By Kit Humbarger
Features Editor
Senior Audrey Le was honored with four awards from the NCL’s (National Charity League) Pier Chapter for her tremendous philanthropic contributions to the South Bay. Le was presented with the awards during the Kickoff Event.
The major award Le won was the Gold Level Presidential Volunteer Service Award. She also received the Mother Daughter Service Award, the Hourglass Award, and the Yellow Rose Bouquet Award. The awards are earned once a member reaches a certain amount of service hours with varying philanthropies.
“The Presidential Award was the hardest [to achieve] because it required the most amount of service hours,” said Le. “I needed at least 250 hours to achieve the Gold Level Award. A lot of my hours came from making paracord bracelets for Operation Gratitude.”
Le dedicated many hours to numerous organizations, volunteering 350 hours during the 2022-23 school year alone. According to Le, she spent 212 hours working with Para Los Niños and 134 hours volunteering with various philanthropies.
“I volunteer for many philanthropies, including Operation Gratitude, the Richstone Foundation, and New Challenge Ministries,” said Le. “I also work with Para Los Niños, which is a math tutoring organization for underprivileged elementary students.”
At Para Los Niños, Le tutored a group of five elementary students that she met with weekly for the entire school year. According to Le, she organized club meetings, planned the activities for the students, and led tutoring sessions.
“I started working with Para Los Niños because I am part of a [volunteer] club here at Costa called Project Prospect,” said Le. “It’s run by my friend [senior] Naomi Kim and is partnered with Para Los Niños. I was also inspired to volunteer there because I love helping others in need.”
Le has been a part of NCL for five years and has received many awards and acclaim for her hard work. According to Le, the most important part of volunteering is giving back to the community as much as possible.
“I really care about helping my community and those in need,” said Le. “These awards mean a lot to me because I’m able to see all the hard work I have accomplished over the past year.”
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