SAMANTHA SANTORO
Ridgefield, CT

For her Gold Award project, Samantha created a Shingles Education Manual for the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association to raise awareness of, and provide education for, Shingles disease and the Zostavax vaccine for prevention. She attended clinics and health fairs to further inform the public about Shingles and to hand out her manual. Her efforts helped members of her community make informed decisions regarding Shingles disease and the vaccine to prevent it. Samantha is currently a student at Ridgefield High School.