Mayor Scott Wehrli and members of the Naperville City Council joined KidsMatter in awarding deserving students with annual Youth Service Awards. (Photo courtesy KidsMatter)
KidsMatter Report
KidsMatter is proud to celebrate the recipients of the 2024 Youth Service Award, students who have gone above and beyond in using their time and talents to serve the local community.
This year’s ceremony, which took place Monday evening, Nov. 18, in Council Chambers at the Naperville Municipal Center, recognized 23 students for their exemplary volunteer contributions to several local nonprofits.
“It’s so encouraging to see youth giving back to causes that matter to them, supporting our local nonprofits and learning what it means to serve,” said Nina Menis, CEO and Executive Director of KidsMatter. “This commitment to helping others can grow with them into adulthood and further benefit our community.”
List of students nominated by supporting organizations
Kendall Albertini: Good Shepherd Church Fusion Disability Ministry
Soha Ali: NAMI DuPage
Advit Arora: KidsMatter
Grey Bauer: Alive Centers for Teens
Lily Bradley: The Morton Arboretum
Lyndeia Clark: Naperville Park District
Erin Dearie: Endeavor Health Edward Hospital
Bianca Garcia: KidsMatter
Siri Gundapaneni: West Suburban Community Pantry
Olivia Huff: Western DuPage Special Recreation Association
Jonathan Lissak: Good Shepherd Church Fusion Disability Ministry
Yagnesh Lokesh: Endeavor Health and KidsMatter
Monish Malla: Naperville Public Library
Anna Mase: Little Friends, Inc.
Kiera Moran: Turning Pointe Autism Foundation
Juliet Parrott: Little Friends, Inc.
Shrey Patel: Alive Centers for Teens
Natalie Pope: 360 Youth Services
Molly Rintoul: Naper Settlement
Anirudh Saravanan: GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley
Joshua Staggs: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana
Sylvia Steger: Naperville Public Library
Anna Weber: 360 Youth Services
For more information about KidsMatter with programs to serve kids and families, aimed to build resilient kids who say “No” to destructive choices and “Yes” to their endless possibilities, visit www.kidsmatter2us.org.
