On Friday, April 23, 2021, Baldwin Wallace University’s Student Life Center and the Brain Center for Community Engagement hosted the annual Student Life and Leadership Awards, honoring several campus organizations, students, and staff. The Baldwin Wallace Rotaract club is proud to announce that the club and its members were recognized for the following achievements. The Rotaract club as a whole received “Service Program of the Year,” which recognizes a successful program that provided a service to the BW or greater Cleveland community, engaged organization membership, encouraged students to participate in continuous community service, and contributed to the mission and purpose of the organization and Baldwin Wallace University. Specifically, the club was recognized for its first-ever Telethon event benefiting Action Against Hunger. The event was held virtually and raised $1,412.30.
The club is also thrilled to share that two of its members who held leadership positions in the past year were also recognized. Graduating senior Joey Bernardo is a four-year club member and past club president. Joey was recognized as “Outstanding Leader of the Year.” This honor is awarded to a student in recognition of the positive impact they have made through outstanding leadership and serving as a role model for others while embodying and uplifting the university’s mission statement. Joey exemplifies the meaning of an “Outstanding Leader.” The club thanks Joey for his dedicated service and leadership to the club throughout the past four years.
Also recognized was sophomore Kaylee McKee, who received two outstanding achievements, “BW Student Volunteer of the Year” and “Emerging Leader of the Year.” Last year, Kaylee served as the club’s International Service Chair and organized several incredible events for club members to participate with other Rotaract organizations worldwide. The BW Rotaract club is extremely proud of its club member’s hard work and dedication throughout the past year as they navigated COVID-19. The club looks forward to all the wonderful activities planned for next year.
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