Sabrina Luther to Receive Governor's Youth Volunteer Service Award

Governor Jack Markell will recognize Sabrina Luther '17 with a Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Award on May 19 for her work in health and special needs. The awards are being presented to eight individuals and seven groups of young people at Polytech Adult Education Conference Center in Woodside.

 

The 2016 award recipients participated in such diverse activities as educating peers, leading nature and agriculture programs, supporting a fire company, coordinating blood drives and organizing fundraisers. They are representative of Delaware’s young people who are making a positive contribution to society and inspiring others to do the same.

 

While volunteering at Blindsight Delaware, a nonprofit agency dedicated to improving the quality of life for Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired, Sabrina heard about a program called Vision to Learn. Vision to Learn provides children who do not have access to vision care with free eye exams and free glasses via a Mobile Eye Clinic. At the suggestion of the executive director, and with very little direction, Sabrina developed the Vision to Learn Volunteer Manual that will be implemented this summer. Combining the new Volunteer Manual and Sabrina’s help recruiting volunteers, Vision to Learn will be able to serve many more children throughout Delaware and provide free screening, eye exams and glasses to children.