Delmarva Christian High School awarded for community service projects
Delmarva Christian High School was presented with two Certificate of Excellence awards from Georgetown Mayor Bill West on behalf of the Jefferson Awards Foundation LEAD360 Challenge for outstanding service to the community. The celebratory event recognized two projects initiated by Delmarva Christian, the schoolwide Return to the Community Day held in November, and the Christmas For Soldiers collection drive for Home of the Brave veterans in December.
West said, "It is very rewarding to see young adults getting involved in acts of kindness and learning what helping others is all about."
LEAD360 is a program offered by the Jefferson Award Foundation that helps empower youth and their service ideas, and acknowledges community service projects. Launched in 2010, this program has recognized over 6,900 Delaware youth in 578 service projects in collaboration with the offices of seven mayors including Dover, Georgetown, Lewes, Milford, Newark, Seaford and Wilmington.
Sam Beard, founder and president emeritus of the Jefferson Awards, said, "LEAD360 is designed to seek outstanding youth ideas and replicate them nationwide. For the past seven years, Delaware has been the nation's leader in this program and has once again distinguished itself by the number of youth engaged, lives impacted and people activated."
