For winning the award, Megan will receive a framed certificate and $500 prize money, with $250 going to Megan personally and $250 being given, by her choice, to the Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind guide dog services.
Run in conjunction with the TrustPower Waihemo Community Awards, the TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award recognises secondary school pupils' service to the school and the community.
The award is jointly run by TrustPower and the Waitaki District Council.
To be considered, pupils had to have given service to school or community projects, treated others with care and respect and been a good ambassador for the school and the Waihemo region.
Megan chairs the East Otago High School student council and is organising a school social which aims to raise funds for a new school van, and is also involved in sports and coaching, peer support and community work.
