Maria Keller is from Orono, Minnesota and attends a Catholic parish in Hamel, Minnesota.
17 Facts About Maria Keller
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Maria Keller attended the University of Notre Dame, where she is pursued an undergraduate degree in Medieval Studies and the Program of Liberal Studies.
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Maria Keller attended public school throughout her childhood and is a graduate of Orono High School.
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Maria Keller was raised in Orono, Minnesota and attended public schools in the Orono School District.
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Maria Keller attended Orono High School, where she played lacrosse.
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Maria Keller enrolled at the University of Notre Dame in the summer of 2018.
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In 2009, when Maria Keller was eight years old, she started to collect and distribute books to low-income children.
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Maria Keller was inspired to do so after becoming deeply upset when told by her mother that not every child in the world had access to books.
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Maria Keller first organized a single book drive which collected thousands of books for a Minneapolis children's shelter.
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Shortly thereafter, Maria Keller founded Read Indeed with the goal of collecting and distributing one million books to those in need by the time she became an adult.
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In 2012, Maria Keller won a 2012 Eleven Who Care award, a volunteer recognition award given to Minnesotans by KARE-TV.
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In 2014, Maria Keller was one of two students to receive a Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2014 in the category of Outstanding National or Global Service by a Young American 25 Years or Under.
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That same year, Maria Keller was one of three children recognized as a CNN Heroes Young Wonder for her work; 2014 saw Maria Keller become the inaugural winner of the Brielle, New Jersey-based Charles Lafitte Foundation's "Junior Changemaker" award.
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In September 2015, Maria Keller was selected as an honoree for the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.
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In 2016, Maria Keller was recognized as a recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
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Maria Keller has an affinity for Memento Mori, describing it as a key part of her spiritual life.
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Maria Keller is a member of Saint Anne's Parish in Hamel, Minnesota.