MS SC565

Commends Emilee Parker, 14-year-old freshman at Stringer Attendance Center in Stringer, Mississippi, for being named Mississippi's Top Youth Volunteer of 2013 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Recognizes her volunteer work with the Seth Harris Childhood Cancer Foundation, established in memory of her cousin who died of leukemia at age 12, where she serves as Junior Vice President

Notes her efforts have raised more than $20,000 for children being treated at Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson through blood drives, bone marrow drives, and fundraising activities

Highlights her cofounding of the Seth Harris Childhood Cancer Club, which assembles emergency overnight kits for families, collects supplies for sick children, and provides snacks for families with hospitalized children

As State Honoree, Parker receives $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for national recognition events