City of Shoreview issued the following announcement on Dec. 23.
Congratulations to Anna Grace Hottinger who received the 2020 Shoreview Caring Youth Award. Mayor Sandy Martin and the city council presented Anna Grace with the award at their December 21 meeting.
This annual award, created by the Shoreview Human Rights Commission, honors the city’s outstanding youth.
According to Katie Engman, program director at Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, Anna Grace is an excellent recipient because of her contributions to public and environmental health issues in Shoreview.
As a junior at Edvisions Off Campus school, Anna Grace credits her grandparents and mom for helping her develop her love for volunteering. They showed her not only the importance of giving back to the community but how to use her passion and resources to help others.
We’ve seen Anna Grace’s passion first-hand here in Shoreview where she helped organize students and speak at a council meeting in support for Tobacco 21 a few years ago. Most recently, she was named a National Youth Ambassador by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for exhibiting leadership in the fight for tobacco control. When she’s not working on tobacco prevention, Anna Grace finds time to advocate for climate justice on local, national, and global levels. These two issues are especially important to Anna Grace because she’s seen the devastating impacts of climate change and addiction and wants to help make a difference. It’s clear that she’s doing just that.
When asked what her favorite part of volunteering is, Anna Grace said that it’s working with others, “There is nothing more satisfying and fulfilling to know that you have helped other people find something they love.”
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Source: City of Shoreview
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