The YouthLaunch Scholarship for Outstanding Service

YouthLaunch will not be awarding the Scholarship for Outstanding Service for the 2010-11 school year. YouthLaunch applauds the service accomplishments of young Texans across the state and will continue to work on their behalf to provide opportunities for young people to engage in service, as well as recognize those that are having a positive impact. Please continue to visit our website for updates regarding scholarships for the 2011-12 school year.

In 2010, YouthLaunch awarded the YouthLaunch Scholarship for Outstanding Service to youth who have shown a unique level of commitment to service projects in their community. Three high school seniors or recently graduated seniors are recognized annually for their outstanding leadership and service with a one-time award of $3,000. YouthLaunch created the scholarship program in 2001 to raise the profile of youth service and to honor young leaders who are making a difference in their community. Recipients demonstrated their leadership and passion for serving others through a variety of projects including organizing a home building project in Juarez, Mexico, developing a high school guide to ease the transition of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and providing one-on-one care to severely handicapped children at a summer camp.

Here's what some of our past recipients have said about their experiences:

"It felt good that people appreciated the few things I have done...It also re-ignited my fire to continue to serve my community in the years to come." --Ainsley Stromberg, 2004

"While society can lure us into more self-serving actions, organizations like YouthLaunch, by rewarding selfless service, redirects our true purpose in life." --Zachary Noblitt, 2005

"Although at times it may be challenging, service relaxes my worries, lightens my spirit, and makes me feel like a valuable citizen." --Chloe Zachary, 2008

"Service is putting aside all your engagements, problems and desires, and working hard to make someone else's life better." --Meg Churchman, 2008

"I remind myself of all the people depending on me, even if it includes all the people I still haven't met." --Ashley Corona, 2008

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