Six Youth Named as Hasbro Community Action Heroes for Exceptional Service, Leadership and Advocacy in their Local and Global Communities
"As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of this award, we are thrilled to
recognize these young change-makers who are creating real and lasting
improvements to our world," said
GenerationOn believes that young people have the ability to transform
themselves, their communities and the world through service. "The
actions of these awardees are a strong example of the power of youth to
effect change, and they are an inspiration to all of us," explains
This year's awardees include:
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Ethan Cruikshank , age 15, Mechanicsville, VA— Ethan founded Music to My Ears, an all-volunteer run organization led by middle and high school students who provide weekly music lessons to elementary school-aged children. Since its founding, Music to My Ears has served 87 children with 24 different music instructors. -
Gabriele Eggerling , age 10, Huntington Beach, CA— Gabriele founded Mission:HERO (Helping Others Read Out loud) when he was eight years old. Since then, Mission:HERO has donated more than 1,500 books to low-income kids inthe United States and abroad. In addition, Gabriele reads to 150 elementary students each month at schools and libraries. -
Neha Gupta , age 17, Yardley, PA— Neha started Empower Orphans to help impoverished children in orphanages in northernIndia . To date, Neha's efforts have positively impacted the lives of more than 25,000 children, and she has raised more than$1 million to support projects such as vision and dental camps and the installation of a water well and purification system to provide clean drinking water to thousands of people. -
My'Kah Knowlin, age 13,
Lincoln , NE— My'Kah started Boxes of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides creative care packages, when she was just nine years old. Moved by the devastating aftermath of theJoplin, MO tornado in 2011, My'Kah collected and distributed more than 300 Boxes of Love to the children who had lost everything during this disaster. She has since raised more than$71,000 to support care packages for Marines inAfghanistan and to support families affected by theNewtown, CT school shootings. -
Kellon Oldenette, age 5,
Jacksonville , IL— Kellon was inspired to get involved in service when he learned that some kids do not have toys or even new socks to wear. He began a sock collection project for children and adults in the community and has collected more than 1200 pairs of new socks for the New Directions Warming andCooling Shelter , theSalvation Army , local elementary schools and the local Veterans-To-Work program. -
Remington Youngblood , age 13, Duluth, GA— Remington founded CHANGE 4 GEORGIA (C4G), a community service program that provides students with opportunities to thank soldiers and veterans for their service, dedication and sacrifice while also providing military families with supplies and support. With the help of 34 seventh grade students, Remington has raised over$80,000 to support C4G.
Including this year's honorees, 30 youth have been recognized and celebrated as Hasbro Community Action Heroes since generationOn was first established in 2010.
The generationOn Benefit will also honor lifestyle brand Alex and Ani,
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About generationOn
GenerationOn is the global youth service movement igniting the power of kids to make their mark on the world. As Points of Light's youth service enterprise, generationOn inspires, equips and mobilizes youth to take action through generationOn service clubs, schools, youth organizations, campaigns and youth leadership initiatives. It also provides tools and resources to youth, families and educators to help kids change the world and themselves through service. For more information, visit generationon.org.
About Points of Light
Points of Light - the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer service - mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages more than 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year. We bring the power of people to bear where it matters most. For more information, go to pointsoflight.org.
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