2017 YICU Awards
for a better tomorrow
YICU Service Awards 2017
Winners
Individual Awards
Age Group 12-15
Carys Lovell, 15, Bloomington, IL
Rajeshwari More, 12, Bloomington, IL
Savannah Sleevar, 14, Bloomington, IL
Age Group 16-17
Bhavana Ravala, 16, Bloomington, IL
Caroline Pickering, 17, Bloomington, IL
Sankalp Amaravadi, 16, Bloomington, IL
Age Group 12-15
Georgi Roll, 18, Bloomington, IL
Micah Johnson, 18, Bloomington, IL
Sankhya Amaravadi, 22, Bloomington, IL
Team Award
Not In Our School Student Coalition Team – Aishwarya Shekara, Kavya Sudhir, Mihir Bafna, Anniah Watson, Ajitesh Muppuru, Zitlally(Lolly) Arias, Fiona Ward Shaw and Shreeya Malpani
“All the YICU nominees are amazing! They should all be applauded for their involvement in the community. To say it was difficult choosing award winners in each category is an understatement. They are all winners”, said Deanna Frautschi, YICU selection committee chair
FBT is excited to make a $250 donation towards the following non-profits chosen by the award winners:
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Not in our Town/School (in honor of Carys Lovell)
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West Bloomington Revitalization Program (in honor of Rajeshwari More)
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The Humane Society of Central Illinois (in honor of Savannah Sleevar)
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Girls Scouts of Central Illinois (in honor of Bhavana Ravala)
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Child Protection Network (in honor of Caroline Pickering)
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Unity Community Center (in honor of Sankalp Amaravadi)
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Immigration Project (in honor of Georgi Roll)
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Mid Central Community Action (in honor of Micah Johnson)
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Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue – CISAR (in honor of Sankhya Amaravadi)
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Not in our school (in honor of Not In Our School Student Coalition team)
YICU Youth Mentor Award
Jim Karch, Public Works Director for City of Bloomington received YICU Youth Mentor Award. Jim also serves as a High School Ministry Partner, spending up to 10 hours a month developing high school students on servant leadership. His nominator, Vasu Pinnamaraju describes Jim as “a great husband, father, friend, mentor, leader and a true gentleman. He is a very compassionate person, one who truly cares about people, especially the youth he works with.”
YICU Youth Advocate Award
Promise Council, a community non-profit was awarded YICU Youth Advocate Award. Promise Council established in 2009 helps remove barriers to learning so students have the fundamental resources they need to be successful. Promise Council’s nominator, Terri Helregel extols their contributions and explains, “The council currently has a presence in 11 Bloomington-Normal schools however the demand continues to rise. Working with schools, teachers and students has never been more important than it is today.”
for a better tomorrow
YICU Service Awards 2017
Nominees
Ajitesh Muppuru
Amber Hill
Amit Sawhney
Anusha Bhojanam
Arjun Kale
Austin Spaulding
Bhavana Ravala
Breanne Penn
Bronwen Boyd
Camron Hinman
Caroline Pickering
Carys Lovell
Cieera Ester
Danylle Myers
Elena Hollingswoth
Emily Fienhold
Georgi Roll
Jasie Keich
Jaylyn Haynes
Jeffrey Risberg
Kaitlyn Stephens
Kavya Sudhir
Leah Sebade
Logan Smith
Makayla Castle
Manasa Chenna
Micah Johnson
Nachiketh Rotte
Nathaniel Parson
Rajeshwari More
Rebekah Hermann
Sankalp Amaravadi
Sankhya Amaravadi
Savannah Sleevar
Sharanya Rotte
Shreeya Malpani
Sierra Fields
Sky Holland
Sky Watson
Tristan Bishop
Veil Aydoner
Wah Chook
William Short
Zitially Arias