was part of a four-day celebration that brought the top two youth volunteers

from each state and the District of Columbia to Washington with their parents to be recognized for their outstanding acts of community service. All 102 were personally congratulated by actor Ted Danson and Olympic speedskating champion Joey Cheek at a gala dinner reception last night at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
The ten National Honorees named today were selected on the basis of personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth. They are:

Evan Alicuben, 17, of Hilo, Hawaii, who spearheaded a project that placed “personal emergency dialers” in the homes of nearly 50 senior citizens in his community, to enable them to call for help quickly and easily in case of emergency.
Ellie Ambrose, 12, of Nashville, Tenn., who organized an annual carnival and a five-kilometer running race called “Ellie’s Run for Africa,” which together have raised more than $40,000 over the past two years for sick and disadvantaged children in Africa.

Hillary Hughes, 11, of Bedford, N.H., who started a nonprofit foundation that has collected more than $11,000 worth of personal-care products and other items to distribute to needy kids in her community, poor families in Chile, tsunami victims in Asia, and hurricane victims on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Geneva Johnson, 17, of the Bronx, N.Y., the founder and executive director of a successful youth-run organization that seeks to build pride and self-esteem among young people in the inner-city through a wide variety of service projects.

Alexander Lin, 12, of Westerly, R.I., who led a student community service group in a multifaceted project to reduce the adverse environmental impact of discarded consumer electronics – or “e-waste” – through recycling, public education and legislation.

Michelle Loke, 13, of Hartland, Wis., who conducted scientific tests to check for lead content in children’s toys and jewelry, and then launched a campaign to remove lead-tainted toys from stores and ban the use of lead in these items.

Ajay Mangal, 18, of Pascagoula, Miss., who lost nearly all of his possessions when Hurricane Katrina flooded his coastal city, yet devoted himself to distributing emergency supplies to other victims immediately after the storm, and helped many families clean out their homes in the following weeks and months.

Kevin Peyton, 18, of Sac City, Iowa, who rallied residents throughout his rural county to help him make colorful wooden “barn quilts” and mount them on historic barns and other buildings, in an effort to boost the local economy by attracting more tourists.

Nicholas Schwaderer, 17, of Superior, Mont., who built and now operates a low-power FM radio station at his school that has become an important source of news and entertainment for a small, mountainous community in western Montana.

Savannah Walters, 13, of Odessa, Fla., who is waging an extensive, multi-state campaign called “Pump ’em Up” to conserve energy resources and reduce pollution by urging drivers to keep their tires property inflated and thereby burn less gasoline.

“These extraordinary young people exemplify the spirit of community that is so important to the future of our neighborhoods, our towns and our nation,” said Arthur Ryan, chairman and CEO of Prudential. “By honoring them, we hope not only to give them the recognition they so richly deserve, but also to inspire others to follow their example.” Conducted in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards were created 11 years ago by Prudential Financial, Inc. to encourage youth volunteerism and to identify and reward young role models. Since then, the program has honored more than 70,000 young volunteers at the local, state and national level.

Applications for the 2006 awards program were submitted last fall through schools, Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and Volunteer Centers affiliated with the Points of Light Foundation. The top middle level and high school applicants in each state were announced in February; each received a $1,000 prize and an engraved silver medallion.
NASSP President David Vodila said: “The young people honored this year with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award exemplify the best America offers to the world. Their actions bring unity and purpose to their communities and across our great nation. Through their leadership, service and compassion, these young people bring us all closer together.”
Also honored on Sunday night were six top youth volunteers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan who won Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in their countries in recent months. They were congratulated by Ryan and presented with special commemorative trophies.
The national selection committee that chose the ten National Honorees was co-chaired by U.S. Senators Tim Johnson of South Dakota and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, and by Arthur Ryan of Prudential. Also serving on the committee were actor Richard Dreyfuss; Alma Powell, Chair of America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth; Robert Goodwin, President and CEO of the Points of Light Foundation; Amy B. Cohen, Director of Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service; Kathy Cloninger, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA; Donald T. Floyd Jr., President and CEO of National 4-H Council; Ken Gladish, National Executive Director of YMCA of the USA; David Vodila of NASSP; and two 2005 Prudential Spirit of Community National Honorees: Devin Cohen of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and Lindsey Williams of St. Joseph, MO.
In addition to the organizations above, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are supported by the American Association of School Administrators, the National Middle School Association, the National School Boards Association, the Council of the Great City Schools, the National School Public Relations Association and many other national youth and service organizations. More information about The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards and this year’s honorees can be found at www.prudential.com/spirit or www.nassp.org/prudential.

