{"id":24447,"date":"2026-05-29T06:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dehradunjunction.com\/ngo\/?page_id=24447"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:38:29","slug":"jefferson-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dehradunjunction.com\/ngo\/jefferson-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24447\" class=\"elementor elementor-24447\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1ce54 e-con-full banner-size1 e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb1ce54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7a108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca7a108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15ae58 banner-heading exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15ae58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jefferson Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0a4b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b0a4b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f22ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6f22ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa789f7 elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa789f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yours Humanly is pleased to announce that our founder and CEO Sunny Singh has been honored with a regional 2020 Jefferson Award for Public Service and has been featured on KPIX Ch. 5 TV and KCBS 740AM radio. The Jefferson Awards Foundation and the San Francisco Bay Area Jefferson Awards program are committed to the empowerment of others who create positive change and maximize their impact in the community through helping others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e2e2c elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"54e2e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=-FYlcXiWyEg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0e41b elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0e41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An advocate for all children everywhere, Sunny has dedicated his life to making a difference in the lives of children, with special attention to children in need. He believes that quality education is a basic human right and that every child everywhere should be afforded that right in a safe and nurturing environment.<\/p><p>According to the San Francisco Bay Area Jefferson Awards Steering Committee, Sunny was chosen for his dedication to underprivileged children and for the work he has performed to help the most needy receive a quality education that will help them thrive beyond the classroom. Working in six countries including the United States, Cambodia, India, Nepal, the Philippines, and Haiti, Yours Humanly has served tens of thousands of children since 2013.<\/p><p><em>\u201cI am humbled and honored to receive a 2020 Jefferson Award for our work on behalf of children in need,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Sunny Singh.\u00a0<em>\u201cThis has been an amazing and moving journey with so many people\u2014this is our award for what we\u2019ve all accomplished together. Thank you to the Jefferson Award Foundation for considering me worthy.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>The Jefferson Awards for Public Service, the most prestigious and longest-standing public service awards in the United States, are given at both local and national levels. Local winners are \u201cordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition.\u201d It is the goal of the Jefferson Awards to inspire others to become involved in community and public service.<\/p><p>For fifteen years, KPIX has been profiling Bay Area award winners\u2019 stories of the \u201cquiet heroes who show how one person can make a difference in community.\u201d At a later date, all 2020 San Francisco Bay Area regional winners will be recognized at the annual Jefferson Awards Ceremony in San Francisco. The ceremony highlights the passion, energy, and impact of Jefferson Award winners, who not only provide volunteer services, but who also champion the importance of volunteerism in local and global communities. To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.multiplyinggood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jefferson Award Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jefferson Award Yours Humanly is pleased to announce that our founder and CEO Sunny Singh has been honored with a regional 2020 Jefferson Award for Public Service and has been featured on KPIX Ch. 5 TV and KCBS 740AM radio. 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