MARIA MAYDAN
Ridgefield, CT

For her Gold Award project, Maria visited Caritas Felices, a home for abused girls in Peru and put together a broad based academic enrichment program in math, English, health, and recreational activities for the girls. She created workbooks in each subject that the girls could continue to use in the future and supplied them with packages of toiletries to encourage proper hygiene. Maria currently attends Ridgefield High School and hopes to one day have a career in Foreign Service.