Kenan Pala is an 18-year-old entrepreneur who started the nonprofit Kids4Community. Kenan’s idea first began when he was on a run, and he saw the many needs of the homeless people in his city. He said that he felt like there should be a way for him and other children to volunteer their time and help with different service projects in the community. This initial idea became Kids4Community, an organization that focuses on including children in community related projects so that families could find more opportunities to invest in others. In its mission statement, the company says that “We want to help children and their families give back to their communities in a meaningful way…When kids are taught from an early age about the benefits of charitable work, they will carry that forward into their teen and adult lives. Not only does it benefit the charities they work with, it benefits the children themselves as they transition into young adults.” One of Kids4Community’s larger projects was a world-record-setting mural of cereal boxes, all of which were donated to a local food bank. Kenan’s organization is truly innovative because it meets multiple needs through benefiting the people it is serving, the people who are serving, and the city as a whole.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/highschool/sports-awards/2022/05/27/kenan-pala-team-focused-elite-cross-country-athlete/9966943002/