Johns Creek Teen Awarded by United Nations Association For Volunteer Hours

JOHNS CREEK — A Johns Creek High School senior received recognition from the United Nations Association of the USA, an organization that supports the United Nations and its global engagement, according to a news release.

Savnee Puranik was presented with the 2020-2021 National Community Service Ambassador Award. It is the highest tier of the three award levels representing 100 or more volunteer hours in one year. The award recognizes Puranik’s work with three organizations, although she’s in four.

They include Inspiring Together which serves children in foster care, Girls in STEM which promotes female interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Children’s International which supports underserved children in the Dominican Republic and Global Thrombosis Forum (GTF), which spreads awareness of thrombosis (blood clotting conditions that cause dangerous blockages.

“The UNA is an inspiration that encourages me to play my part in attempting to bring a positive change in other people’s lives,” she said in the release.

She holds leadership positions within all these organizations. For both Girls in STEM and Children’s International clubs at Johns Creek, she serves as president and with Inspiring Together, leads as the student board president. With GTF, she has joined the research team and has assisted a leading expert in the field.

Puranik will attend UN Day virtually on October 25. She plans to major in financial or industrial engineering in hopes of pursuing a career in finance and to start a nonprofit organization for marginalized communities to empower them to become financially literate.