Dannon Sturn likes to make people鈥檚 day.
鈥淚 want to be a source of comfort and support in any volunteering setting I am in,鈥� he explained. 鈥淚f I try my best each day to improve another person鈥檚 day, then I feel I have succeeded.鈥�
Sturn was a nominee for the Pete Swensson Outstanding Community Youth Award, which is presented to a Grade 11 or 12 91原创 student to recognize athletic achievements, scholastic effort, community involvement and personal qualities.
The award is presented in memory of Pete Swensson, an internationally recognized athlete and the originator of the 91原创 Walk, and this year鈥檚 recipient was .
Sturn is a 17-year-old, Grade 12 Walnut Grove student who plays both soccer and basketball, and previously, baseball.
He also excels in the classroom, maintaining a 98 per cent average in his courses, and plans on attending UBC in the fall to study applied sciences with a goal of pursuing a career in biomedical engineering.
And his foray into volunteering began with just simple set-up and clean-up at Walnut Grove Secondary.
鈥淚 got started volunteering when I realized I gained fulfillment from doing small things, such as helping set up the school gym or helping clean up after an event,鈥� he said.
鈥淚 wanted to help on a larger scale so I decided to begin volunteering.鈥�
Since then, he has expanded his volunteer contributions by becoming a 鈥榲olunteen鈥� who visits with patients at 91原创 Memorial Hospital, as well as an in-school mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters and as a Gator Quality Ambassador who supports Grade 8 students at school.
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