The Phoenix Pride Commission announces a call for entries for its sixth annual Phoenix Kids Pride awards program that recognizes and rewards young people for their community service activities.
Applications are available at Phoenix schools, libraries, youth organizations and activity centers.
The program has recognized more than 500 young people for a variety of community service projects. Last year's winning activities included school cleanups, Christmas assistance projects, tutoring, peer mediation, preparing goodie bags for kids in need and development of role-playing courses. Sponsors of the Phoenix Kids Pride program are Radio Disney, KMIK-AM 1580, who provide financial and promotional support, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will host the awards ceremony at Bank One Ballpark next May and donate game tickets to the winners. Everyone who enters will receive a participation certificate signed by the mayor. Each entry must include the signature of an adult sponsor and a one-page explanation of the project.