MiGen Leads invites all high school students to participate in the annual Volunteer of the Year awards. Students are nominated by their local Right to Life of Michigan affiliates after turning in an application and list of pro-life volunteer work and activism. Three students from across Michigan will win the title of Volunteer of the Year by Right to Life of Michigan. For more information, contact your local Right to Life of Michigan affiliate, or MiGen Leads Coordinator, Whittney Dominguez, at (616) 532-2300 or [email protected].
The Award
The Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund will award $200 along with a certificate of achievement to three outstanding pro-life high school students in Michigan.
Purpose
This award encourages youth of all grade levels to actively volunteer with local RLM affiliates and participate in the state student and young adult program MiGen Leads.
Eligibility
Any Michigan student who is a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior for the Fall, or Winter/Spring semesters of the 2025/2026 school year.
Selection
Selection criteria include the student’s application and a list of his/her participation in prolife activities. Applications, involvement, and leadership will be judged by each Right to Life of Michigan affiliate, and then one student from each affiliate will be nominated to a state committee for consideration. Affiliates must send by mail, fax, or email the chosen application to the State Office along with a letter of recommendation by your affiliate for the selected student, and it must be postmarked no later than Friday, August 7, 2026. The winners will be selected by the state committee. An interview with the winning students will appear in the Right to Life of Michigan News and on our website, rtl.org.
Requirements
The application and list of involvement must be submitted to the local affiliate by the student. In addition to the short application, students must also submit a list of pro-life activities and involvement (from August, 2025 to August, 2026), which must all be activities and volunteer work with the RTL affiliate and/or state organization (MiGen Leads). The application will be judged on a variety of activities, demonstrated leadership, and self-motivation.
List of activities that could apply (but is not limited to):
- RTL affiliate dinners
- Local/State contests including the Oratory Contest
- Pro-life student group work with your RTL affiliate
- Meetings/Lessons/Presentations hosted by the MiGen Leads Coordinator
- The Right to Life of Michigan State Conference
- Contests put on by local affiliates you participated in
- Fundraisers and events your group put on with help from your RTL affiliate
- Teen rallies hosted by your RTL affiliate
- Pregnancy Resource Center volunteer work put out by your affiliate
If you are unsure if an activity would count, ask your local RTL contact or contact the MiGen Leads Coordinator at [email protected] or (616) 532-2300.