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Christa Sennett named YC,l!ivolunteer:of the year
Dan Schwab
When Christa Bennett traveled to
Ghana last summer on a volunteer
mission with Youth Challenge Inter-
national, the furthest thing from her
mind was winning an award.
But last week, she received a phone
call from Dave Camozzi, Canadian
program administrator for YCI, that
she was going to be named the agen-
cy's volunteer of the year.
"1 couldn't believe it," says Bennett,
a kindergarten teacher at Seaforth
Public School. "I had no idea I was
even nominated."
Robyn Agoston, YCI's Ghana pro-
gram officer, . nominated Bennett for.
the award. The two women worked
.together daily in the African country,
with a mandate to motivate . young
people to become more active in the
December 2008 democratic election.
While in the capital city of Accra,
Bennett worked with the United
Nations Development Program, the
Ghana electoral commission and a
group called YES (Youth Empower-
ment Synergy).
Along with other volunteers, she
helped create a youth -friendly media
campaign, which included recording
a radio jingle and distributing pam-
phlets on the importance a voting.
"Christa really made the project in-
credible and was the glue . that held
the team together far 'better - than
ever expected from YCI volunteers,"
Agoston wrote in her nomination let-.
ter. "Not only was she an outstand-
ing leader to the group and gave one
thousand per cent to everything she
did, Christa fundraised every
penny for her trip within her
coinmumty."
According to YCI's website,
past winners of the award
have not only been exemplary
volunteers ` while on the proj-
ect, they demonstrated a con-
tinued and active involvement
in community volunteer activi-
ties on their return.
After arriving home from
Ghana last August, Bennett
spoke with 25 separate youth
groups and service clubs about
her experiences.
After getting a job as a teacher
at Seaforth Public School, Ben-
nett organized a student trip.
to the Me to We conference in
Toronto in October, which fea-
tured celebrities and social ac-
tivists encouraging the young
audience to make a positive
influence on the world.
She also: started a social
• .awareness group for students
called "Cubs Care," whose first
campaign collected 321 cans
for the Seaforth Food Bank:
Christa Bennett, pictured here with a group of
children In Ghana, was recently named Youth
Challenge _Ghana,
volunteer of the
year.
A, "Christmas Cheer" campaign fol-
lowed, with Bennett and the Cubs
Care group, visiting the local hospital
and nursing home to sing carols and
read stories to patients.
"Christa really
embodies devel-
opment, youth
empowerment
and the prin-
ciples of global
citizenship," Ago-
ston wrote in the
nomination let-
ter. "She deserves
to be recognized
for her spectacu-
lar achievements
and . continuing
contributions."
Erin Nesbitt,
Canadian pro-
grams director
for YCI, says Ben-
nett will receive
a certificate and
her. efforts will
be highlighted in
the YCI's` annual
report.
Since its incep-
tion in 1989, YCI
has sent more
than2,500 volun-
teers -overseas.
Bennett says
she'd consider
going back to Af-
rica someday to
volunteer again
with YCI.
"I feel so privi-
leged to have had
the opportunity
to live there, ." she
says. "It makes
me appreciate all
the blessings I
have in life."
Bennett says
she tries to ed-
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