Leonardo Donati
Chapter 280jn Sycamore Middle School
Adviser Heather Yost
Principal Chris Schmidt
Gridley Unified School District
Leonardo’s early community service at a school garden led him to seek more opportunities to help others. His introduction to CJSF in middle school provided a good platform for service to the Sparrow Foundation, helping families struggling with cancer, and Pennies for Patients for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Leonardo wrote “I believe that every act of kindness, small or large, will cause change.”
His community service also includes caring for animals displaced by wildfires and has helped him grow as a person as well as inspire other kids to join in service opportunities.