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Left to right: Angela Wegscheider, her Special Olympics athlete partner Ryan Atkinson and their teacher, GayLee Erickson, pause for a picture in Dublin, Ireland, while participating in the 2003 Global Youth Summit.
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Global Youth Advisory Council member Angela Wegscheider, who is an alumni of the 2003 Global Youth Summit in Dublin, Ireland has won a President's Volunteer Service Award. Wegscheider attends Robert Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska, USA and due to her efforts, her school's Partner Club also won the award.
Her proud teacher, GayLee Erickson, writes of Wegscheider...
"Just wanted to let you know that Angela Wegscheider was presented with the President's Volunteer Service award from the Council on Service and Civic Participation in recognition of her individual commitment to not only the Special Olympic Partners Club and pioneering a position for representing individuals with special needs in Student Government at Robert Service High School and now Alaska, but for her volunteer work with Special Olympics Alaska. She enjoys working with students and continues to push forward in the inclusion of students with different abilities in all activities and scholastic endeavors. We are so proud that she is part of our community.
"The Robert Service High School Special Olympic Partners Club also received the award for the Club's Volunteer Service. Individuals like Angela challenge the Club and the school to move forward and try new ideas in realizing all students potential. (We are in the process of ordering Special Olympics Floor Hockey equipment from the funds the students raised over the last few years to build interest in forming more Anchorage teams)
"A new high school is opening in the Fall immediately to the south of Service. Service students are meeting this week to help students included in that population shift, to organize South High School of Anchorage Special Olympics Partners Club so they can get off to a firm start in the new school year.
... As I move forward, the impact of the Ireland experience is ever fresh. It is incredible what a small percentage of the population can do to make such a positive impact. Here, we are always working on ways to improve."
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