Zonta Club to honor young volunteers
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The Zonta Club of Washington County will hold its 25th annual Amelia Earhart awards dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Doubletree, Meadow Lands.
Fifteen high school juniors will be recognized for their volunteer work and leadership in community service.
Each year, counselors from every Washington County high school are asked to select one girl as an Amelia Earhart honoree. The girls are nominated based on their overall spirit of volunteerism, time commitment with documented hours of service, the variety of programs they support and their ability to lead and inspire other students to participate.
The 2014 Amelia Earhart honorees are Briana Pyeritz of Avella; Lindsay Heinz, Bentworth; Taylor Green, Bethlehem-Center; Jamie Lynn Egan, Bishop Canevin; Olivia Gerace, Burgettstown; Rachel Wilkinson, California Area; Natalie Burchesky, Canon-McMillan; Lyssa Current, Charleroi; Jordan Cavallo, Chartiers-Houston; Amelie Motte, Fort Cherry; Megan Gottschalk, McGuffey; Angela Krak, Peters Township; Alexandra Liston, Ringgold; Alexis Hornickel, Trinity; and Jenna Shallcross, Washington.
Each girl will receive a certificate, a $100 scholarship and an “Amelia Bear.” In addition, one of the girls will be selected for the exemplary service award.
Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 on an around-the-world flight, was a member of the Zonta Club of Boston and a role model for young women aspiring to reach their potential and achieve positions of leadership in whatever field they choose.