Nina received her very first summons to Superior Court jury duty as soon as she turned 18. She was so excited when the jury elected her as foreman as soon as they were selected. The case lasted for a week, and Nina was meticulous in leading the discussions.
As part of her senior project in high school, she planned and planted a garden at a vacant patch at Phoenix Country Day School. She enlisted friends and family to do it in the dirt. We all pitched in to help at different times. The results were certainly worth it!
It’s hard to pick one. Nina was passionate about many causes:
She started young. The article about a drive for pet supplies at her elementary school, All Saint’s Episcopal Day School started it off.
Another one that rises to the top is the Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking. She volunteered at this organization when she was in high school.
When Nina graduated from 8th grade, she read about an organization in the paper that was asking for donations of prom-type dresses because they couldn’t afford them. Nina and her friends got together and donated their dresses.
Worked in Phoenix on two political campaigns: Barack Obama’s (we know how that turned out…) and Andrew Cherney who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona State Treasurer.
Nina marked this off her list, but I don’t have any information about where the tree might have been or what the occasion was.
Nina wanted to change a tire for someone. Have you ever stopped to help someone you didn’t know get back on the road?
Not many young people are able to make a donation that gets their name on the building or on a scholarship, Nina didn’t mark this one off the list.
How about you? Ever made a contribution so impactful that the recipient put your name on something?
Nina and her friends did this in high school. It took her a couple years to grow out her hair. I remember when she came home from getting her hair cut. She was excited to help.