Senator Ayotte Congratulates Outstanding NH Youth Volunteers

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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte today congratulated two New Hampshire students who won the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Daniel Iacopucci, a student at Belmont High School, created a picnic area and perennial garden along a paved walking and biking trail in Laconia last year. Elizabeth Hughes, a fifth-grader from Bedford who is home-schooled, has spent eight weeks over the past two years volunteering in foreign countries with her family, donating supplies and working on construction projects in support of "Color My World," a non-profit organization run by her family.

"Students like Daniel and Elizabeth embody the spirit of community that is so important to the Granite State," said Senator Ayotte. "I appreciate their willingness to serve their communities, and I was proud to welcome them both to our nation's capital and congratulate them on their accomplishments."

The Prudential Spirit of Community Award program was created in 1995 to identify and honor young people for outstanding volunteer service and to help encourage others to serve their communities. Over the past 20 years, more than 370,000 young Americans have participated in the program, and more than 100,000 of them have been officially recognized for their volunteer efforts.

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