Andrew Stephens, a childhood cancer survivor and a senior at Middletown High School, was honored during the Youth Appreciation Dinner at Middletown Elks Lodge on May 4.
The dinner was hosted in observance of Elks National Youth Week between May 1 and 7.
Around 30 students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) and their families were also in attendance.
Middletown Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Scott Hamel remarked at the dinner, “Youth are the future of our country. It is great to see all the great students, JROTC students, and parents who support them.”
Hamel told The Epoch Times that youth is the nation’s greatest resource and will assume the responsibility to advance society in the future….