Bedford Fifth-Grader Recipient of National Volunteerism Award

May 11, 2006 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, News & Media Pieces, Prudential Spirit of Community Award

Bedford Fifth-Grader Recipient of National Volunteerism Award

By Nancy Foster
for Bedford Journal

She may be just a fifth-grader at Peter Woodbury School, but Hillary Hughes has been hard at work trying to make life a little bit better for kids just like her all around the world, and on Monday, Hughes was named one of the top 10 youth volunteers in the country.

Hughes said she started becoming concerned about less fortunate kids around the age of 5, and as a young girl she would gather together school and art supplies to donate to needy kids in her area.

In 2004, when a tsunami washed across Southeast Asia, Hughes said she was moved to take action.

The tsunami was very scary, and I wanted to help the people,? she said.

Hughes, 11, started a nonprofit foundation called Color my World: Kids who Care, which has collected more than $11,000 worth of items, including warm blankets and personal care products, for victims of natural disasters in Southeast Asia, Chile and the Gulf of Mexico.

In order to put together the 900 personal care kits sent to victims of the 2004 Tsunami, 50 quilts sent to poor children in Chile, and 250 care packages to Hurricane Katrina victims, Hughes assembled a willing group of volunteers, both young and old, to fill boxes and solicit contributions.

Though part of her mission is to help those in need, her real mission is to get people involved.

I want to help more kids get into volunteer work, Hughes said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C., where she was named one of the top ten youth volunteers in the country Monday morning.

Hughes was one of 102 kids from around the country to receive a Prudential Spirit of Community State award, but she was one of only 10 in a field of more than 20,000 applicants to win the national Spirit of Community award.

Along with a gold medallion and a $5,000 grant to help fund her charitable works, Hughes’ Girl Scout Troop from the Swift Water Council was given a crystal trophy as well.

Hughes and Derry resident Ammu Irivinti, 16, represented New Hampshire and joined the top two volunteers from each state in Washington over the weekend to attend events surrounding the Spirit of Community Awards, including a reception at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Hughes was the youngest recipient of the 2006 national Spirit of Community award, and she’s just beginning in her quest to make the world just a little bit better for those around her.

In the immediate future, Hughes wants to start working on a project to help protect kids who use the Internet.

I want kids to be safe, she said, and she’ll be working toward that goal in the coming months. But she doesn’t believe her passion of volunteerism is just a passing fancy.

I want to continue doing volunteer work for the rest of my life, she said.

Prudential Spirit of Community National Winner Hillary Hughes

May 6, 2006 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, Community Service, Hillary, Prudential Spirit of Community Award

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Highlight Photos from Prudential Spirit of Community Awards * Hillary Hughes

May 4, 2006 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, Hillary, Hygiene Kits, Prudential Spirit of Community Award

While in Washington DC Hillary met with both Senators from the State of New Hampshire.

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We also had some time for some sightseeing before the awards ceremony!
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Awards Ceremony. What a shock when her name was called as one of the top 10 volunteers.

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Disney Adventures All Star Award & Party

May 10, 2005 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, Disney Adventure All Star Volunteer Award Party, Hygiene Kits, News & Media Pieces

Color My World received an award from Disney Adventures for our collection of hygiene kits. Color My World and Hillary Hughes was featured in the May 2004 issue of Disney Adventures highlighting our projects and hygiene kits.

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Disney hosted a huge party for our organization at the Bedford Library and we invited the community to join

Here are some highlight photos of the party.

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“Disney Adventures All-Stars” was a feature of the magazine that rewards the act of volunteering in the community. It was held once a year and all participants are awarded a prize, but after judging, one winner is selected to participate in a volunteer project with the hosts of that particular year.

