{"id":21290,"date":"2018-08-08T18:41:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21290"},"modified":"2018-08-08T18:41:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:41:57","slug":"basso-honoured-with-youth-award-for-making-community-more-inclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/basso-honoured-with-youth-award-for-making-community-more-inclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Basso honoured with Youth Award for making community more inclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

She has dedicated her life so far to making a positive difference in the lives of others within her community, and now Nicole Basso has been honoured by her community for her efforts.
\nNicole, who will go into Grade 12 this fall at Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, was honoured with the Youth Volunteer Achievement Award at the 2018 Community Recognition Awards.
\nShe was singled out for her efforts in raising both funds and awareness for a number of community organizations, as well as for facilitating inclusivity within and beyond Williams\u2019 walls ranging from the LGBTQ2+ community to Syrian refugees.
\n\u201cWe are blessed to have so many giving individuals who call Aurora home through their many positive contributions to the lives of your fellow Aurorans. That is why we say you\u2019re in good company here in Aurora,\u201d said Brian North, emcee of the 2018 Community Recognition Awards. \u201cWe\u2019re a close-knit community comprised of remarkable individuals. Tonight we are here to celebrate our local volunteers. Actually, we can say our local heroes.\u201d
\nEach year, the Youth Volunteer Achievement Award is presented to a young citizen who has made a significant contribution to their community through positive leadership.
\nNicole was recognized, in part, for her participation as an active member of Aurora\u2019s Youth Engagement Committee since 2016 where organizers say she \u201cmade her presence known by motivating her peers and inspiring meaningful conversations about community issues.\u201d
\n\u201cNicole has brought a meaningful voice to the Youth Engagement Community and has helped better our community through her involvement,\u201d said Mr. North. \u201cShe is also a volunteer with the Aurora Public Library and has taken on leadership roles on both her school\u2019s Equity Committee and Student Councils. Through her work on the Dr. G.W. Williams Equity Council, Nicole helped organize and facilitate a number of events for the community including mental health week, Rainbow week, and bullying prevention.
\n\u201cShe also has been a member of the Humanitarian Council, assisting the fundraising and raising awareness of charitable causes. Through Artists for Change, Nicole has helped plan and run a fundraising event for Syrian refugees and donated her own art to fundraising. Nicole is a compassionate and engaged youth who has brought positive ideas to each project or event she is working on, helping to move our community forward.\u201d
\nReceiving her award from Councillor Wendy Gaertner, Nicole kept her reasons for volunteering simple.
\n\u201cFor me, volunteering is really about making a difference, making a change,\u201d she said. \u201cEven if some one person can make a small difference in the community and make it better for even one person, I think that is just amazing and that is why I volunteer. I volunteer just to make that little bit of difference, that little bit of change, in an individual\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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