Monticello Royal Ambassadors describe year of volunteer service and community events
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Summary
Three Monticello Royal Ambassadors and their sponsor outlined volunteer activities across Monticello-area events, highlighting outreach such as Toys for Tots, Chalk Fest, parades and food-shelf volunteering.
Teacher Nicole Hills introduced the 2024'25 Monticello Royal Ambassadors at the Feb. 24 board meeting and the students described community volunteer work they completed during their year of service.
Nicole Hills said the program promotes "community spirit, involvement, and pride" and that participants learn leadership and public-speaking skills. Ambassadors Lily Teeman, Aurora Kimball and Claudia Martin described a range of activities they took part in, including Toys for Tots distribution, face painting and temporary tattoos at Chalk Fest and ECFE events, Riverfest fundraisers, parades in neighboring towns (Anoka, Cambridge, Hanover), winter-carnival events, Lions Club pancake breakfasts and a food-shelf volunteer shift to assemble and load boxes.
The students said the experience helped them grow in communication, public speaking and community engagement. They emphasized the volunteer nature of the role and encouraged broader recognition of the candidate pool's efforts.
The presentation was delivered during the community recognition portion of the meeting; board members thanked the ambassadors for representing Monticello at local events.