Winners: EV Service Scholar Essay Contest 2010

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)

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