Local 2nd grader gets national grant

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April2014IOC_RibbonJohan Rafael (Rafa) Bastida-Rickmyer, a 2nd Grader from Great River Montessori School (1326 Energy Park Dr.) has been awarded a Sodexo Foundation Youth Grant through Youth Service America. The grant will support Bastida-Rickmyer in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger.

Service activities will take place on Apr. 24 on Global Youth Service Day—the largest volunteering and service event in the world. Bastida-Rickmyer is partnering with Merrick Community Services, a food shelf supporting 150 families per week.

This is his second year winning the grant. Last year’s project delivered over 400 pounds of food and a check for over $200 to help fill the gap where budget cuts had caused families in need to go without. Courtney Roessler, the director of the food shelf was grateful that once again, her organization would receive additional help when they really need it most.

One-hundred grants were awarded to youth-led projects that aim to reduce childhood hunger in local communities throughout America. Grantees educate and mobilize their peers around the issue, creating solutions to end childhood hunger.

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