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Last Name
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Jamie
Badger
Jamie Badger
704-490-8154
2377Cab 2Outdoor Learning RenovationCreated an interactive learning environment in an already existing outdoor trail space. I created this by commissioning a creator to make QR code signs. These signs allow for the outdoor space to incorporate technology into scientific environmental lessons.
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Bradey
Shirley
Bradey Shirley
704-497-4229
JulietteCab 2Shirley Science CurriculumBradey took action to get children excited about science at an early age because many students do not demonstrate strong academic performance in this subject. She created a YouTube channel with easy-to-follow science videos of fun experiments using household items in order to get children interested. She partnered with North Carolinians for Home Education who distributed the educational videos and worksheets to their families and then linked them to their website to help with this important cause.
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Claire
Alexander
Claire Alexander
(704) 372-9572
2493Meck 1Outdoor Learning CircleClaire’s project focuses on providing opportunities for children to become more affiliated and comfortable with the outdoors. She educated others about her cause and created a safe learning space behind Davidson K-8 School where teachers can bring classes outside for learning, observation, and enjoyment of the outdoors. Her organizational partner, Davidson Lands Conservancy, is committed to maintaining this space which has impacted people of all ages and inspired a new generation to appreciate the outdoors.
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Iksha
Anil
Iksha Anil
(214) 382-6907
JulietteMeck 1The Valiant VultureIksha partnered with the Carolina Raptor Center to spread awareness about vultures, their importance to our environment, and what others can do to help with the vulture crisis – the sudden population collapses of vulture species in recent decades. She developed engaging educational resources, hosted fun workshops, and developed a website to spread awareness about this issue. The Carolina Raptor Center is pleased to continue using the materials that Iksha created for their camps, awareness days, and other programs.
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Kate
Sittler
Kate Sittler
(704) 948-1757
1261Meck 1Bunnies Make it BetterKate’s project focuses on the issue of isolation that affects many people with traumatic brain injuries who have difficulty controlling emotional outbursts. She worked with professionals to implement a formal system demonstrating how effective bunnies are at improving emotions. She rebuilt two bunny hutches, provided an additional therapy bunny, and revitalized the Hinds’ Feet Farm bunny program. Through her website, and by directly sharing her project, she inspired other organizations to implement bunny programs of their own!
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Sasha
Sabet
Sasha Sabet
(714) 609-7321
537Meck 13Recipes for AutismSasha partnered with Autism Hope Alliance (AHA) to bring awareness to others about how diet affects the well-being and behavior of those with autism. She created a cookbook with gluten and dairy free recipes for families affected by autism. By partnering with AHA, over 40,000 families now have access to her cookbook. Through her cookbook, newsletters, and social media posts, she was able to share her message with a very large audience making an important impact on her cause.
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Savannah
Schuchmann
Savannah Schuchmann
(704) 544-4625
1714Meck 13Adding to the McDowell Nature Center Outdoor Play AreaSavannah’s project focuses on the need for children to develop creativity through creative outdoor play. She added elements such as a theatrical stage and an acorn shoot to the McDowell Nature Center Play Area and then implemented a successful demo day for children of different ages and backgrounds. To increase the impact of her project, she created a four-part video series focusing on the importance of creative outdoor play and how to add it to a child’s everyday life.
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Sarah
Smith
Sarah Smith
980-216-0476
1714Meck 13Morrison YMCA Low Ropes Teambuilding CourseSarah’s love of the outdoors and desire to improve team building, cooperation, and leadership in others led her to partner with the Morrison Family YMCA to construct a low challenge team building course and develop a corresponding curriculum. This successful, fun, and interactive program is being used for camps, afterschool programs, corporate events, sports teams, and others in the community. The resources have been shared with other YMCA’s to inspire them to do something similar in other communities.
