LOS
ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stevie Wonder's We Are You Foundation CEO
Aundrae Russell presented
Arzum Ayse Inanoglu with Wayfinder
Family Services' annual Stevie Wonder Star
Student Award during the nonprofit's holiday
celebration.
The Stevie Wonder Star Student
Award was established in 2014 to celebrate Wayfinder's six decades
of serving children, youth and adults who are blind or visually
impaired and to honor Stevie Wonder,
a longtime supporter and member of Wayfinder's board of directors.
Today, Wayfinder serves over 21,000 children, youth and adults
across California each year, with
expanded services for children with multiple disabilities, those in
foster care, adoptive and kinship families and many more.
This year's Stevie Wonder Star
Student Award Recipient, Arzum Ayse
Inanoglu participated in Wayfinder's Camp Bloomfield program
this year shortly after her recent total vision loss and impressed
counselors and campers with her resilience and bravery.
Russell presented the award and said, "Aside from her bravery,
another thing I admire about Arzum is that she has a unique way of
making everyone around her feel appreciated and valued. Campers and
counselors shared that she exudes gratitude and empathy daily! I
can't think of better qualities for a Stevie Wonder Star Student."
After the award ceremony, Russell presented a generous donation
to Wayfinder. "I want to salute all the parents in the room today,
the things you do don't go unnoticed," said Russell to the audience
filled with families from Wayfinder's vision impairment,
disabilities services and special education programs.
"I'm beyond grateful to Stevie
Wonder and the entire team at the We Are You Foundation.
Thanks to their decades-long support, Wayfinder has been making an
incredible impact on so many deserving children and families," said
Jay Allen, Wayfinder's president and
chief executive officer.
About Wayfinder Family Services
Wayfinder Family
Services is the place to turn for people facing the greatest
challenges. The organization provides expert, individualized
support and services to children, youth, adults and families—from
people with vision impairment and developmental disabilities to
children in need of temporary shelter, foster care and
adoption.
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