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Bergen County, NJ:\u00a0 — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces the recipients of its fifth annual High School Young Women’s Leadership Awards Program.\u00a0\u00a0The recipients were announced and presented with their honors at the 2022 Young Women’s Leadership Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 2 at the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Tenafly, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
The 2022 award recipients demonstrated leadership, compassion, innovation and the courage of their convictions in the community.\u00a0\u00a0Sreeja Satish\u00a0and\u00a0Andrea Olavarrieta, both seniors at\u00a0Academies @ Englewood of Dwight Morrow High School,\u00a0were presented the Young Women\u2019s Senior Leadership Awards and $5,000 each.\u00a0\u00a0In the fall, Satish will attend Drexel University and\u00a0Olavarrieta plans to go to Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.\u00a0\u00a0The Young Women\u2019s Senior Leadership Awards runners up — Christine Salazar, a student at Academies @ Englewood of Dwight Morrow High School, and Gabrielle Beck, a senior at Tenafly High School — were each recognized with a $1,000 award.\u00a0\u00a0Salazar plans to attend New York University and Beck will head to Vanderbilt University.<\/p>\n
Four juniors were recognized for their leadership, with each receiving a $500 award and the opportunity to participate in an internship with a nonprofit agency.\u00a0\u00a0The 2022 Young Women’s Leadership Junior Award recipients are:\u00a0\u00a0Esther Lee from Cresskill High School, Samma Faragalla from Academies @ Englewood of Dwight Morrow High School, Allison Ore from Bergen County Academies, and Gia Shin from Tenafly High School.<\/p>\n
“This year, The Community Chest received an outstanding range of applications for these leadership awards.\u00a0\u00a0Each applicant demonstrated exceptional talents and a commitment to social justice causes.\u00a0\u00a0The need exists for good leaders and especially now, young women with strong leadership abilities and a commitment to social consciousness are critical in our communities, said Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director, The Community Chest.<\/p>\n
“We are very grateful to\u00a0Stacy Levins Esser and SEG Realty – Stacy Esser Group for their generous donation that allowed us to expand the leadership program by increasing the number of annual awards and recipients.”<\/p>\n
Leadership Awards<\/u><\/p>\n
The awards program celebrates the leadership the three “Elizabeths” from Bergen County demonstrated throughout their lives.\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth Cutter Morrow of Englewood became the founding board chair and president of The Community Chest during the Great Depression.\u00a0\u00a0Elisabeth Morrow Morgan, the founder of the Elisabeth Morrow School, grew up in Englewood.\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a Tenafly resident for several years, became an internationally recognized leader in the suffragette movement.<\/p>\n
About The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County<\/u><\/p>\n
Founded in 1933, The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, has supported local not-for-profit agencies for nearly 90 years.\u00a0 The Chest leads initiatives and supports nonprofits that make our communities stronger and benefit people in need in eastern Bergen County.\u00a0 Each year, The Chest raises funds and allocates them to agencies demonstrating the capacity to provide services to local citizens.\u00a0 The organization also provides coordinating and planning services in its communities, serving as a bridge between agencies and organizations and investing in the stability and quality of the service network.<\/p>\n
The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Board of Managers is comprised of community leaders dedicated to improving the lives of neighbors in need.\u00a0 People interested in being considered for board membership may contact executive director Shelly Wimpfheimer at (201) 568-7474.<\/p>\n