Talkington School for Young Women Leaders junior Kamron Taylor has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.
The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama. Talkington SYWL nominated Kamron for this national honor last fall in recognition of her volunteer service.
Kamron began volunteering around the age of 12. She was part of an all-girls group called Sisterhood of Success that met once a week and worked on different projects to help the community. These projects included making blankets for local women and children in protective care, making care packages at the local food bank and helping at several local nursing homes. She has also been a long-term volunteer at the Parkway/Guadalupe Neighborhood Centers, and during the summer, she has volunteered as a camp counselor. Kamron is also active in the Teen Outreach Program. This group’s mission is to meet different needs for the Lubbock Community. One of the service projects to which Kamron has dedicated many hours involves making encouraging cards and care packages to hand deliver to the Lubbock homeless shelter.
Kamron states, “I volunteer for one reason: to help strengthen my community. There is always something to be done that can greatly change another person’s life; so, I volunteer to make a difference.”
“Kamron is genuine in her passion for service learning projects. She cares greatly about the people in her community and she does everything in her power to help make life better for those in need. She is a role model and a true leader and mentor to her sisters at Talkington School for Young Women Leaders,” said Berta Fogerson, Principal of Talkington.
(Press release from Lubbock ISD)
