The annual TD Bank Young Heroes Award recognizes young people who have championed liberty through their actions to enact positive change in their schools and communities. Loraine Ballard Morrill, Director of News and Community Affairs for Clear Channel Media, served as the emcee, as she has for several years. The keynote speaker was Raquel Ruiz, Former Member of the group Youth to Youth, which won the Young Heroes Award in 2010. Museum CEO Gwen Borowsky was joined by TD Bank Representatives in presenting the awards. Tom Shoemaker, Commercial Market President, TD Bank, provided the sponsor remarks. The student selected for the top prize, the President’s Honor Award, was Bradley Ferguson from Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, NJ. Bradley received a $2,000 award for his ingenious way of honoring veterans and combating poverty at the same time by refurbishing a local American Legion Post, including creating a large, sustainable Victory Garden to help feed those in need in his community.
Photography by Shira Yudkoff.Sophia Andrews
Wellspring Christian Academy
Bear, Delaware
Briana Berger
F.W. Buchholz High School
Gainesville, Florida
Alayshia Bridges
South Philadelphia High School
Philadelphia, PA
Sheryl Chen
Staten Island Technical High School
Brooklyn, NY
Bradley Ferguson
Mainland Regional High School
Linwood, NJ
Hats for Haiti Girls
Hailey Miller, Gavriella Adelman, Sage Bowmen,
Eva Grant, Jessie Liao, Ashley Meraz-Guevara,
Avery Sill, Julia Menschik, Sophia Fendo
Penn Wynne Elementary
Wynnewood, PA
Hareena Houston
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington, DE
Cailey Karshmer
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Arnav Kaushik
Souderton Charter School Collaborative
Souderton, PA
Lena Kugelman
Northampton Area High School
Northampton, PA
Johnny Means
Delaware Military Academy
Wilmington, DE
KC Miller
Westtown School
West Chester, PA
Olivia Sandom
Julia Masterman High School
Philadelphia, PA
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