Here's Why Sanah Was Nominated As A Star Student

WELLESLEY, MA — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors.

This submission comes from Mithu Bhargava who nominated Sanah Goenka, a freshman at Wellesley High School of Wellesley.

Bhargava is a mentor from her community service project at Girls, Inc., in Worcester.

Star local student’s name

Sanah Goenka- Freshman at Wellesley High School

Star local student’s home state

MA

How do you know the star local student?

Mentor - Community service project with Girls, Inc. in Worcester

Why do you believe the star local student should be recognized?

Sanah co-founded a non-profit organization called Help Empower (www.helpempowerfoundation.org ) in 2020 to inspire youth to participate in meaningful charitable projects. The goal of the organization was to create awareness and raise funds to provide programs that give girls in deprived communities the right to education, improved health, and gender equality.

1. During Covid, they provided free remote tutoring in STEM subjects to several elementary and middle school children in the local area who were affected by school closures.

2. She has partnered with Girls, Inc in Worcester, MA to provide free remote tutoring and has also raised funds to support a Back-to-school drive, Holiday Book drive, and Winter clothing drive for them.

3. She started the Youth Ambassador Program in MA and Mumbai, India to motivate and mentor middle and elementary school students in ways to give back to the community. Sanah is very passionate about cooking and over the summer she has cooked and distributed meals to over 150 poor children living in slums in Mumbai, India with the help of other youth volunteers who are a part of the Help Empower Youth Ambassador, Mumbai, India Chapter that she started. She has also done multiple food drives for the Center Street pantry Kids Club in Newton with the help of her team.

4. Sanah is also the Co-Captain/ Team Leader for the New England American India Foundation - Light a Lamp Campaign 2022/23 where her team recently completed a fundraiser raising $5861for underprivileged kids education in Inida - here is the link - https://my.aif.org/fundraiser/...

She has participated in multiple fundraisers for the Light a Lamp Campaign providing education to over 200 underprivileged children of migrant workers in India through the American Indian Foundation ( www.aif.org ) since 2018.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?

Sanah is a wonderful, intelligent young woman, who has truly driven impact in her community. Recognizing her effort would further encourage her to continue to drive impact, and motivate lots of young boys and girls to follow her path!

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future,Sanah Goenka- Freshman at Wellesley High School!

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