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Our media database includes the latest news footage and archives of past VolunTeen Leo articles. Here you will find the collection of publications and reports dating from the organization’s inception in 2018, all the way up to the present day. Check out some of our featured articles below and learn more about our efforts.
Drew Evans Leo of the Year
May 19, 2021
Drew Evans, a sophomore at The John Carroll School in Bel Air and president of the VolunTeen Leo Club for Harford County, was named “Leo of the Year” by local and state Lions Club International officials, an honor given to about 35 youths around the globe each year
Harford County teens install positive signs throughout Bel Air for Mental Health Awareness Month
May, 26, 2021
Students involved with the organization installed signs with positive messages along Main Street in Bel Air to help people in need of a pick me up. The signs offer words of encourage like "you matter" and "keep going." The town of Bel Air hopes Volun-Teen will continue the project in the future.
Harford County teens take on new project after raising $22k for families fighting cancer
May 6, 2021
The non-profit organization is now taking on a new project to help Anna's House, an emergency shelter for domestic violence victims and also homeless families. It is in the process of renovating the shelter's playroom for kids, many who arrive with no belongings. The group has collected games, toys and books and also plans to freshly paint the playroom.
VounTeen enlisted the help of other students to make a "video of hope" for senior citizens isolated at nursing homes, doctors and nurses working tirelessly at Upper Chesapeake, and others impacted directly by this hard time.
April, 2020
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VolunTeen Leo Club builds 120 desks for students without a designated space for virtual learning
October 3, 2020
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