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| SOPA-Northumberland Snyder volunteer, Arden Miller, receives the 2013 Kiwanis Youth Advocacy Award from Selinsgrove Kiwanis President Joe Hughes. |
The
Selinsgrove Kiwanis Youth Advocacy Award is given annually to a person who has
worked to benefit area children. Arden
Miller was recently presented the 2013 award in recognition of her 14 years as
a troop leader with the Hemlock Girl Scout Council. She was also recognized for serving over 10
years as both a management team member and head coach for the aquatics program
for Special Olympics Pennsylvania – Northumberland Snyder.
During the brief
ceremony, Arden Miller’s daughter and Special Olympics PA (SOPA) athlete,
Amanda Swazey, gave a presentation on Special Olympics detailing its
operations. She also focused on the need
for people to do fundraising for SOPA games and to volunteer as coaches and
mentors to the athletes.
The Kiwanis
Youth Advocacy Award was first presented to Dick Norman of Selinsgrove in 2007. At that time the award was called the Dick
Norman Youth Advocacy in honor or Mr. Norman’s years of service to the youth of
Selinsgrove.