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The Call to Action

BURBANK, Calif., April 17, 2003 – Disney is once again calling all kids to volunteer in their communities and vie for the chance to become Disney Adventures All-Stars. This national effort to encourage youth volunteerism was introduced for the first time last year and is supported by Disney Adventures magazine, Disney Channel, Radio Disney, Disney Online and DisneyHand, the worldwide outreach program for The Walt Disney Company.

This year, Disney Adventures All-Stars will win $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice and a trip to California to meet the cast of the Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven.” The winners and their projects will be featured in the May 2004 issue of Disney Adventures.

“The Disney Adventures All-Stars program is a perfect way to motivate kids and show them the hands-on rewards of helping others,” said Suzanne Harper, editor-in-chief of Disney Adventures. “Our magazine is designed to entertain and inspire our readers as they grow up. We hope that this program will encourage them to help others and become more involved with their communities.

The Disney Adventures All-Stars Program is open to anyone age 6 to 14 who volunteers by either joining an existing organization or inventing his or her own project. Participants can enter in one of two categories: Kid All-Star, for individual volunteers, and Team All-Star, for groups of two to six people who complete a project together.

Disney Adventures provides a plan of action for the participants, including suggestions for how to get started, possible projects to complete or organizations to work with, and a step-by-step six-month calendar. The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network facilitates the judging process and monitors the validity of the finalists’ projects. Winners will be chosen from both categories based on an essay describing the problem they tried to solve, what activity they became involved with and their definition of volunteerism.”

 

 

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Disney Adventures was a children’s entertainment and educational magazine published ten times per year by The Walt Disney Company. It should not be confused with the (also defunct) Disney Magazine. Disney Adventures also contained the latest news concerning the Disney Channel.

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DisneyHand, the worldwide outreach program for The Walt Disney Company, is dedicated to making the dreams of families and children a reality through focused public service initiatives, community outreach and volunteerism in areas such as learning, compassion, the arts and the environment. DisneyHand also administers the Disney VoluntEARS program, which develops opportunities for employees to contribute their personal time, expertise and effort to make a positive impact on the community. Since its inception in 1992, Disney VoluntEARS have served more than 200 cities, 47 states and 24 countries.

On August 21, 2007, The Walt Disney Company announced that Disney Adventures would be discontinued, with the last issue cover dated November 2007, which was the magazine’s 17th “birthday”

 

 

Iowa Young Mother of the Year

April 11, 2000 by angela@colormyworldkids.org Filed Under: Awards, Iowa Young Mother of the Year

7 months pregnant, Angela Hughes, Iowa Young Mother of the Year, spoke at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Strengthening Families.

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About American Mothers:

American Mothers, Inc.® is committed to valuing mothers through service and education and has been MomStrong since 1935. As the official sponsor of Mother’s Day and the Mother of the Year®, American Mothers continues the legacy of celebrating motherhood.

Honoring the mission of the organization founders Sara Delano Roosevelt, Mamie Eisenhower, JC Penney, and Norman Vincent Peale, American Mothers is dedicated to reducing rates of violence and improving the lives of mothers and families in the US and around the world.

Each year American Mothers honors motherhood by naming the National Mother of the Year® and hosting the Mom to Mom Conference. As an Non Governmental Organization (NGO) centered at the United Nations and leader of the Global Motherhood Coalition, American Mothers organizes annual panel discussions and participates in high level meetings focused on addressing global struggles for mothers and families. By bringing mothers together from across the country, American Mothers organizes maternal energy for positive change.

Many outstanding individuals throughout the US have served as officers, leaders, members, and supporters of American Mothers including Phyllis Marriott, Congresswoman Corrinne “Lindy” Boggs, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. After 80 years we are still MomStrong!

Our Mission:

To champion women by honoring, educating and serving mothers at home, at work and in the world.
Our Vision:

To be a nationally recognized and respected voice on issues impacting mothers.
Our Values:

An abiding respect for mothers and their role in society.
A desire for collaboration between mothers in service for the common good.
A heart of compassion for issues and challenges facing mothers around the globe.
An acknowledgement of diversity among mothers and their individual choices.
A recognition of the power of a mother’s inner strength.
A commitment to honor mothers for their leadership and service at home, at work and in the world.

For more information visit American Mothers

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