New Hyde Park Teen Selected to 2013 Student Leader Program

A New Hyde Park resident will be interning at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island this summer as part of the 2013 Bank of America Student Leaders program.

Herricks High School Class of 2013 member Karishma Tank is one of 225 community-minded high school juniors and seniors from around the country with paid eight-week summer internships at local nonprofit organizations through the program.

In addition to the paid internships, the students will attend a weeklong Bank of America Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., in July. Summit activities include a service learning project and a series of interactive workshops, including Capitol Hill briefings and sessions on financial education and leadership development skills. The students gain a deeper understanding of how service creates positive change and how corporate, nonprofit and government collaboration can revitalize communities.