Last week Joan DiMartino presented our Service Above Self awards to the following high school students for their amazing service to our community. The students also receive a $100 donation to go to the charity of their choice that is listed after their names below.
From PHS:
Shakia Green -Eureka Program at the Girls Inc
Carolyn Guachione - Jimmy Fund
Johnathan Campbell - Be like Brit foundation an organization that helps children and families in Haiti.
From THS:
Kailey Sultaire - Camp Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Fairlee, Vermont
Katelyn Zwingelstein - Soldier On
McKenzie Benoit - Berkshire Humane Society
The Service Above Self Recipients and Dr. Jason McCandless - Superintendent of Pittsfield Public Schools
Here is the combined listing of all the community services provided by the students:
- Participated in the Farm & Garden Program
- Promoted Rooms Rising – a program that brings unprocessed farm food to the plate
- Farmers Market in Downtown Pittsfield
- Catered for Herberg Middle School Open House
- Assisted in promotional of the vocational education programs
- Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center Bizarre Bazaar and School Age Enrichment Programs
- Girls Inc. Ruth P. Boraski Celebration Evening
- Berkshire Medical Center
- Mentor & Volunteer for Youth Development Program – Hope for Haiti
- Elizabeth Freeman Center Walk A Mile in her shoes,
- Toys for Tots collections and toy drives
- Jimmy Fund Events
- Thanksgiving Turkey Angels Food Distribution Day
- Miss Halls Horizon’s Service Learning Projects
- Volunteer tutor in math & sciences for other students
- Juvenile Arthritis Advocate
- St. Stephen’s Table/Soup Kitchen
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- D.A.R.E. Graduation Guest Speaker
- Volunteer Child Care for children ages 2-12
- Berkshire County ARC working with the disabled
- Volunteer Elderly Care
- Berkshire Humane Society
- CYC Girls Volleyball Coach
- Taconic Boys Soccer Team Coach