Gracey Chafin, 11, of Graniteville, recently was honored for her outstanding volunteer service during the 23rd annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Washington, D.C.
Gracey and 100 other top youth volunteers from across the country each received $1,000 awards and personal congratulations from Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn at an award ceremony and gala dinner reception held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, according to a news release from Prudential.
Gracey, a sixth-grader at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School, collected enough donations over the past five years to provide more than 100 Radio Flyer wagons and over 10,000 toys, books, games and other items to kids being treated at a local children’s hospital.
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