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Award Winners

 Natalia Thompson

Natalia Thompson
Founded Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!), a citywide initiative to unite high school teen girls in action on local social justice issues 

 Hadley Nagel

Hadley Nagel
Raised awareness about James Madison

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Margaret Lazzarini
Created Connect, a school club that brings high school students to elders who are eager to learn more about the Internet and computers

 

Alex Abend Alex Abend
Organized a "Stigma-Free" environment with an Autism Family Night at T.G.I. Friday's
Elizabeth "Jane" Handel Elizabeth "Jane" Handel
Increased literacy and strengthened family bond in prisons with a "A Book from Mom" and "A Book from Dad"
Alison Rogers Alison Rogers
Founded SMILE to improve assisted-living facility residents' quality of life
Emilie Kimball Emilie Kimball
Raised $26,000 for women-owned microbusiness in Ghana
Laura Marrin Laura Marrin
Organized a weeklong, free summer camp to offer safety and fun to children who witness domestic violence
Elyse "VyVy" Trinh Elyse "Vyvy" Trinh
Raised nearly $14,000  to aid refugees in Sudan through a monthlong focus on Darfur
Shaina Munoz Shaina Muñoz
Created and teaching an elective class, which targets diversity for high school students
Suzanne Chipkin Suzanne Chipkin
Tutored Somali refugees
Amira Valliani Amira Valliani
Spread political awareness among youth

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Anne Rhett
Established an after-school art class for children in Charleston
 Siobhan Thomas-Smith Siobhan Thomas-Smith
Elevated the status of women at her school by helping a schoolwide effort to end a "Girls Fantasy League"
Katherine Ball
 
Katherine Ball
Organized the first ACT (Active and Compassionate Teens) Conference for Social Justice
Caitlin Gorski Caitlin Gorski
Organized Boston's first job fair for the homeless
Hannah Underdahl Hannah Underdahl
Cofounded a branch of SADD at her high school
Susan Sparrow Susan Sparrow
 Organized an effort to get a state law passed in Utah to study gender equity in pay
Shante Bassett Shanté Bassett
Changed people's image of teenagers through community service
Sarah Ann Geisler Sarah Ann Geisler
Helped children of sick or disabled parents know they are not alone
Anna Broughton Boatwright Anna Broughton Boatwright
Brought weekly ballet classes to underprivileged children at an urban YMCA
Heidi Roop Heidi Roop
Raised funds for school supplies in Mexico while raising awareness about monarch extinction
Lisa Hunter Lisa Hunter
Developed and presenting an antihomophobia training program for high school teachers
Marika Joyce Hashimoto Marika Joyce Hashimoto
Raised awareness of culture and identity through the written word
Lindsay Mecca Lindsay Mecca
Wrote a Play to Speak Out against Capital Punishment

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