STARS & STRIPESAWARD RECIPIENT
STARS & STRIPES AWARD RECIPIENTS AT A GLANCE (2021-2022 Program Year to date)
2021-2022 Program Year Recipients: 147 Benefiting Organizations Served: 147 Creed Word Most Used in Writing: Helpful Total Service Hours: 37,473 Average Service Hours per Project: 255 What Stars & Stripes Award Recipients Like Most About AHG: Leadership Opportunities & Serving Others #1 Thing Girls Learned: Start with prayer Total Number of Stars & Stripes Project Advisors: 22
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EMMA BALENTINE TX1221 STARS & STRIPES AWARD RECIPIENT #872 Benefiting Organization
MERCY HOUSE MINISTRIES Location: Dallas, TX
Project: Renovated a room to provide space for counseling, schoolwork, and a common area. Total Supervisory Hours: 13 Overall Service Hours: 330 FUTURE PLANS: Interested in studying in the therapy field WHAT DID YOU FIND MOST REWARDING IN EARNING THE STARS & STRIPES AWARD? From the beginning, God has been present. The fact that I prayed for a place to do my project and not even a week later my mentor remembered an organization named Mercy House and that was exactly what I had envisioned working with. This process has forced me to rely on God in many situations and pray for guidance in all my decisions. In that way, I have grown more than I could have imagined. Earning the Stars & Stripes Award will serve as a reminder to me that God has created me for so much more than what I would ever imagine for myself. It also helped me continue to push myself to do hard things and know that I can do them.
