Anaheim graduate named 18 Under 18 changes lives of foster children
A recent graduate of Sage Oak Charter High School, Hannah Karanick of Anaheim was awarded the 18 Under 18 Award by National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), a scholarship that recognizes young students who spread positivity and show leadership in their communities through their passions.
During her lifetime, Hannah has had 15 foster siblings. She saw that many of her classmates were in similar situations as her siblings and worked with her principal to provide resources to children in need. She founded Hannah’s Helpful Hands, a free charity inside a closet at her local elementary school where teachers can discreetly give students what they need, like toiletries, laundry supplies, new clothes, blankets and gift cards for new shoes.
Hannah fundraises and restocks the closet weekly. Over the past four years, Hannah’s Helpful Hands has expanded to 12 schools and has helped hundreds of kids in need. Hannah’s goal is to bring her charity to a national level.
NSHSS, the organization that awarded Hannah the scholarship, is the premier honors and scholarship program co-founded by Claes Nobel and James Lewis. It offers a lifetime of benefits, pairing the highest performing students worldwide with high school and college scholarships, events, connections, internships and career opportunities. For more information, visit nshss.org.
– Submitted by Sarah Ciuba
Fountain Valley carrier receives Postmaster General Hero Award
Fountain Valley letter carrier Jonathan Paterson was awarded the Postmaster General Hero Award in a special ceremony surrounded by colleagues, U.S. Postal Service managers and a customer who can now call her neighborhood carrier a “hero.”
The award is presented to those who perform a heroic act above and beyond the call of duty while on the job.
Paterson aided an injured customer as she was lying on the road, seeking help. Fountain Valley resident Maria Chavez was…
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