2007 Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Award Nominee

Kendra Peters

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Nominee Statement:

I get to give back to my community and learn skills for my future at the same time.

Biography

I was born April 9th, 1988, the first of triplets, two girls and a boy. When I was four months old my sister and I were adopted. My birth family kept my brother, and I have an open adoption with them. I was born in California, lived in Pennsylvania until I was seven and then came to New Mexico because of my father's job. I have been very lucky in the family I received. I am blessed with them and how loving they ate. Because I had such a loving home, I felt that I wanted to give back to others. I decided I wanted to be a nurse so I could help people. The fact that there have been many nurses in my family probably helped in my decision.. This year the opportunity arose for me to be a volunteer in our local hospital and I took it. I love working in the hospital, I work in the ER with the nurses and run around getting things for patients. I work on Monday, Saturday and every other Wednesday. I like Saturdays the best because I can go and spend all day there. I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction from this work. Other things that have helped form who I am are ballet, living in a co-housing community, and providing child-care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations
to the
2007 Nominees!
(Click on the nominees' names to view their biographies. All biographies are in the words of the nominees.)

Santiago Archuleta
Peralta

Raymond Avant
Albuquerque

Jamie Beazley
Albuquerque

Mercedes Bell
Albuquerque

Angelica Calabaza
Santo Domingo

Christina Chavez
Albuquerque

Krystle Gladys Chiquito
Kirtland

Joshua P. Contreras
Rio Rancho

Corey De La Cruz
Alamogordo

Barbara Edmon
Albuquerque

Bailey Eldredge
Albuquerque

Maggie Fazenbaker
Alamogordo

Mayra Franco
Las Cruces

Adam D. Garcia
Las Cruces

Adam Michael Gonzales
El Prado

Laura Gordon
Farmington

Michaella Gorospe
Santo Domingo Pueblo

Jesse James
Grants

Anthony Johnson
Albuquerque

Kellie Jurado
Las Cruces

Mariah Lyons
Albuquerque

Martinika Maestas
Las Vegas

Abigail Martinez
Albuquerque

Maria Martinez
Albuquerque

Nicola Martinez
Prewitt

Carly McGlaun
Des Moines

Amaryllis DeJesus
Moleski

Santa Fe

Evan Moulson
Albuquerque

Catherine Nauer
Sandia Park

Malorie Owens
Gallup

Kendra Peters
Santa Fe

Austin Provencher
La Luz

Jena Ritchey
Albuquerque

Sharayah S. Rivera
Albuquerque

Emilyee Rodriguez
Albuquerque

Stephen Alex Sais
Albuquerque

Kelsi Sharp
Albuquerque

Sarah Tafoya
Albuquerque

Teodora Trujillo
Taos

Victoria Farm Wiener
Santa Fe

Eve Ahern Wild
Albuquerque

Zachary Withers
Sandia Park

Catherine Wolfe
Des Moines

Hang Richard Zou
Albuquerque

 

 

 

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