KPHS Junior Kevin Chaves Paying It Forward - $10,500 And 6,000 lbs. of Food And More....

Kevin Chaves, a Junior at Kings Park High School, raised more than $10,500 with his “Funds for Food” campaign and nearly 6,000 pounds of food with his “Have-A-Heart-Help-Stop-Hunger” campaign to benefit more than 100 families who receive their daily food supply from the Gerald J. Ryan Outreach Center. Kevin also built new shelves for the center’s food pantry using donated materials that he secured, and launched a health and fitness campaign for its summer camp, for which he collected and donated sports equipment, 1,600 books, healthy snacks, and a free visit to the local pool and health club. For all of his efforts Kevin has been selected to receive an engraved bronze Distinguished Finalist medallion in The 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for outstanding volunteer work! This means that he was chosen by state-level judges as one of the top eight runners-up in this year’s program in New York. You are an exemplary role model for your peers.