If you know a young person in grades 7-12 who shows an ongoing awareness of others through volunteering or other activities, consider nominating him or her for a 2017 Caring Youth Award. To qualify for the award, a Caring Youth must meet one of the following criteria: live in Minnetonka, Hopkins or Golden Valley; attend school in Hopkins or Minnetonka; and/or volunteer(unpaid and not as a requirement for a class or co-curricular program) in Minnetonka, Hopkins or Golden Valley. Young people may only be nominated by the organization they are serving. Nominations are due Jan 25, 2017 and the Caring Youth Recognition event is set for 7 p.m. March 9 at the Minnetonka Community Center.
2017 Caring Youth Award Honorees
Adam Pankow Helping Paws
Alex Quintero Minnesota Youth Community
Andrew Pelerine Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Asiya A Gelle Mothes Tutoring Academy
Ben Wiley MHS Youth Development Council
Brigitte Montminy ICA Foodshelf
Danielle Dillahunt Helping Paws
Dante Reminick Give a Goat
Elise Johnson MHS Youth Development Council
Emma Buttress Golden Valley Library
Erik Iskra All Saints Lutheran Church
Evan Pelerine Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Felicia Peterson Golden Valley Library
Fiona O'Connell ICA Food Shelf & Youth Development Council
Giovanna Garrido-Blanco Excelsior United Methodist Church-Wednesday Fun Club
Haimanot Tadesse Grace Lutheran Church- Deephaven
Isa Larus MHS Youth Development Council
Jane Kyllo Hopkins Education Foundation
Jeffrey Week MHS Youth Development Council
Jessica Melnik Girls United
Julia Brazeau Minnetonka Aquatics
Korinna Bakery Gethsemane Lutheran Church
La'Dajia Davis PRISM
Lauren Dean Girl Scouts
Max Musselman MHS Youth Development Council
Rob Dow MHS Youth Development Council
Sami Tomczak All Saints Lutheran Church
Savannah Bhojwani MHS Youth Development Council
Yusuf Yusuf Fairview Hospital
Adam Pankow Helping Paws
Alex Quintero Minnesota Youth Community
Andrew Pelerine Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Asiya A Gelle Mothes Tutoring Academy
Ben Wiley MHS Youth Development Council
Brigitte Montminy ICA Foodshelf
Danielle Dillahunt Helping Paws
Dante Reminick Give a Goat
Elise Johnson MHS Youth Development Council
Emma Buttress Golden Valley Library
Erik Iskra All Saints Lutheran Church
Evan Pelerine Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Felicia Peterson Golden Valley Library
Fiona O'Connell ICA Food Shelf & Youth Development Council
Giovanna Garrido-Blanco Excelsior United Methodist Church-Wednesday Fun Club
Haimanot Tadesse Grace Lutheran Church- Deephaven
Isa Larus MHS Youth Development Council
Jane Kyllo Hopkins Education Foundation
Jeffrey Week MHS Youth Development Council
Jessica Melnik Girls United
Julia Brazeau Minnetonka Aquatics
Korinna Bakery Gethsemane Lutheran Church
La'Dajia Davis PRISM
Lauren Dean Girl Scouts
Max Musselman MHS Youth Development Council
Rob Dow MHS Youth Development Council
Sami Tomczak All Saints Lutheran Church
Savannah Bhojwani MHS Youth Development Council
Yusuf Yusuf Fairview Hospital