Award Winners
Catherine Aker
Established an after-school program called The Stone Soup Kitchen to teach children living in a homeless shelter about nutrition
Eleanor Davies
Raised awareness about the global impact of oral health with her program Miles of Smiles
Maya Mason
Raised $1,900 to fund higher education for women in Bangladesh
Natalia Thompson
Founded Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!), a citywide initiative to unite high school girls in action on local social justice issues
Hadley Nagel
Raised awareness about James Madison
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
Organized a stigma-free Autism Family Night at T.G.I. Friday's
Elizabeth "Jane" Handel
Increased literacy and strengthened family bonds in prisons with a A Book from Mom and A Book from Dad
Alison Rogers
Founded SMILE to improve quality of life for residents of an assisted-living facility
Emilie Kimball
Raised $26,000 for women-owned microbusinesses in Ghana
Laura Marrin
Organized a weeklong, free summer camp to offer safety and fun to children who witness domestic violence
Elyse "Vyvy" Trinh
Raised nearly $14,000 to aid refugees in Sudan through a monthlong focus on Darfur
Shaina Muñoz
Created and taught an elective class targeting diversity for high school students
Suzanne Chipkin
Tutored Somali refugees
Amira Valliani
Spread political awareness among youth
Anne Rhett
Established an after-school art class for children in Charleston
Siobhan Thomas-Smith
Elevated the status of women at her school by helping organize a schoolwide effort to end a Girls' Fantasy League
Katherine Ball
Organized the first ACT (Active and Compassionate Teens) Conference for Social Justice
Caitlin Gorski
Organized Boston's first job fair for the homeless
Hannah Underdahl
Cofounded a branch of SADD at her high school
Susan Sparrow
Organized an effort to get a state law passed in Utah to study gender equity in pay
Shanté Bassett
Changed people's image of teenagers through community service
Sarah Ann Geisler
Helped children of sick or disabled parents know they are not alone
Anna Broughton Boatwright
Brought weekly ballet classes to underprivileged children at an urban YMCA
Heidi Roop
Raised funds for school supplies in Mexico while raising awareness about monarch extinction
Lisa Hunter
Developed and presented an antihomophobia training program for high school teachers
Marika Joyce Hashimoto
Raised awareness of culture and identity through the written word