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Alexandria
Brown
Alexandria Brown
704-380-1537
JulietteMeck 19Little Free PantryAlexandria partnered with multiple agencies to address food insecurity in the under-resourced and underserved community of Grier Heights. She constructed and stocked three food pantries in different areas of the Grier Heights community so that any of the 3,000+ residents in the community can easily walk to a pantry to obtain healthy food options. The Grier Heights Community Center has committed to hosting quarterly food drives and working with their partners to ensure the pantries remain filled.
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Alexandra (Lexi)
Childrey
Alexandra (Lexi) Childrey
(704) 365-9832
1010Meck 19Planting with a PurposeLexi’s determination to make a difference in climate change motivated her to educate others about the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air and what others can do to make a difference, such as planning trees. She implemented a successful social media campaign and designed an annual Arbor Day tree planting event at her school. The school is committed to hosting the event, along with the plant-at-home option, in order to reach even more people each year.
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Taylor
Pittman
Taylor Pittman
(704) 608-2546
1513Meck 19Leighs new toy driveThe issue that Leighs new toy drive addressed was the negative effects on children and their families during prolonged hospital visits. The impact that we were hopeful to make was giving the children something to smile at and have for themselves during treatment and being in their rooms, along with giving the parents something fun and relaxing to help take their minds off the situation at hand. The people who were benefited are the children and their parents at Children's hospitals.
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Anna
Snead
Anna Snead
(704) 365-7004
JulietteMeck 19Claire’s ArmyTo improve mental health and restore a sense of childhood normalcy in the lives of young cancer patients, Anna created and published the uplifting children’s book Rusty Takes Flight. She partnered with Claire’s Army to include the book, along with a package of crayons, to the packages of hospital necessities that Clair’s Army provides to families of pediatric cancer patients, and she implemented a system to continue providing this engaging resource to Claire’s Army at no cost.
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Libny
Torres
Libny Torres
(704) 606-8724
3434Meck 19Blessing Box ProjectLibny’s concern for the homeless population inspired her to take action by providing access to everyday essentials such as food and personal hygiene items. She accomplished this by creating three blessing boxes and placing them in easily accessible locations around the Charlotte area. She ensured that the boxes will remain stocked by partnering with a local church to continue to hold food drives and maintain the blessing boxes in the future.
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Morgan
Conley
Morgan Conley
704-549-1668
699Meck 4Senior Citizen Personal Hygiene Care PackagesMorgan’s concern for the elderly led her to help senior citizens in need of personal hygiene items. She created and widely distributed educational flyers to inform others about this need and how they can help. She involved her church’s youth in donation drives, and led them in creating “We Care” packages for seniors that included hygiene items and uplifting notes. The church Missions Ministry is excited to continue this program that connects the youth to helping senior citizens.
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Breana
Fowler
Breana Fowler
(704) 549-8331
1626Meck 4Peer Mediation ProgramBreana’s concern about the school-to-prison pipeline inspired her to take action when she found that students of color are suspended at an alarming rate in comparison to their counterparts. She partnered with school officials, attorneys, judges, and other key individuals and organizations and established a successful a peer mediation program at her school providing an alternative to traditional disciplinary practices. The peer mediation club is a model of success and is being shared with other schools to encourage others to take similar action.
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Janae-Rose
Fageyinbo
Janae-Rose Fageyinbo
704-771-4684
1615Meck 7Youth Connect Charlotte Social ClubJanae-Rose was motivated to connect court-referred teens to non-court involved teens as a way to address segregation among teens in Charlotte. She founded Youth Connect Charlotte and partnered with Transforming Youth Movement (TYM) to connect the two groups and establish her program where teens are able to learn together rather than focusing on their differences. Club meetings feature keynote speakers who discuss topics such as networking, mental health, and civic engagement. TYM is excited to continue this successful program.
