The CSA Youth Committee asked our community to nominate someone that they saw and felt was an example of the “CSA Way”. The Citizenship Award seeks to recognize a youth member of the CSA who models our vision by cultivating integrity, fostering responsibility, promoting inclusivity, and building confidence within themselves and others. We received several nominations for wonderful deserving candidates this year, but there was an overwhelming number of votes for this year’s recipient. Some comments made about the character and contributions of this individual are:

 

“He is very enthusiastic, conscientious, and hard-working. His work with the youth, especially the middle schoolers, has been fun and inviting for the kids.”

 Sean McCormick

“…for the past two summers he has worked Maintenance and led evening youth groups…and takes a lot of pride in keeping the CSA grounds in top shape. He takes pride in making sure that our young people feel included and make the kinds of lifelong friendships that he has found at the CSA. I hear him talking to kids all day long, on the beach, or around the grounds, to make sure that they feel invited and welcomed to the evening programs.”

 

“…he has internalized the best of our CSA ideals and strived to help pass those ideals on to the next generation.”

 

“…he has worked hard in two Assembly jobs for two years - Maintenance and Youth. His enthusiasm never waivers even in challenging situations.”

 

“…I really noticed his commitment to serving the Assembly this season. Not only was he on time for maintenance work every morning at 8:00am to blow off the tennis courts and assist with whatever else needed to be done that day, but he was also closing up the CSA every night after being a youth leader! I just found it amazing that as a 17-year-old he took such great pride in working here and caring for the community. As his supervisor on maintenance, I noticed he would never shy away from a task and was very diligent about always asking what he can do next to help out. Another great attribute to his nomination is again, the full spectrum of his work this year at the CSA. The nights of the teen dance he would be working and supervising the dance until at least midnight, and the next morning would be cleaning the bathrooms from the night before - all with a joyous attitude. I just found it amazing that he wanted to do so much this season and was so involved with the youth programming. He’s a great young man and the CSA is very lucky to have such a dedicated guy!”

 

The Congregational Summer Assembly Youth Committee would like to present this year’s Youth Citizenship Award to a very deserving young man, Sean McCormick. We wish to thank him and wish him the best of luck as he starts his freshman year at Georgetown University.