Every year, the Anaheim Family YMCA Women’s Auxiliary honors one sixth grade student from 36 Anaheim Achieves after school sites for demonstrating exceptional service, leadership, and volunteerism towards their school, peers, family, and community.
Students are nominated by principals, teachers, fellow students and are asked to write short essays on how they have or are currently impacting their community and why it is so important to give back and serve others.
Viktoria Silva, a student at Roosevelt Elementary, shared her thoughts on why it is important to serve the community. The world will be a better place if others serve the community. It feels good to serve and it’s especially nice when someone smiles and says thank you after you help them.
During the ceremony, students were surprised with two Disneyland Resort tickets that were presented by Jill Bolton, Director of Corporate Citizenship for the Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Family YMCA Board Chair.
Certificates were also handed to each award recipient by YMCA Women’s Auxiliary member Irene Pfeifer, who has been involved with the event since its inception.
“It’s amazing to see how every single one of these students is so unique and they each have something special to offer,” said Pfeifer. “I want to say thank you for inspiring and reminding us how important it is that we work together to make our community stronger. The future of our community is in great hands.”
Congratulations to the 2015 Anaheim Family YMCA Youth Service Award Recipients:
AARON ANGOTTIALAZAY SALAZARALEXIS SANCHEZALEXXIS JIMENEZANGEL DIAZBERENICE URIOSTEGUI DANIEL ROMAN DENISE BOYZO DESTINY HERNANDEZ ELYSHA OCAMPO EMMA STITES EVELYN CERVANTES GILBERTO SALAS ISAIAH LEE IYANAH ANDERSON-HOSKINS JENNIFER GUILLERMO JENNIFER RUIZ JOCELYN CASTANEDA JOHNNY NGUYEN JOSHUA LIM KAILEIGH TERRY KARLA CORZO KARLA SANTANA KASSANDRA MORA LILIANA BAUTISTA LINDSEY HO MARISOL BURCIAGA MIA RANGEL NATALIE DENKERS PARIS CROCKETT RUMI SYED TARYN EDDS VANESSA MENDOZA VIKTORIA SILVA |
Barton ElementaryHenry ElementaryCerritos ElementaryStoddard ElementaryRoss ElementaryWalter Elementary Westmont Elementary Loara Elementary Low Elementary Disney Elementary Pyles Elementary Mann Elementary Edison Elementary Jefferson Elementary Schweitzer Elementary John Marshall Elementary Hansen Elementary Price Elementary Salk Elementary Guinn Elementary Reid Elementary Maxwell Elementary Gauer Elementary Orange Grove Elementary Baden Powell Elementary Madison Elementary Lincoln Elementary Ponderosa Elementary Sunkist Elementary Peter Marshall Elementary Holder Elementary Franklin Elementary Palm Lane Elementary Roosevelt Elementary |