Youth volunteers who were recognized at the 2nd annual President’s Volunteer Service Awards Recognition event on Saturday, Oct. 26. Nineteen students were recognized for contributing 100 hours or more of volunteer service to Sterling House from September 2012 to August 2013. Back row: Arda Yilmaz, Alasdair Gilbert, Dan Slosser, Will Alberti, Aubrey Lowe, Megan Peterlin, Emily Winter. Front row: Emma Bromley, Marina Kydes, Elyse Velky, Erica Velky, Carly Horch, Megan White, Kaya Wells, Nychelle Mackie. Not pictured: Josh Brown, Drew Damiano, Lauren Holt, Dominic Parrella.
Sterling House Community Center recognized nineteen youth for providing more than 2,800 hours of volunteer service this year to the Sterling House Community Center. An award ceremony was held on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Each student received the Presidential Volunteer Student Achievement Award which includes a presidential certificate and a special letter of recognition signed by President Barack Obama.
Students participated in positive youth development programs, i.e. “Sterling Teens Recognizing Opportunities Benefiting Everyone” (S.T.R.O.B.E. is Sterling House’s Youth Group), Smart Buddies, Summer of Service and the summer day camp Junior Counselor program. All of these programs fall under the Youth in the Community umbrella of programs provided at the Sterling House Community Center.
For more information about Sterling House volunteer programs and opportunities, contact Bob Wargo at 203-378-2606 or rwargo@sterlinghousecc.org. For information about the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards, visit presidentialserviceawards.gov. For more information about RYASAP’s programs for youth development, visit ryasap.org.
