Distinguished Finalist

Madison Albrecht, 16, of Boerne, Texas, a junior at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School, has raised more than $21,000 and shipped more than 4,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to soldiers overseas through "Cookies for Soldiers," a program that she started in 2008. Madison, who over time trained fellow Girl Scouts to help with her program, sends the cookies with a poem of appreciation taped to each box.