Zucco honored for community service work
Jillian Zucco, will be among those honored at the 49th Annual John S. Brayton Jr. Memorial Community Service Awards Banquet on Thursday, June 22 at White’s of Westport.
The Outstanding Community Service Award, presented by the Bristol County Chamber of Commerce, recognizes volunteer participation of extraordinary nature by an individual or a company.
According to a press release, Zucco is to be lauded for averaging more than 750 hours of community service per year. Her service work includes organizing annual blood drives, food drives, and the annual “Miss Inspirational” program she created to provide a platform for girls and young women with special needs and disabilities to showcase their talents and abilities so that the public can be educated and inspired by them.
Zucco also works with the United Way of Greater New Bedford, serving on their planning committee for the Hunger Heroes project and as a volunteer at its various functions throughout the year. She serves as co-director of the Showstoppers community-service singing troupe and as a volunteer at the Share The Harvest Community Farm in Dartmouth and Gifts To Give in Acushnet.
Ms. Zucco is a 2011 alumnus of ORRHS and a 2016 Magna Cum Laude graduate of UMASS Dartmouth’s Nursing program, now working full time as a registered nurse at a regional hospital in the area. She will vie for the title of Miss Massachusetts on June 30 and July 1.