Distinguished Finalist

Katie Pollock, 17, of Kenosha, Wis., a senior at Tremper High School, started “We Care Packs,” a nonprofit that has sent more than 1,450 care packages over the past five years to soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Katie reaches out to businesses and organizations for care package items, holds packing parties at local establishments, and raises money for shipping through fundraisers including candy bar sales where she encourages people to sign greeting cards to send along with the package.