Gold Acorns given to youth volunteers

Gold Acorns given to youth volunteers: "Gold Acorns given to youth volunteers
27 teens honored at annual event

Seventeen-year-old Lela Belayneh's parents and sister watched proudly yesterday as she received an award from the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana for volunteer work in her community.
The foundation held its third annual Gold Acorn award ceremony at The Grand in New Albany, honoring 27 teenage volunteers. The foundation's Youth Philanthropy Councils from Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties -- made up primarily of teenagers -- also awarded $9,000 to nonprofit agencies in those counties.