B kind Foundation

William P. Mahoney Scholarship Award 2020

Shivali Saxena

Sewickley Academy – Pittsburg, PA

We are proud to announce this years’ William P. Mahoney Scholarship Award Winner, Shivali Saxena. As a new student at Sewickley Academy, Shivai has quickly established herself as a capable leader. She is not only kind and courteous but also extremely responsible.

Shivali often generates new ideas for Sewickley’s B kind Club activities. She takes initiative to pursue the tasks necessary to organize and implement the projects for the club. Weather she is the leader or participant for an activity she is always generous with her time.

· In the fall, Shivali volunteered to help organize the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEFprogram in the Lower School. Although, the school decided not to participate in the program, Shivali researched all that was needed to make this decision i.e. the resources and interest to pursue the program.

· In November, Shivali suggested doing a Kindness Bake Sale, where students and staff would “pay” for cookies by writing kind notes to friends. She then carried out all the steps for the sale. I

· n December, Shivali stayed after school to help assemble the candy tags that would be taped to everyone’s locker in the Senior School.

· For the Hello, Neighbor fundraiser, Shivali designed a poster to encourage people to donate. While fostering relationships with groups from the Lower and Middle Schools, she took the lead on the Middle School effort.

· Shivali began communicating with student groups and faculty members to organize a fundraiser with the sale of B kind merchandise. The pandemic hit and stay-at-home orders were initiated putting the fundraiser on hold.

· A weekly newsletter was started to keep our community connected. Shivali has played a crucial role in formatting and excerpting the content resulting in a beautiful and professional newsletter.

Outside of the B kind Club, Shivali works extremely hard and is involved in numerous groups on campus. She is a member of the Indian Culture Club and the school newspaper, the 7thPillar. She is currently a section editor for the 7thPillar and will serve as co-Editor-in-Chief next year. Shivali will also take on the position of President of the B kind Club, in the coming school year.

Among her peers, Shivali is looked upon as someone who studies hard, handles responsibilities well and leads with kindness.

CONGRATULATION TO SHIVALI SAXENA!!