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 GENaustin’s Miranda Oropeza Honored as a Kid Who Cares

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19, 2002 -- Bowie High School student Miranda Oropeza, a volunteer for GENaustin (Girls Empowerment Network), was awarded a KVUE Five Kids Who Care Community Service Award at a banquet held Monday, April 15, 2002, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. The event will air on KVUE-TV tonight, Friday, April 19, 2002, at 8 p.m.

KVUE’s Five Who Care and Five Kids Who Care Community Service Awards recognize the thousands of volunteers in Austin by rewarding 10 outstanding citizens who give their all to volunteerism. Made possible by KVUE, Slack & Davis, and Frost Bank, each of the five Kids Who Care will receive a $1,000 savings bond.

Miranda Oropeza is a Five Kids Who Care award winner who was recognized for her work helping adolescent girls build and maintain healthy self-esteem. A senior at Bowie High School, Miranda devotes her time to GENaustin (Girls Empowerment Network) as a high school facilitator for clubGEN, GENaustin’s after-school support programs for elementary and middle school girls. She helped develop the curriculum that is currently used in the clubGENs.

“It’s so exciting to witness this teen in action, knowing one day she will be an excellent teacher, business woman, etc. -- whatever she chooses to pursue,” said Anita Mennucci, Executive Director of GENaustin. “She is expressive and encouraging – a powerhouse of strength and an inspiration to us all."

Miranda’s desire to affect positive change has not only led her to be a volunteer with GENaustin, but with many other organizations such as SAVERS, a suicide prevention organization, and mentor four children with the Peer Assistance Leadership program.

“I feel valued and important because I am letting someone else know that she is valued and important,” Miranda said. “It’s an endless cycle of positive vibes. I can’t get enough of it!”

GENaustin’s founder and current GENaustin board member, Teresa Kelly was also acknowledged at the ceremony as a runner-up for the Five Who Care Award.


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