America’s Top 10 Youth Volunteers of 2016 to be Announced Monday at the 21st Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

WHERE:

National Museum of Natural History, Constitution Ave. at 10^th
St. NW, Washington, D.C.

WHAT:

The top two youth volunteers of 2016 from each state and
Washington, D.C. will gather for the 21^st annual
Prudential Spirit of Community State Awards Ceremony. From 6-7
p.m., they will hear from Prudential Financial Chairman and CEO
John Strangfeld, Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank, and
four past honorees who have remained involved in service. Later,
each 2016 honoree will be presented with a $1,000 award. Youth
volunteers from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland, India, China
and Brazil will also be honored.

WHERE:

Thomson Elementary School, 1200 L Street NW

WHAT:

The State Honorees will present donated books to the school and
conduct small group reading sessions with the students.

WHERE:

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.

WHAT:

Bill Basl, director of AmeriCorps at the Corporation for National
and Community Service, and Ruthanne Buck, senior advisor to the
secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, will help announce
the nation’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2016. The 10 National
Honorees will be presented with personal awards of $5,000, gold
medallions, crystal trophies, and $5,000 Prudential Foundation
grants for charitable organizations of their choice.