On Thursday May 1, the Jefferson Council of The Charter School of Wilmington honored the school’s monthly winners with the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. Honorees included freshman Christine McNeill, a Success Won’t Wait volunteer for over 10 years.

Christine was recognized for her ongoing literacy efforts, as well as for her leadership in the Epic Book Drive, which resulted in a donation of over 8,200 books to flood victims in New Orleans.

The Jefferson Awards are a prestigious national recognition system honoring community and public service in America. The Jefferson Awards are presented on two levels: national and local.

They began in 1972 to create a Nobel Prize for public service.Today, their primary purpose is to serve as a “Call to Action for Volunteers” in local communities.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Read now, because success won’t wait! Founded in 2002, Success Won’t Wait, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit literacy organization based in Wilmington, Delaware.