Metta Students awards Bishop Stang junior with $1K

PROVIDENCE – Metta Students Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes acts of kindness by high school students, will award Bishop Stang student Delilah Johnson with a $1,000 grant for her social service.
The 17-year-old, a junior from Little Compton, volunteers two to three times a week at My Brother’s Keeper, completing close to 500 hours of service to date. Often, Johnson brings another student to introduce him or her to the organization. Johnson’s dedication that inspired Bishop Stang’s director of guidance Nicole Dias to nominate Johnson for a Metta Student grant.
In addition to her social service, Johnson is a member of the school swim team and secretary of the Junior National Honor Society.
“Delilah is the most reliable student volunteer and has taken on a large leadership role at a young age,” said Dias. “Delilah currently serves as the student service coordinator for My Brother’s Keeper at Bishop Stang and sets a wonderful example for her classmates with her enthusiasm for their work and mission. With a staff of only three people, My Brother’s Keeper relies on local high school students like Delilah to carry out their mission of bringing love and hope to those they serve. Delilah is incredibly organized and she has found creative ways to keep track of student volunteers.”
A ceremony to celebrate Johnson’s award will be held on March 31 at 9 a.m. at Bishop Stang High School, 500 Slocum Road, Dartmouth.
Norm Kelly, founder of Software Quality Associates in Providence, created the Metta Students Foundation in October 2012 after learning of one teen’s act of kindness toward another teen. “Metta means love and kindness,” said Kelly. “The common denominator with all of our Metta Students is their compassion, unselfishness and dedication to others. Each is unique, but they all want to make the world a better place.”
Johnson said, “My Brother’s Keeper’s mission is to deliver furniture along with the love and hope of Jesus Christ to many families living in poverty. My Brother’s Keeper became more than just an organization to me, but rather, a family that works together for a greater good. I am glad that I can promote the mission of this organization to my school community in hope that they can love it as much as I do.”
For more information about Metta Students, visit www.mettastudents.org.

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