Making Time to Volunteer

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Created on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 14:14
Written by Katrina Floranza

liLYNDON- Volunteering requires devotion and dedication. Miranda Martin, a Senior at Lyndon Institute, finds a way to set aside time to help her community, all while juggling classes, homework, and the "typical" teenage life. This busy student has recently been recognized for her devotion.

Miranda's volunteer efforts are not only made out by members of the community as well as many business organizations, but also by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, which is an organization that seeks to distinguish middle school and high school students across all of the United States for phenomenal services in volunteerism.

Miranda was nominated by Lyndon Institute as one of the students to accept the President's Service Award. And surely, with all of her qualifications, she was honored the award for her service.

The President's Service Award is an award that is given through The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama himself. The organization believes that the award should be given to those who volunteer not only in a way to give back to the community but also their country. The program is also set to show role models and provide motivation for others to follow in certain foot-steps.

Though Miranda lives in Sheffield with her parents, her volunteer work not only goes out to her hometown community. She has reached out to other community areas by volunteering around their town.

She has contributed to the Caledonia County Fair, Sheffield Field Day, and the Wheelock Town Spring Clean-up. Not only does she participate in fun, outdoor activities, but she also volunteers her time indoors as well. She has volunteered at the Sheffield Food Shelf and her local church.

From field days to the food shelf, Martin volunteers in a variety of different way to local businesses and events. She's also gotten an interest in volunteering at the Home Health Care and has volunteered at the Darling Inn as an Assistant Health Care Provider.

All of her time and community efforts surely paid off as her willingness to help the community led her to receive the President's Service Award. The award judgement is based off of personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact, and personal growth.