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Gwinnett board honors Youth Commission graduates and proclaims Volunteer Week
Summary
Commissioners recognized the Gwinnett Youth Commission’s 2024–25 cohort and proclaimed Volunteer Week after presentations from youth commissioners and Volunteer Gwinnett leaders, who cited more than 51,000 volunteers and over 1 million service hours in 2024.
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on March 25 presented proclamations honoring the 2024–25 Gwinnett Youth Commission cohort and declaring Volunteer Week for April 2025.
Youth commissioners Tisha Deju and Charvi Patel described the program’s year of tours, leadership training and department visits and noted their upcoming graduation on April 23. Dee Geddie of the Civic Engagement and Social Impact division said applications for the next Youth Commission cohort are open through April 15 and encouraged eligible students to apply.
Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson praised the program’s role in preparing future county leaders. On Volunteer Gwinnett, Volunteer program representative Miriam Nafise provided clarified statistics for 2024: 51,327 volunteers logged 1,038,988 service hours; volunteers organized 11,583 service projects, welcomed 34 new nonprofit community partners and completed 51 mobile food distributions that distributed more than 490,000 pounds of fresh food, a county presentation said. The board formally proclaimed the week of April 20–26, 2025, as Volunteer Week in Gwinnett County.
Ending: The proclamations were ceremonial recognitions; no formal policy actions or budgetary commitments were recorded during the presentations.
