Nicolas Pedro Torres
Volunteer - Forever
Nicolas Pedro Torres, son of Diana Diaz Torres, Executive Director of S.M.B.S. Inc., was a year old when the scholarship program was born. He never met his cousin Stephanie but heard many family stories and witnessed first hand at a very young age the work that was done by all our volunteers in her memory.
From the start, Nicolas did simple jobs like putting stamps on application envelops. He eagerly continued to do whatever he could do to help out. Aside from the annual clerical support and providing ideas for fundraising events, he went on to writing and editing for our blog, created flyers for events, provided social media content for all our outlets and most importantly took on a leadership role as Youth Peer Supervisor. As a Youth Supervisor, Nicolas monitored peers' volunteer hours and assisted in maintaining records as well as provided guidance to them.
It is with great joy and pride to announce Nicolas graduation from Christ the King High School in Middle Village, New York, on June 7, 2025. At Christ the King, Nicolas held up his interest in sports, Soccer and Indoor/Outdoor Track, all four years and maintained a 4.0+ grade point average while taking honors, AP classes and college accredited courses from St. Joseph University and St. John's University while still graduating top four in his class. Nicolas was also on the Principal's List and maintained his membership in the Christ the King's National Honor Society, where he met the 90 hours of volunteer commitment annually since his sophomore year with various non-profit organizations including ours.
Let us congratulate Nicolas on his acceptances to many prestigious colleges and now his commitment to St. John's University Honors Program and member of the Catholic Scholar program where he will continue in a leadership role on campus.
Best of luck young man. You are acknowledged, appreciated and wished the very best in all your future endeavors. Thank you for your years of service. Your help will always be welcomed.
