Youth recognized for outstanding service to community
Mario Prusina – Times Editor
The ‘next generation’ was honoured this past weekend at the sixth annual Strathmore Youth Exceptional Service Award Society banquet.
Seven of Strathmore and area’s finest were recognized for their outstanding contribution to the community Feb. 20 at the Strathmore Golf Club.
In a letter sent to the Strathmore Youth Exceptional Service Award Society, local MLA Arno Doerksen said he was impressed with the generosity of the youth.
“This evening’s program exemplifies the unity of local community groups working together with youth to build a better community,” said Doerksen. “I encourage recipients to continue on this path as these generous acts of character are the very foundation of building strong communities.”
Here is a list of the winners and why they were nominated for the award:
• Anthony Brandt was nominated by his grandmother for collecting pop can tabs to raise money for Diabetes. The nine-year-old started the generous act after a friend was diagnosed with the disease. He is a previous award winner for courage for alerting his grandmother to a kitchen fire.
• Rayven Moore was nominated for donating time to the summer reading program at the library, where she supervised children ages 6-8. She handled the preparation, set-up and teardown of daily crafts and snacks. She really enjoys working with children and is very mature and works well with little supervision.
• Joshua Gilbert was nominated for donating time to the summer reading program at the library, where he supervised children ages 3-11, helping with crafts and summer sports. The 14-year-old is very helpful and patient with children and works well with little supervison.
• Allison Gilbert was nominated for volunteering with the summer reading program at the library. The 17-year-old was in charge of crafts for children ages 3-8. She is very patient and entertaining, and has a wonderful sense of humour. She is a very happy person who shows great maturity and works well with little supervision.
• Alan Yungwirth was nominated for donating time to the summer reading program at the library, where he worked with children ages 3-11. The 16-year-old was responsible for preparing crafts, snacks, summer sports and reading to the children. He is cheerful, responsible, reliable and has a natural talent for working with children.
• Caleb Hughes was nominated for volunteering to the summer reading program at the library, where he worked with children ages 3-5. The 13-year-old helped with crafts and summer sports. He is very cheerful, mature and shows great initiative.
• Lucas Peoples was nominated by his elderly neighbors for cutting their grass in the summer, shoveling their sidewalks in the winter and even hanging up their Christmas lights when they were out of town. The 15-year-old is a caring young man and shows great maturity