Bay Ridge teen to participate in social justice tournament
Bay Ridge native Natalia Adam is one of a select few students who will participate in the Ignatian Social Justice Tournament, at which students from five New York City schools compete to earn up to $20,000, with the winnings being donated to a charity of the victor’s choosing.
At the tournament, Adam and her peers — who attend Loyola School in Manhattan — will make an oral presentation to a panel of judges regarding issues in West Virginia that they learned about through a recent service trip. The students will also pitch their charity of choice, the West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps (WVMAW), a Christian ministry that offers discipleship by partnering with those in need whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters and poverty.
Adam, 15, is the youngest of three students from her school participating in the tournament. She was recommended by a teacher during one of the school’s service trips.