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MEET YOUR PROJECT SPREAD JOY TEAM MEMBERS

Drake Griffith

Founder/President

Development

Reilly Kungl

Vice President

Media Outreach

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Hi! My name is Drake Griffith, and I am a junior at Cannon School. I was born in Princeton, New Jersey, but I call North Carolina home as I moved to Kannapolis when I was three years old. I am currently involved in various leadership positions, academic honor societies (English, History & Chinese), and athletic teams (Cross Country and Track & Field) at Cannon. While academics and athletics are two big focuses of mine, my real passion is community service. Since 6th grade, I have been involved in many different community service programs and activities and was awarded the Presidential Community Service award in 2019. I have volunteered in past summers to intern for both NC Governor Roy Cooper and US Representative Richard Hudson. Of special note, for the summers of 2018 and 2019, I have had the honor and privilege of participating as a one-on-one helper camper in the HUGS program (Helping Understand God Through Sharing). Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of NC, HUGS offers special needs adults the opportunity to participate in the traditional summer camp experience. My passion for using my talents and resources to give back to my community led me to the idea and founding of the Spread Joy project in spring of 2020.

My name is Reilly Kungl. I am 17 years old, and I am currently a junior at Cannon School. I was originally born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and at the age of 6, my family moved to Davidson, North Carolina. I have been here ever since. I am currently involved in my community by being a big brother at the Boys and Girls Club of Concord for the past 2 years. Also, I had the pleasure of participating in a week-long Habitat for Humanity trip this past winter. For the past 3 years while at Cannon, I have been on the varsity baseball team and have been involved in the student ambassador network and in student government. Just recently, I was honored to be elected Student Body President for the 2020-2021 academic year. I am also in the Chinese and History honor societies. Lastly. I have enjoyed working at my local Publix for the past 3 years as well. Getting involved in the community is important to me because you are able to create relationships with people you would never have connected with before. These relationships are so very special and will always have a place in my heart.

Harrison Powe

Vice President

Development

Amaya Hanley

Vice President

Volunteer Coordinator & Social Media Specialist

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Hi! My name is Harrison Powe. I am a North Carolina native, having lived in Charlotte my whole life. I am a 17 year old competitive swimmer who attends Lake Norman Charter High School. Being a competitive swimmer requires 25 hours a week of training, 11 months out of the year, on top of my school work. Because of the hours spent with swimming and school, I have to be laser-focused in order to achieve my goals. I have been swimming since I was five years old. Because I have been dedicated to the sport for so long, I now have the opportunity to swim for multiple Division 1 college teams, as I am currently in the recruiting process. Additionally, I am an honors student, currently carrying a 4.0 GPA. While most of my time is spent in pursuit of my goals, I am excited to be a part of Project Spread Joy. My grandmother is a monumental influence in my life. She has encouraged me to pursue my dreams and always set a wonderful example of how to be a kind and compassionate person. I love connecting with people across generations and now have the wonderful opportunity to do it with JOY!

Hi!! My name is Amaya Hanley, and I am a 17 year old junior at Hough High School. I was born in Arizona and I currently live in Davidson, North Carolina. Outside of school I am in competitive swimming at SwimMac Carolina. I also am a part of leadership at school, having been the Vice President of my class since freshman year!! We help out our school and community by running a lot of fun events, such as our annual color run, senior citizen Valentine’s Day dance, and kickball tournaments and food drives for retired veterans. I am beyond thrilled to be a part of Project Spread Joy, because I love engaging and communicating with different people and putting a smile on someone’s face. Helping others is my passion, and I think that this project is going to be an incredible way to make a difference in our community. I can’t put into words how excited I am for this project, and the connections we build through it will have everlasting impacts on all lives involved.

DEDICATION

This website is dedicated to my grandmother, Helen Aughenbaugh, who sadly passed away on April 19, 2020, at the age of 81. Thank you Nana for always taking such great care of me. I love you! Drake