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Thank you for participating in the East Villagers Service Scholar Essay Contest! We really enjoyed reading every one of your essays and were truly inspired by your enthusiasm and passion for service. Your commitment to serving the community and making the world a better place is very commendable. We thank the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation for their generous support and sponsorship.  All winners will be interviewed by our EV Team in-person or via Skype and featured on the East Villagers Non-Profit News Home Page. Winners from Northern California will be invited to read their essays at the annual Service Scholar Award Celebration hosted by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation.

It is our great pleasure to announce our 2010 Winners:

High School Service Scholars

First Place ($500 + EV T-Shirt): Brian Wong, Age 14 (Alameda, CA)

Second Place ($350 + EV T-Shirt): Subha Mohan, Age 17 (San Jose, CA) & Stephane Fouche (Spring Valley, NY)

Third Place ($150 + EV T-Shirt): April Sylvester, Age 18 ( Sywanee, GA) & Thy Vo, Age 18 (Anaheim, CA)

Runner Ups (Prize: EV T-Shirt): 
William Bauer, Age 18 (Closter, NJ) 
Grace Li, Age 14 (Manvel, Texas) 
Jenny Combs, Age 16 (Alabaster, AL) 
Verushka Soto, Age 16 (Moca, Puerto Rico) 
Hurjane Vongsachang, Age 16 (San Marcos, CA) 
Stewart Pence, Age 17 (Joplin, MO) 
Max Wallack, Age 14 (Natick, MA) 
Angela Hart, Age 17 (Reading, MA) 
Leighton Bell, Age 18 (Metairie, LA)

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Middle School Service Scholars

First Place ($300 + EV T-Shirt): Sharon Li, Age 12 (Manvel, Texas)

Second Place ($200 + EV T-Shirt): Ashleigh Santaliz, Age 13 (Howard Beach, NY)

Third Place ($75 + EV T-Shirt): Zack Anderson, Age 13 (Renton, WA) & Breanna Berry, Age 13 (Clovis, CA)

Runner Ups (Prize: EV T-shirts): 
Eric Li, Age 9 (Manvel, Texas) 
Daniel Colina, Age 13 (Waco, Texas) 
Justus Aarhus, Age 13 (Georgetown, Texas)

Please comment below or email us your size (adult S, M, L, XL) to claim your EV T-shirts. (eastvillagers@gmail.com)

Honorable Mention Service Scholars (Prize: 2000 points)

Joshua Caleb – Brazil Church Builder
Shanique Thomas – Sister has Cancer
Carolyn Walker – Shoeboxes for Homeless
Sabrina Schiermeyer – Cancer Patient
Chanapa Tantibanchachai – Tutor who had to deal with her own blood disorder
Lauren Rohrs – Missionary to Louisiana and West Virginia
Tylyn Trummer – Service Trip to Uganda Africa to help school children and AIDS patients
Annika Mizel – Freed 12 slaves through her initiative in “Loose Change to Loosen Chains”
Linda Myrna Pachero – Mother has Cancer yet still perseveres to help tutor spanish and at local offices
Carrie Baum – Raised over $15,000 to build church and orphanage in India with best friend
Julie Tran – Painted chicago Asian American Mural in downtown chicago
Charles Allen Tillery – Initiated ongoing food collection and donates items to their community
Alexander Silady – Started ESL courses to benefit his community
Dane Austreng – Started Kelso Clean-Up to help beautify community — 3 friends became hundreds of volunteers.
Esther Machibya – Community Altruism by working closely with Teen Court
Caroline Pledger – Father is blind, but has tons of initiatives and is a serial volunteer and organizer
Johanel Caceres – Youth Justice
Alan Li – Takes the initiative to do things, namely the optimist club at his school
Michelle Tan – Helps brother with disability and volunteers at St. Agnes Center
Kayla Davis – Has fiery attitude regarding lack of care in today’s society. Works for human rights as well.
Colleen Tan – Realized a cultural disconnect between Chinese and Chinese-Born Americans regarding culture. Volunteers as English teacher in Nangken, China.
Eric Dice – Built benches and gardens to beautify his community
Chanelle D. Baker – Felt need to raise awareness for irresponsible drivers. Started “Stop Texting, Just Drive” initiative and Hats for Haiti.
Mary A. McIntosh – Teen Feed to help provide meals for homeless teens
Jessica Guthrie – Fought her personal demons and helped promote Relay for Life
Kayla Brock – has a HUGE heart for service in St. Louis, Alaska, Mexico, etc..
Jenniger Lysaythong – Tutors in Asia and America
Josefina Ruiz – Greatly serves the Hispanic community around her
Jasmine Pettaway – Has great insight into service work and the world while appreciating everything she has
Victoria Hwang – Brother has Down Syndrome, teaching her the importance of service and volunteerism
Chelsea Wallace – After helping research Celiac Disease, found out that she had the disease as well and the importance of raising awareness for Celiac Disease
Brandon Lucas -Missions in Mexico, Alaska, and in America
Jessica A. Jordan – Gained confidence through her initiative of a Blanket Donation project.
Kathleen LaRiviere – worked with Habitat for Humanity for over 9 years (since age of 13)
Cara Palmer – Absolutely fanatical about Water, teaching about its importance around the world
Colleen Kendall – Spiritual Volunteer at a Hospital
Alexis I. Foxx – Artist for childrens’ stories and has a good sense of business initiative
Amy Hyman – Feminist Activist for Womens’ rights
Amanda Dlugi – has tremendous work ethic and leadership experience
Heather Carmichael – After father passed away, she matured as a volunteer and citizen
Sara Argabright – Loves Nature and works at the Creative Learning Center Nature Exchange
Kevin Huynh – Embraced a variety of community service opportunities in his city
Ashley Howard – tireless social worker
Mackenzie Jacoby – Works in Brazil and shows a tremendous business mind because of it. Works with children in Central America and anywhere else she can help
Ayla Pelton-Cox – Serves a great deal despite family’s financial disposition.
Jessica Barajas – Started Photovoice for Gangs and struggling minorities
Victoria Hurley – Camp NOVA for children with Seizures after her mom sparked her interest (she was current director)
Chelsea Lynne Sandmeyer – Changed a great deal due to selfless service. Worked everywhere from Bethea to Liberia
Cassandra Kay Howey – Persevered a great deal in her life and continues to help others through volunteer work around the world.
Donovan Westbrooks – His life is to serve. He can’t live a day without it.

