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Burr Ridge Eighth-Graders Recognized for Service, Scholarship and Leadership
Burr Ridge residents Dana Ahdab and Maura Mullen received Youth Merit Awards from the Hinsdale Rotary Friday.
Two students received the Rotary Club of Hinsdale’s Youth Merit Award Friday. This award recognizes high school and middle school students for scholarship, leadership and service. The two attend .
The Rotary Club of Hinsdale honors students from area public and private schools at award ceremonies several times each school year. Staff members at , Hinsdale Middle School, and nominate students.
The award winners attend a Rotary meeting, address the club members about their activities and interests, and receive a certificate to commemorate the occasion. Middle school students attend with their parents and invite an individual they consider their influential teacher. This month’s teacher guests were: Kelly Pelak-Ditmars and Theresa Wilkie.
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The May 25 program was the eighth and final Youth Merit Award presentation of the 2011-12 school year. Congratulations to our award winners:
- Dana Ahdab, grade 8, Hinsdale Middle School, Burr Ridge resident
- Maura Mullen, grade 8, Hinsdale Middle School, Burr Ridge resident
“Rotary Club of Hinsdale has presented its Youth Merit Awards for more than 20 years. The awards identify and honor students who set the example for their contemporaries in academics, athletics, the arts and community service,” said President James Slesser. “We are pleased that Hinsdale Bank and Trust is the community sponsor of this program. Both Rotary members and the bank staff are continually impressed and amazed with the achievements of these young members of our community.”
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The Rotary Club of Hinsdale meets weekly at 12:15 p.m. and is coordinated by Rotarian Cheri Vana, vice president of Commercial Real Estate with RBS Citizens Bank in Hinsdale. The club, founded in 1959, consists of men and women of diverse backgrounds whose commitment to service ranges from support of local youth programs to assistance for the poor and sick across the globe. Their major fundraiser is the Rotary Run Charity Classic, slated for Sunday, October 14, 2012. For more information, visit www.hinsdalerotary.org.
