Martin Luther King Day Service The Jefferson Awards volunteered at Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis Hospital on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We baked an array of bake goods and entertained patients. The Jefferson Awards would like to thank Hospice for opening their facilities to us! |
posted May 3, 2012 6:20 AM by Michele Fidance
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Delaware Futures participated in Global Youth Service Day and uploaded their project to youthservicechallenge.org. Their project has now qualified them for an award from Mayor Baker of Wilmington, DE. Go to our website youthservicechallenge.org to see many projects posted from Delaware. |
posted Feb 20, 2012 6:53 AM by Michele Fidance
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On February 13, 2012 Hassan Henderson, student leader of Newark High School, was recognized by Mayor Funk of Newark for his outstanding community service. He was recognized in the Newark Post. Keep up the good work Hassan! |
posted Feb 20, 2012 6:44 AM by Michele Fidance
The Students in Action student leaders strive to make a difference everyday, but the ones who push them sometimes go unnoticed. Congratulations to Sally Pitts for the News Journal recognition and thank you for your contribution to young people's lives. Please read the article about her in Delaware's News Journal. |
posted Dec 14, 2011 9:01 AM by Urszula Stankiewicz
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The Jefferson Awards believes in working together for a better tomorrow. We have partnered up with Youth Service America and Communities in Schools to drive Global Youth Service Day for the state of Delaware. Anyone under the age of 22 can sign up in January to volunteer on April 21, 2012 across all three counties. Students in Action teams and Communities in Schools students are anxious to sign up, but we also want to partner with youth organizations across the state. Were one of the one hundred countries doing service on this day. Lets make it a good one. Please contact Melanie Gonsecki at m.gonsecki@jeffersonawards.org or Urszula Stankiewicz at u.stankiewicz@jeffersonawards.org if you would like to participate! |
posted Nov 28, 2011 5:45 AM by Michele Fidance
The LMA's were a success! 181 students & 17 faculty members registered, an all time high for the Jefferson Awards! Congrats for setting a new record! Newark HS, McKean HS, Dover HS, and Salesianum School has 100% attendance! Thank you for welcoming our two new school Cape Henlopen HS, William Penn HS, and the potential new school Concord! The Lead 490 Students rocked it out with style! Lets keep up the momentum & have another awesome year! Check out the photos posted on the main page & the Students in Action facebook page.
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posted Oct 25, 2011 5:57 AM by Melanie Gonsecki
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;) The Capstone students are working to plan the Leadership Movement Awards 2011. Their website, twitter, and facebook hold clues for what is to come! Some schools have University of Delaware students as coaches! Check out their bios at the LMA's website!
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posted Oct 24, 2011 8:00 AM by Melanie Gonsecki
Public Allies is a national movement grounded in the conviction that everyone leads. The Public Allies believe that everyone can make a difference and can work to inspire more citizens to believe in themselves, step up, and act.The mission of the Public Allies is to advance leadership, to strengthen communities, nonprofits, and civic participation. The signature AmeriCorps Public Ally Program identifies diverse young adults and prepares them for leadership through paid full time nonprofit apprenticeships and rigorous leadership training. Since 1992, more than 3,000 Allies have completed the program with more than 80% continuing careers in nonprofit and public service.Public Allies partners with local universities and nonprofit organizations to operate their local programs in communities across the country. On September 15th, the Jefferson Awards teamed up with the Delaware Ally Partner, the University of Delaware, and Public Ally Members Melanie Gonsecki and Urszula Stankiewicz joined the office in Wilmington. Melanie and Urszula will be working to improve and expand our Students in Action program, the Youth Service Challenge, and our affiliate partnerships in Delaware and Philadelphia. They will also assist us with the National Youth Service Summit, the 2012 National Ceremonies, and our office service project on MLK Day.In the future, we will be looking to replicate this model in our regions of Central Florida, Chicago, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and the Twin Cities which also have Public Allies programs. For more information on the Public Allies, please visit their web site at www.publicallies.org. Welcome Urszula and Melanie!
  Left: Melanie Gonsecki Right: Urszula Stankiewicz
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posted Oct 10, 2011 1:38 PM by Michele Fidance
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Lead Council from the University of Delaware has volunteered some of their members to coach the Jefferson Award's Student Leaders in New Castle County high schools. Coaches will assist the leaders to identify, select, and honor outstanding Jefferson Award winners. The University of Delaware students share their time and leadership talents with the high school students. Five schools have received a coach and we are hoping for more collaboration! Welcome Lead Council coaches! |
posted Sep 28, 2010 6:39 PM by Robert Ford
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The Fall Lead 490 Capstone Class at the University of Delaware designed and facilitated the 2010 Fall Leadership Conference for over 200 Delaware Student Leaders. It was a day full of leadership activities that included improving the students skills in creativity, communication and decision making. Our newest leadership high schools that joined us this year were Sussex Technical High School from Georgetown, Conrad Schools of Science from Wilmington and also Howard
Technical High School from Wilmington. It was an inspiring and fun day for all those who attended. |
posted Sep 28, 2010 6:29 PM by Robert Ford
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This years Delaware Spring Competition will be held on Saturday, April 9th beginning at 9:00AM on the campus of the
University of Delaware.
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