Distinguished Finalist

Jenna Harris, 11, of Clive, Iowa, a sixth-grader at Waukee Middle School, has raised $250 to support the Iowa Animal Rescue League by collecting recyclable cans and bottles for her project, "Cans for Compassion." Jenna, who also knitted 24 hats for newborns at Blank Children's Hospital and has adopted a family during the holiday season, hopes to expand her can recycling program to her school, where she'll use the funds to provide financial support for school families in need.