“I do it for the smiles I can see on people's faces because I like helping people. Just makes me feel good to know something I’m doing in the world is actually making a difference,” Miranda Torrey said.
It started as a civics class proposal when Shruti Gautam was a freshman. It was something I always kind of noticed was missing, Shruti said. It was a problem for my friends.
The problem? The lack of feminine hygiene products in Columbia Public Schools.
Her idea was to stock all-female student restrooms with free feminine hygiene products or in plainer terms, menstrual products or period products. I just think that it s a basic human right to take care of your body, said Shruti, now a 17-year-old senior.
She took her idea to teachers, to janitors, to Jen Rukstad, who then was Rock Bridge principal, and then to Chief Equity Officer Carla London and Superintendent Peter Stiepleman. They allowed her to conduct a pilot project at Rock Bridge, she said.
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What started out as a small act of kindness for a Mon Valley middle school student has grown into a much larger operation thatâs spreading love throughout the regionâs most vulnerable population.
After his summer basketball program was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 14-year-old Patrick Weldon, of Monongahela, decided to use his free time to volunteer with Meals on Wheels. He and his mother, Alexis Weldon, delivered meals to about 23 homes in their community for months.
âI pretty much realized that most of the people we delivered meals to are in wheelchairs or not very mobile,â Patrick said in a recent interview. âThey stay in their homes pretty much 24/7.â
Sixth grader receives Volunteer Awards
Luke Sarver 6th Grader at the Ohio Connections Academy (OCA).
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Luke Sarver won the Prudential Spirit of Community Award in recognition of his volunteer service to the community, posing with his award.
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WHEELERSBURG Luke Sarver of Wheelersburg was among the seven Ohio Connections Academy (OCA) students to receive a Prudential Spirit of Community Award in recognition of their volunteer service to the community.
The OCA stated, “Luke, a sixthgrader at the online public charter school, volunteers his time for a number of causes in his community. However, he is most passionate about serving the Ohio River Valley T1D, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of families affected by Type 1 Diabetes and helping to raise awareness for the disease throughout the region.”