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Avondale honors students, schools, food-drive volunteers and inaugural small-business awardees
Summary
City leaders recognized outstanding students from local districts, presented A‑grade plaques to two high schools, announced results of the annual School Spirit food drive (8,085 pounds collected) and presented the first Avondale Business Spotlight Award to Panaderia La Central for community service.
Avondale Mayor Pineda and council members used their Jan. 26 meeting to spotlight local achievement and community service, honoring students, school leaders, food‑drive volunteers and the first recipient of a new small‑business award.
Donna Gardner, the city’s youth and community engagement manager, read nominations for Avondale’s Exceptional Student recognitions, praising students for academic progress, leadership and service. Honorees included Frankie Olivias (Agua Fria High School), Anaya Salcedo (LADI Core), Declan Blades (Corte Sierra Elementary), Allison Lisonbee (Garden Lakes Elementary) and Emily Ding…
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