October 7, 2015 -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced Wednesday that nine Westchester students – from Byram Hills, Irvington, Mamaroneck, Rye and Yonkers high schools – have been selected as recipients of the Westchester County Youth Board’s 2015 Milly Kibrick Youth Service Awards for their outstanding service to their local communities.
The awards will be presented at a dinner beginning at 6 p.m., Oct. 21 at the Davenport Club, 400 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle. The winners, by hometown, are:
- Armonk: Ariel Milewicz, attends Byram Hills High School
- Irvington: Madison Carelli, attends Irvington High School
- Irvington: Connor Winton, attends Irvington High School
- Larchmont: Jack Phillips, attends Mamaroneck High School
- Rye: Lauren Dempsey, attends Rye High School
- Rye: Hannah Stacks, attends Rye High School
- Yonkers: Nicole Amoako, attends Roosevelt High School of Early College Studies
- Yonkers: Theodore Kim, attends Yonkers Middle High School
- Yonkers: Akash Shroff, attends Saunders Trade & Technical High School
Read the biographies of this year’s award winners.
“Milly Kibrick selflessly devoted her life to helping underprivileged children and made a lasting impact in Westchester County,” Astorino said. “Even at a young age, this year’s honorees have already touched many lives and I offer them my congratulations. I know we will continue to hear from them in the years ahead.”
The Milly Kibrick Youth Service Awards are given in memory of Milly Kibrick, a prominent county social worker and youth activist, who dedicated her life to helping underprivileged children. During her career and in retirement, she was the quintessential social worker, social entrepreneur, volunteer and political activist, pursuing social and economic justice for children of all ages.
The aim of the Youth Board’s awards program is to recognize high school seniors who have been involved in building a flourishing, strong and compassionate community through individual efforts and actions.