Project 351 Alumni community

Project 351 develops leaders who put courage, compassion, and community first. At the close of their service year, Ambassadors are invited to continue their leadership journey with our Alumni Organization.

Through high school and beyond, Alumni deepen knowledge and skills, and build awareness of issues and causes that inspire their purpose.

With pride, we witness our Alumni’s pursuit of social change as their profession. They lead as founders of nonprofits and foundations, social and racial justice activists, enlisted military and AmeriCorps members, and mission-driven professionals in education, environment, and global health.

Noor, Noah, and Isabelle are three of 4,492 Alumni who inspire our awe.

CLASS OF 2013, QUINCY

Noor Al-Saad

CANDIDATE FOR MS IN NARRATIVE MEDICINE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 2018 SERVICE HERO, PROJECT 351 ADVISORY BOARD

Noor is a member and co-founder of a local branch of “Who is Hussein?,” a humanitarian nonprofit. While an undergrad at the University of New Hampshire, Noor led research to support those in the Middle East affected by war and instability. She coded, mapped, and reported on war-related damages to civilian infrastructure (health, transportation, water, and energy sectors) to help guide international humanitarian relief efforts. Noor is a Project 351 recipient of the Myra H. Kraft Giving Back Scholarship, which annually honors a senior for their exemplary service. Scholars are selected by the Kraft family for a $20,000 investment in higher education. Noor and Josh Florence, Class of 2011, serve as Alumni representatives on Project 351’s Advisory Board. There, they ensure the voices, values, and vision of our Ambassador and Alumni community are represented and honored.

CLASS OF 2014, DIGHTON

Noah Avila

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, 2019 SERVICE HERO, PROJECT 351 LEADERSHIP TEAM

Noah is the first member of our Alumni Leadership Council to enlist in the armed forces, where he earned the rank of Sergeant, United States Marine Corps. Noah serves as Cyber Security Team Lead in the 9th Communication Battalion at Camp Pendleton. Noah has a special gift for leveraging technology to meet critical need and affect positive change. In high school, Noah served as Executive Director of MetroHacks, which seeks to increase diversity and gender balance in the fields of technology, coding, and computer science. Since 2018, Noah has volunteered as Project 351 Webmaster and technology advisor; which included his redesign of Project 351’s website. In the summer of 2018, with no political experience, Noah successfully led a student-driven Proposition 2 1/2 override campaign in Dighton that restored $2.1 million for academic and extracurricular programming; and saved the jobs of more than 100 teachers, aides, and other district professionals. Save Our Schools, the organization he founded, continues to make an impact, as a student-led advocacy and civic action organization.

CLASS OF 2015, CHELMSFORD

Isabelle Cole

FOUNDER, “13 REASONS TO FLY,” SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY; FORMER AMERICORPS MEMBER, CITY YEAR WASHINGTON DC.; INAUGURAL VOYAGER SCHOLER, THE OBAMA-CHESKY SCHOLARSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Isabelle is founder of “13 Reasons to Fly,” a schoolbased awareness and peer support movement to encourage those afflicted by mental illness to “choose life and hold onto hope.” Her mission is “to spread positivity, raise awareness and support people affected by mental illness by promoting acts of kindness, support to those who struggle, and education regarding mental illness.” Isabelle is building a schoolbased network for peer support and awareness of mental health and suicide prevention. Prior to her enrollment at Salve Regina University, Belle dedicated a year to serve with City Year Washinton DC. City Year, an Americorps program, engages 17-24 year olds full-time in schools to partner with educator and eradicate the school drop-out rate.