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Violet Richardson Award winner, Kayla Jelen

1/29/2015

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Soroptimist International of Ukiah has announced the 2015 Violet Richardson Award winner, Kayla Jelen. The Violet Richardson Award recognizes young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who are making a difference through their volunteer work. The award is named for the first President of the first Soroptimist Club founded in 1921 whose motto was “It’s what you do that counts.” Kayla Jelen exemplifies that motto. Kayla has been doing various forms of community service since the sixth grade, both on her own and through Girl Scouts. She is an Ambassador Girl Scout, setting an example for younger girls and volunteers as a leader.

Her volunteer activities have included sewing, decorating and stuffing stockings for the homeless, planning and leading a food drive for the Ukiah Food Bank, helping with Thanksgiving dinner for Plowshares, working on a veteran’s fundraiser, and volunteering as a day camp and resident camp counselor, a First Aider, and a lifeguard for her service unit.

Kayla volunteered more than 60 hours over the last two summers helping to make the Kinetic Carnival Fundraiser for the Mendocino County Museum a success. She also volunteered more than 40 hours after school and during lunch breaks to organize thousands of pieces of sheet music at her school.

Kayla received the award and a check for $250. Her plans for the money are to help with the restoration of music instruments at her school and to write a booklet on the care of musical instruments to help keep them in good condition.

Congratulations Kayla!





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