Annika Marks, 17, of Rio Grande, N.J. was named a distinguished finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 24th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Marks is one of six other New Jersey students recognized as Distinguished Finalists, for her impressive community service activities. She will receive an engraved bronze medallion.
Marks, a junior at Wildwood Catholic High School, has conducted an annual paper drive during the West Cape May Christmas Parade since 2010, gathering toilet paper, tissues and paper towels for people in her community who cannot afford to buy them. Marks and classmates push shopping carts along the parade route each year and now collect enough paper products from spectators to stock two food pantries for an entire year.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represents the United States’ largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer service. All public and private middle level and high schools in the country, as well as all Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and affiliates of Points of Light’s HandsOn Network, were eligible to select a student or member for a local Prudential Spirit of Community Award. These Local Honorees were then reviewed by an independent judging panel, which selected State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists based on criteria including personal initiative, effort, impact and personal growth.
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