Alexandria, VA – Shaan Nagda is a busy senior at West Potomac High School. In addition to advanced academic studies, he runs cross country in the fall, indoor track and swim in the winter, and outdoor track in the spring. And he’s also running something else: his own nonprofit, Cake A Difference.

As Nagda’s nonprofit website explains, “The mission at Cake A Difference is to provide joy and memories to children dealing with food insecurity by providing them with a birthday cake. Every child deserves to be celebrated on their birthday regardless of circumstances.”

Nagda had begun volunteering in West Potomac’s food pantry as a freshman and realized how prevalent food insecurity was in the community. “I started doing some food drives, and worked with the school administration to revitalize

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