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CFFK Honors Anderson as MYCP Unsung Hero

KEY WEST, Fla. (234 words) – At a Key West luncheon held in honor of non-profit volunteers county-wide, The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys presented Jimmy Anderson a certificate of recognition which he received with an exploding grin and his hand raised in the international sign for love. That silent, symbolic act characterizes exactly why Anderson was selected as the 2008/2009 Monroe Youth Challenge Program Unsung Hero.

Anderson is one of MYCP’s first volunteers. He served as a chaperone to accompany Monroe teens to a leadership conference in California. Later that year he played a significant part organizing the first Challenge Day in the Upper Keys.

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Left to right, Community Foundation of the Florida Keys President & CEO Dianna Sutton, MYCP District Prevention Coordinator Michele Sutter, MCEF Board Member Kathy Reitzel, MYCP Unsung Hero Jimmy Anderson, and MYCP Director Sunny Booker. .

Nine years later Anderson still takes personal leave from his job at the Department of Health to support MYCP by chaperoning youth at three-day camping trips. He lugs food and water to youth programs or serves as an adult facilitator whenever asked.

MCYP Director Sunny Booker said, “Jimmy goes out of his way to support our youth quietly and behind the scenes whenever needed.”

CFFK’s mission is to make the Florida Keys a better place to life and in the further by encouraging philanthropy and matching these acts of kindness to community needs.

Monroe Youth Challenge Program is a project of the Monroe County Education Foundation to foster acceptance, respect, and success in the youth of Monroe County. For more information call MYCP Director Sunny Booker at (305) 293-1400 ext. 53319 or visit www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp.