Business & Finance
Mon, May 21, 2012 
--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU)
WHO: | The top youth volunteers from each state and the District of Columbia gathered in the nationas capital last week for the 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards ceremony. At the event, 10 middle and high school students were named Americaas top youth volunteers for 2012. In addition, all of the honorees received personal congratulations from New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning. | |
| During four days of special recognition events, 102 students participated in one-on-one interviews to discuss their community service projects and their thoughts on the importance of volunteering by young people. | ||
WHAT: | Broadcast quality video/audio files of the interviews along with news releases are available at [ http://www.newsinfusion.com/events/PrudentialSpiritOfCommunityAwards2012 ] | |
BACKGROUND: | Conducted in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards were created 17 years ago by Prudential to encourage youth volunteerism and to identify and reward young role models. Since then, the program has honored more than 100,000 young people at the local, state and national levels. | |
More than 26,000 students in grades 5-12 participated in the 2012 awards program through schools, Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and affiliates of the HandsOn Network. The top middle level and high school applicants in each state were selected in February and flown to Washington with their parents for four days of special recognition events. To learn more about the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, visit http://spirit.prudential.com. | ||
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudentialas diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. In the U.S., Prudentialas iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit [ http://www.news.prudential.com/ ] |