To claim your points, please comment below or email eastvillagers@gmail.com with your login email for East Villagers. Thank You.

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Click here for the 2011 Contest. This is the first year the East Villagers Non-Profit Community is offering a chance for young service scholars within the local community to express their passion for community service through essay writing and art.  Our goal is to promote a spirit of volunteerism among the younger generation around the world.  Winners from Northern California will be invited to read their essays at the annual Service Scholar Award Celebration hosted by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation.  Students must complete 5 hours of community service and fill out the Service Requirement Form to provide proof.  All students enrolled in schools Kindergarten through High School in the United States and Canada are eligible to apply.

Choose one of the following prompts to write an essay:

Prompt 1: Please share a volunteer experience and its impact on your life.

Prompt 2: Why is community service important in your life?

Prompt 3: Share about an experience when someone helped you and how it impacted your life.

Poster Theme: Having Fun, Helping Others

Community Service Requirement: All applicants must complete 5 hours of community service and show proof of service to quality for the contest.

Contest Deadline: Monday, May 31, 2010, 5:00pm P.S.T.

High School (1000 – 1500 words)

Middle School (500 – 750 words)

KG – Grade 5 Poster Contest (Maximum Size 16″ x 20″)

Awards

High School (9-12th Grade)

1st Place $500, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $150

Middle School (6-8th Grade)

1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $75

Elementary School (KG – 5th Grade)

1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75, 3rd Place $50

Submission Instructions

1. Essay entries must be posted as a blog entry on www.eastvillagers.org.  Click the sign up button at the top to register.

2. Contest Entry Form & Service Requirement Form, and original essay copy should be mailed to 800 High Street, Suite 408, Palo Alto, CA 94301 or faxed to (650) 323-2179.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is this open to only Northern California students? No, this is open to all students enrolled in K-12 throughout the United States and Canada.

2. How do I post a blog entry? Click create a blog entry at the top.

3. Why are there funny codes on my blog entry? First paste your word document into notepad, and then paste it into the blog editor to clear word formatting.

4. I am confused about the instructions, what am I supposed to do? Two simple steps: a) Mail the paper application, service requirement, and paper essay to us b) Post your essay as a blog entry

5. Can I send in past certificates and proof of community service instead of getting more signatures for the service requirement? Yes.

Please email eastvillagers@gmail.com or call (650) 924-1104 for more information.

This Contest is Sponsored by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation to Promote a Spirit of Volunteerism Among the Younger Generation.

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The list of 100 winners was determined by user voting. Each of the top 100 vote getting groups will get a grant and the chance to pitch why they should get the bigger prize – $1 million for the ultimate winner and $100,000 for five runners up.

These contests are an increasingly popular way for big brands to engage with their customers who care about doing good. I think as that happens, contests are going to have to put up bigger bounties to capture attention, and they’re going to have to get more creative.

FORGE founder Kjerstin Erickson wrote a great post about the downside of these competitions which is the relatively high cost of participation in terms of the time it takes staff to engage their communities, and the social cost of asking for one more thing. It’s a must read for anyone interested in this space.

Stay tuned for more info about Chase and congrats to all the first round winners.

Source: http://socialentrepreneurship.change.org/blog/view/chase_community_giving_announces_100_25000_winners

Click below to vote or visit their website: www.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving

Please check out our friends on the list: Angel Heart International (our partner in the Little Red Scarf Alliance to provide life-changing heart surgeries and aftercare) and Half the Sky Foundation (saving and caring for the orphans of China).

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