Culpeper teen Erin Lewis earns Congress' highest award for youth - The Daily Progress
Not too many people receive this award and that was my motivation to try and strive to be one of the few people that acquired it," said Lewis, a biology major at Germanna Community College. "The Congressional Award is a hard award to receive and I'm glad I pushed through it to finally receive it. " Lewis joined 266 other young people from around the country in earning this year's award, which is struck by the U. S. Mint. Specific goals included Lewis practicing her ballet and jazz at the Orange School of Performing Arts, improving her running time in cross country and track and embarking on a five-day trip from Lexington to Wilmington, North Carolina to learn... "It's more of a challenge when you incorporate the volunteerism, but we have a lot of good teenagers out there," she said. These are the people of tomorrow for our community. They are the ones who will come back and be the youth coaches or volunteer through a church activity or with the youth group. Dave Brat, R-Glen Allen, said he was honored to participate in this year's Gold Medal ceremony and delighted to meet with Lewis, a Seventh District constituent. It is open to young people aged 14 to 23, regardless of physical or mental challenges or socio-economic status, according to a news release. com/open-houses/ to view this week's open houses. Open houses are updated on Thursdays for the coming week. Source: www.dailyprogress.com
