In January 2021, Amelie and Jacqueline founded VaxConnectKY and MedTechConnect. These cousins watched their elderly family members struggle with trying to register for COVID vaccines. Both tech-savvy teens stepped in to make online appointments for seniors. A flier on social and broadcast media went viral and they were fielding interview requests from national media outlets. They even solicited President Joe Biden, Kentucky’s Governor and AARP to implement four improvements to the vaccine infrastructure. Amelie, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy, also volunteers for Norton Pediatric Cancer Institute. Jacqueline, a 2022 Governor’s Scholar, served on the Norton’s Children’s Hospital Teen Board, and entered into Boston College this fall. She received the Diana Award for this vaccine initiative and was selected by Prince Harry to present at the global ceremony two years ago.
Watch this WLKY piece from 2021 to learn more about VaxConnectKY.
Amelie and Jacqueline's efforts to help the elderly navigate the vaccination process have been acknowledged on the local, state, national and even international level! Who can forget when Prince Harry presented Jacqueline with the Diana Award in 2021or when the cousins were featured in People Magazine on International Day of the Girl in October 2021? The duo also received the prestigious Governor's Service Award and Amelie Beck was named a Prudential Emerging Visionary.
Celebrating with Amelie at the WLKY Bell Awards were her sister Anna Maria Beck '17 and WLKY journalist and fellow Sacred Heart Academy graduate Addie Meiners '15.
