![]() I'm just doing it.I regularly do it but for somebody to recognize my volunteer work and to give me such a high and prestigious award, I was like wow!"Īnd why does this teenager spend so much time volunteering? She says doing something good for others just makes her feel good. I was like you know all this time I was doing this volunteer service and you know I just thought nothing of it. ![]() It's a 12-year-old national program honoring middle and high school students for their outstanding acts of volunteerism.Įbony said, ".When I first found out, I couldn't believe it. She and another Mississippi teen were selected from 20,000 entries nationwide in the Prudential Spirit of Community awards. That passion for volunteering has earned Ebony Archie the honor of being one of Mississippi's top youth volunteers. ![]() But her volunteering doesn't stop there. Said Ebony, ".MLK day been doing that for like 8-years National Youth Day, Make a Difference day.those are pretty much some of the main ones that I do if I just want to go to Stewpot one weekend I'll go and I'll just volunteer there from like 8am to 12pm or I'll go with the Girl Scouts and we do community projects locally for elderly people we'll rake leaves or we'll just do that for a Saturday." Many of the kids Ebony tutored, saw their grades begin to improve after only a couple of weeks. ![]()
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