Danielle Sleeper, 16, of West Windsor, is spending two weeks as a Landmark Volunteer at the Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. She will be working with campers to provide recreational leadership and activities assistance.
Last summer she spent two weeks in Massachusetts where she helped remove invasive species, constructed water bridges and steps, and made a cattle guard.
A student at High School North, Sleeper plays field hockey, is a student council representative, a contributing member of the literary magazine, active in the theater department, and plays the flute in the school band. Through the Girl Scouts, she received the Silver Award, and has volunteered at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, worked at the June Fete, collected toiletries and baby items for Homefront, and has also helped to get grant money for toys for children at the Institute for Childhood Blood Disorders at the Cancer Institute at Robert Wood Johnson University. This summer she will also volunteer with the New Jersey Audubon Society. She is the daughter of Eric and Andrea Sleeper.
Landmark Volunteers offers high school students and adults the opportunity to perform community service at one of 65 nationally recognized historical, cultural, and environmental or social service institutions. For information about the program visit www.volunteers.com.
