Evergreen Park Student Recognized for Volunteer Service by President Obama

Evergreen Park Community High School senior Kylee Keeton was honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a president’s Volunteer Service Award on behalf of President Barack Obama.

Kylee was presented with the award by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country. Kylee participated in the Spirit of Community program this year as a representative of Evergreen Park Community High School where she is a student.

Kylee has volunteered numerous hours both at school and in her community.  At EPCHS, she has been involved in Snowball, Student Government, National Honor Society, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Yearbook, Art Club, class President, and Prom Committee.  Outside of EPCHS, Keeton has been volunteering at a Youth Group since 2009, Animal Welfare League the past two summers, Evergreen Park Youth Commission since 2008, and the past three years has been volunteering with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 

Kylee has also traveled to Guatemala on mission trips the past few years assisting with providing villages with medical attention.         

Sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program recognizes young people across America for outstanding community service activities.  More than 370,000 young people across America have been considered for these awards since the program began in 1995.

“The recipients of these awards vividly demonstrate that young people across America are making remarkable contributions to the health and vitality of their communities,” said John R. Strangfeld, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial.  “In recognizing these students and placing a spotlight on their volunteer service activities, we hope to motivate others to consider how they can also contribute to their community.”

Source: Evergreen Park High School