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Naperville Teen Among Top 10 Youth Volunteers in Country
The 17 year old suffers from spinal muscular atrophy and started a nonprofit to raise money for the disease.
A Naperville teen has been named one of the top 10 youth volunteers in the country.
Jungin Angie Lee, a 17-year-old junior at Metea Valley High School, co-founded a nonprofit that has generated nearly $200,000 over the past nine years through annual fundraising events to help find a cure for her rare neuromuscular disease.
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Lee suffers from spinal muscular atrophy. The teen told FOX 32 that living with the disease means you need help with everything.
“Every aspect of daily life and I get the question, what's it like to not live a normal life, I guess? Quite often. But, I always say, to me this is a normal life,” Lee told the station.
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Lee started raising money in second grade with a friend. She had a goal of raising $200 in pennies.
She accomplished that goal and every year she saw the amount grow. That’s when she decided to create her own nonprofit called Angie’s Hope.
“Disabled people are still incredibly able. Yes, we do receive a lot of help, but we're also capable of giving other people help,” Lee told the station.
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