The Heart of America Foundation® Heroes of the Heart® Christopher Reeve Award is presented
each year to an extraordinary youth who has demonstrated tremendous compassion and caring
in serving his or her community.
Nominate a Hero for the Annual Christopher Reeve Award
Nominees must be high school seniors or younger and the
awardee must be a high school senior or younger at the time the recipient is notified in March.
The application will be posted online at the beginning of August, and nominations are accepted from September 1 through October 31 each year. One award recipient is selected in March and will
receive a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education.
Please note that the nominator cannot be a relative of the nominee.
Award Application available in the fall (Word doc)
Nominations and questions should be emailed to scholarships@heartofamerica.org or mailed to the Heart of America Foundation at 401 F Street NW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20001 to the attention of "Christopher Reeve Award." The nominator and nominee will be notified in March only if the nominee is selected as the recipient.
Congratulations to our 2010 Christopher Reeve Award Recipient:
Mary Claire McGlynn from Belleville, IL
The Heart of America Foundation® recognized Mary Claire McGlynn, a high school senior from Belleville, Illinois, as the 2010 national recipient of The Christopher Reeve Award. Founded by Mr. Fred Matser, The Award is presented each year to an extraordinary high school senior or younger who has demonstrated tremendous compassion and caring in serving his or her community.
As this year's new sponsor, Merriam-Webster, Inc. is providing Mary Claire with a $1,000 scholarship towards the college or university of her choice, as well as a gift package of recent edition dictionaries and reference books for her home collection.
Mary Claire has been volunteering for over ten years and has completed over 8,000 hours of volunteer service. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of NETwork Against Malaria, which has raised $48,000 and distributed 4,400 insecticide treated bednets in rural Uganda. She has educated 12,500 American students in five states about malaria and how they can get involved to make their world a better place. There are now 22 American NETwork Against Malaria chapters across the country. Follow her organization on facebook.
Video of the NETwork Against Malaria's impact on rural communities in Uganda:
