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Age: 18
Hometown: East Irondequoit
School: East Ridge High School
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Accomplishments:
Todd is an honor-roll student who is viewed as a kind, caring and compassionate person who is strong in his faith. He uses his varied talents to inspire and encourage youth to stay on the correct path in life and to believe in themselves and their talents. He does this through video as well as song, as a youth director with Young Performers. He is a singer and songwriter and recently released his first national recording project titled “God is My Muscle” and recently was ranked in first place by Houghton College for the spoken-word presentation of his original poem “Protect This House.”
What the judges had to say:
“Todd is a role model for youth, using his talents to encourage, inspire, and educate others, through songs and poems he has written. He sees obstacles as opportunities and as one of his nominators stated, “he has God-given talents and he uses them for good.’”