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Annie
Houser
Annie Houser
(704) 845-9806
JulietteMeck 8teenhelpcharlotte.comAnnie designed the website teenhelpcharlotte.com in order to create one single resource for Charlotte area teens in crisis. The website includes resources for eight categories: Suicide, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorder, and LGBTQ. This well-designed website proved to be a much needed resource in the community as multiple organization such as The Relatives, Time Out Youth, and Levine Middle College are all promoting it and have linked it to their websites.
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Alexia
Alexander
Alexia Alexander
704-877-6682
599PacesettersSlave Sites in Downtown CharlotteAlexia's Gold Award addressed the issue of making African American history better known to people in Charlotte. She created a map of Charlotte that marked 18 sites where enslaved people either worked, lived, were jailed, attended church, etc. Alexia did this by researching old newspaper, the Census, Wills, old history books of Charlotte and podcasts. In the end, she had 18 sites. The map starts at the Harvey B. Gantt Center and moves north along Tryon. Once she had created an online map, Alexia created a QR code which can be scanned to access the map. She also had 250 copies of the map printed that were placed at the Harvey B. Gantt center.
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Carsyn
Alexander
Carsyn Alexander
704-900-4908
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Pacesetters
Melanin MagicCarsyn’s passion for helping girls of color improve their self-esteem inspired her to begin a program for teen girls geared toward helping them see themselves as an image of beauty. She designed and implemented the Melanin Magic conference where her team of experts spoke to girls about topics such as Etiquette, Hair and Skin Care, Mental Wellness, and Racism and Colorism. She partnered with a local church who will continue to offer this important program in future years.
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Makayla
Gathers
Makayla Gathers
(980) 422-2336
740
Pacesetters
Myers Park High School Black Student UnionMakayla’s desire to have a more unified campus led her to become the founder and president of the Black Student Union at Myers Park High School. Membership is open to students of all races and ethnicities to increase understanding and help prevent racial incidents and segregation. There have been numerous successful events with important motivational speakers such as a county commissioner who spoke about the importance of voting, and another event featuring Dorothy Counts, a civil rights icon.
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Ilka-Marie Ruth
Kuleba
Ilka-Marie Ruth Kuleba
704-249-0421
1061StanlyPlay It Forward (Sports Equipment Drive/Clinics and Sports Equipment Community Closet)By creating the closet, there are no longer any excuses for parents to not allow their K-5 kids to play organized sports through Endy Optimist. Endy Optimist cared for the financial aspect and the Play It Forward takes care of getting the equipment out. The other issue that I addressed was I created an end-to-end management program of the closet. This makes it easy for the volunteers to continue to support long term. I have also made it easy for people to donate equipment with drop boxes at churches and on the front porch of Endy Optimist. My goal was to create a program that was not only sustainable for my community but as we share our program with others, the playbook is easy to read and understand. I want people to know these programs are easy to start and sustain. I believe I have gotten the Endy Optimist Club over the hardest aspects of being able to support and grow this program. I have eliminated excuses that the Parents and Guardians say they do not have access to the equipment, and I have allowed Endy Optimist the ability to have a closet where the equipment is organized, clean, and easy to distribute to the community as needed.
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Chasity
Jackson
Chasity Jackson
(704) 934-2931
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Trailblazers
Helpful HutsChasity consulted with members of the homeless community and discovered a huge need for personal hygiene items. Through her partnerships with The Salvation Army and a local church, she was able to build and stock a Helpful Hut at each location where those in need can obtain items for free. Multiple project partners will ensure the huts remain stocked. Her awareness campaign included a website, flyers, and brochures to inspire others to help with this important cause.
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Sophia
Freeman
Sophia Freeman
(704) 843-8408
1099Union 3Adaptive TennisSophia established an adaptive tennis program to combat the issue of limited sports options for the visually impaired. She facilitated multiple clinics to get a sound ball tennis program started and partnered with the Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Department who supported the development and implementation of this recreational program for youth and adults. The parks and rec department is committed to further expanding this successful program that began with Sophia’s desire to make a difference.
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