The Wellington Landings Middle School Kindness Ambassadors have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for the third year in a row. During the 2018 school year, the Kindness Ambassadors performed a combined 2,113 hours of community service, shattering the previous record.
Two members, eight graders Brianna Antonucci and McKenna Epstein, each performed more than 200 hours of community service between August 2017 and May 2018. They both earned an individual gold medal, a letter from the office of the president and a certificate. Other individual gold medal recipients who completed 100 or more hours of community service this school year include Ainsley Alder, Allie Alder, Catherine Paulitz, Eden Udell and Jordynn Velez. Sarah Williams and Abigail Williams both completed more than 75 hours of community service and earned a silver medal.
Students who performed 35 hours of community service earned a gold medal group pin and a certificate for their contributions. They are Mykala Carter, Juliana Czempinski, Claire Dahlstrom, Faustina Duvigneaud, Emma Franks, Juliana Goloversic, Hailey Guzik, MacKenzie Hobbs, Taylor Hobbs, Corina Howard, Katerina Iannucci, Charles Kimberly, Sydney Nembhard, Roshini Oruganti, Isabel Ruiz, Gwyndolyn Russ, Morgan Sparler, Jocelyn Spellman, Brian Stinson, Adriana Takvorian and Anden Toale.
The Kindness Ambassadors at Wellington Landings meet weekly to work on projects that promote kindness or appreciation. Some of their projects this year included creating a rock garden to promote positive behaviors; preparing banners, letters and treats for staff appreciation days; writing letters to troops serving overseas; and volunteering with a pet rescue organization to get kittens and cats adopted.
The Wellington Landings Kindness Ambassadors strive to do one kind thing daily. The club is sponsored by Karen Epstein.
