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Plum Grove Student to be Honored at Assembly
Kelly Voigt, a seventh-grade student at Plum Grove Junior High School, will be honored during an assembly at 10:15 a.m. March 18, when she will receive the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for 2005, for which she was nominated by her school. A representative from Prudential will be on hand to present the award.
Kelly was one of two Illinois youth volunteers, one at middle school level and one high school student, to receive this award. She was selected for her activism in teaching other children how to avoid being bitten by a dog. Her volunteer efforts grew out of her own experience as a dog-bite victim when she was seven years old. Kelly has made her presentation at schools, libraries and Humane Society and American Kennel club locations, has appeared on “The Today Show” and been a guest speaker for National Dog Bite Prevention Week. She also founded a non-profit foundation to spread her message.
As a state honoree, Kelly will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and a trip to Washington, D.C., in early May for an awards ceremony. Ten young people—five middle level and five high school students—will be named America’s top youth volunteers for 2005.
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