Hayden 12YO Among Top Volunteers

New York Giants quarterback and 2012 Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning congratulates Ariane Drake, 18, of Pocatello (center) and Emily Kladar, 12, of Hayden Lake (right) on being named Idaho’s top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.  (Photo courtesy of Prudential Financial)

Emily Kladar (pictured), 12, of Hayden Lake, was named one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2012 in a ceremony today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, winning a national Prudential Spirit of Community Award or her outstanding volunteer service. Selected from a field of more than 26,000 youth volunteers across the country, Emily received a personal award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for her school, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit charitable organization of her choice. … Emily, a sixth-grader at Canfield Middle School in Coeur d’Alene, created a nonprofit charity with her sister that has raised more than $60,000 to benefit the families of children needing heart surgery/ Sun-Herald . More here.

• Read about Emily’ s accomplishments here.

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