They're celebrating volunteerism in a big way at Savannah Arts Academy, and they've set the bar high, becoming the first school in our region to win a Jefferson Award. The honor represents Savannah Arts outstanding contributions to community service. Leadership team members were given a banner and certificates today. These students say helping others is what they enjoy. "It's more of the selflessness that I try to promote. So I don't like to say that I get so much out of it. I just want to extend to others," says Sheray Franklin. "I think it's great that we were able to take the initiative and create this at Savannah Arts because usually there's a lot of grudge about community service as something you have to do...and we're trying to make it something that you want to do," says Kristen Kelso. The Jefferson Awards was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard. Savannah Arts Academy will represent Savannah at the Jefferson Awards national ceremony in Washington in June. WSAV is proud again this year to sponsor the local Jefferson Awards.
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Savannah Arts Wins Jefferson Award
Savannah Arts Gets Jefferson Award (Added: April 22, 2009)
The Arts Academy is honored with a Nobel Prize for community service (more)
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Published: April 22, 2009
Published: April 22, 2009
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