The Youth Service of America honored Berni Barta with the Gladys Marinelli Coccia award at the National Service-Learning Conference in San Jose on March 26, 2010 during the State Farm Awards Ceremony. The award was founded in memory of Gladys Coccia, who began her entrepreneurial career as a young girl in West Virginia and went on to become a successful businesswoman and community leader in Washington, D.C. Berni was one of two girls to win this award and was granted a $2,000 donation for Kid Flicks.
For more information visit YSA News.
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Pages 95 – 97 in Debbie Tenzer’s newly published Do One Nice Thing (Crown Books) are devoted to Kid Flicks. The book is filled with easy ideas for small deeds that anyone can do to make a big difference in the world. It is available through DoOneNiceThing.com.
Marni was named a 2008 Build-A-Bear Workshop® Huggable Heroes® finalist. She was one of 31 young people from around the world being honored by Build-A-Bear Workshop® for demonstrating strong leadership, dedication and compassion to make positive strides in the world.
For more information visit Huggable Heroes.