FELIDA — Felida resident Nora VanRees, a student at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, was one of 100 winners — age 13 to 19 — in a nationwide contest by Invisalign called Changemakers.
Changemakers is a program by Invisalign that partners with the National 4-H Council to recognize young leaders helping their communities.
Each winner received $5,000. The 16-year-old was recognized for her work starting an organization called Here N Queer, which is dedicated to LGBTQ advocacy.
“We provide free resource kits to LGBTQIA+ people in the United States for mental health support, in addition to our mental health resource database,” VanRees said. “The database has 500-plus hotlines, support groups and more.”
Read more about VanRees and her work at invisalign.com/changemakers/winners/nora-vanrees and at www.herenqueer.com.
