Livingston's Dan Collins Honored for Volunteer Service

Morristown-Beard School junior Dan Collins of Livingston was recently honored for his volunteer service with a state-level Certificate of Excellence from the 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.

Collins earned his award by organizing numerous efforts to help feed the hungry, including Morristown-Beard School’s September food drive. The drive collected more than 2,000 items to benefit The Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s Backpack Program. The Backpack Program provides food on weekends to at-risk kids whose only source of regular food may be the free school lunch program.

Collins, who undertook the food drive as part of his Eagle Scout project, also won the support of organizations ranging from Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson universities to Whole Foods as he collected a truckload of food for a drive in Madison.

Presented annually by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people across America for outstanding community service activities.

Collins is a member of the school’s 2013 graduating class.