YGC Class of 2024 raised $3,459.50 for local nonprofits
For A Better Tomorrow (FBT) recently wrapped up Youth Global Citizen in late September. The students in this program learn leadership skills, the values of servant leadership while fundraising for a local nonprofit. The nonprofits students raised for this year were One Hope Project and Back to School Shoes, which will receive over $3,000 combined because of FBT’s match.
YGC’s Graduation will take place at 2 pm on November 10th. Students will share their experiences in YGC and their fundraising journey, and some will speak of their personal experiences in the program. Following this, the YICU awards ceremony will take place. The YGC Graduates for this year are:
Nikhil Kavutarapu, Normal Community High School
Pranika Kurella, Normal Community High School
Jeeteshi Giri, Normal Community High School
Viswambari Devari, Normal Community High School
Pranav Kosaraju, Normal Community High School
Soumili Aich, Normal Community High School
Savannah Crews, Bloomington High School
Manvitha Lella, Tri-Valley High School
Rianna Evans, Bloomington High School
This year, there are 37 nominations for the YICU Service awards, including individuals, teams, nonprofits and mentors. The individual nominees are as mentioned below:
Eric Leonard, Normal Community High School
Dhruv Ravinuthala, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Viswambari Devari, Normal Community High School
Gabrielle Johnson, Normal Community West High School
Shreya Nallamothu, University High School
Soumya Boyina, University High School
Manvitha Lella, Tri-Valley High School
Ishaan Shukla, Chiddix Junior High School
Naomi Getachew, Normal Community West High School
Imran Muftee, Normal Community High School
Liam Taylor, Bloomington High School
Joshitha Bodavula, University High School
Jacquiline Garcia-Benson, Bloomington High School
Avani Khapre, Bloomington High School
Brandon Wood, Olympia High School Graduate
Shriyans Gurijala, Normal Community High School
Aubrey Rae Levin, Bloomington High School
Ansh Gupta, University High School
Ojas Shah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emily Drew, Illinois State University
Jacob Kossler, Central Catholic High School
Journey Herron, Normal Community High School
Disha Rai, George Evans Junior High School
Jeeteshi Giri, Normal Community High School
Sohum Mehta, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Vikhyath Chatrathi, Chiddix Junior High School
Nikhil Kavutarapu, Normal Community High School
Amy Dederich, Maryville University of Saint Louis
Team Nominees:
Universal Help Foundation: Dhruv Rebba, Vikhyath Chatrathi, Jay Mokashi, Manvitha Lella, Sourya Karuturi and Amulya Kadiyala
Bloomington High School Key Club: Hayden Wense, Emily Santillan, Katy Imhof, Sivaani Alagiri, Miles Kallsen and Emmy Tran
One Hope Project: Pranika Kurella, Viswambari Devari, Jeeteshi Giri, Manvitha Lella and Nikhil Kavutarapu
2025 NCHS IT Cohort: Nikitha Philip, Vedha Garapati, Dhyan Chaudari, Lillian Campbell, Megan Heidrick, Carson Goodwin, and Logan Jaynes
Mentor Nominees:
Amy Joy Tofte, Downs, IL
Sudhir Pai, Bloomington, IL
Nora Zaring, Bloomington, IL
Advocate (Nonprofit) Nominee:
Threshold to Hope, Inc., Bloomington, IL
We also have two new awards:
Community Hero: Most likes on FBT social media platform
Standing Ovation: Highest amount of money made at an event. For team events, the amount is divided by the amount of team members.
We invite you to attend our awards ceremony, taking place on November 10th, at Heartland’s Astroth Community Education Center from 2-3:30 pm, to celebrate youth involvement in McLean County. Donations are always appreciated, as they help fund our grants to nonprofits
throughout the year. If you want more information, you can go to the following website link:
(https://www.forbettertomorrow.org/yicu).
