Sorops tap Charlotte as Violet Richardson winner….

Group photo from left includes grandmother Helen Sawyer, mother Jane Sawyer, Charlotte, Soroptimist President Debbi Staehlin and Godmothers Shelle Cropper and Jane Burton Bell.

Marie Dicristina from the Soroptimist Club says the group has honored an outstanding FHHS senior:

On March 18th Charlotte C. Guard received the 2009 Violet Richardson Award for a young woman from Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor at their regular meeting.

Charlotte is a twice weekly volunteer in the English as a Second Language Children’s Program at the San Juan Island Public Library, a program co-sponsored by Skagit Valley College – San Juan Center and the public library. Charlotte was inspired to volunteer in this local program after living with a Spanish family for 10 months in Barcelona, Spain. Her local experience teaches her weekly that she can assist in overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers to learning and belonging. Charlotte exemplifies Violet Richardson’s motto “It’s what you do that counts!”.

The V. R. Award recognizes young women who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts such as fighting drugs, crime, and/or violence; cleaning up the environment; and working to end discrimination or poverty. The Award must go to a young woman between the ages of 14 and 17 years who has volunteered in her community to help improve the lives of others.

For more information on Soroptimist and the various awards visit: www.sifri.org

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