Appearing as a special guest for the 2021 Kids’ Choice Awards by Nickelodeon on Saturday,
US Vice President Kamala Harris honoured the young generation for all they had
gone through the previous year, and more.

Introduced to the stage by host Jennifer Garner, Harris was described as
someone who had displayed that “anything is possible with hard work,
dedication, and love in your heart”, and gave out the Generation Change award,
which recognises acts of strength and courage from children in creating a
better world, as per a report by ET.

Coming onto the stage, Harris thanked the show for inviting her, and
subsequently noted that children, referring to them as ‘young leaders’ all the
way, had played a major role throughout the coronavirus pandemic by actually doing
things to change situations, rather than being inactive.

“Hi, everyone, and thank you Jennifer for that introduction.
Thank you all to Nickelodeon and thank you to the young leaders for being so
incredible and for all that you do and will do. From social distancing to
remote learning, you’ve been through a lot this year. But through it all, you
young leaders have really stepped up.

You’ve worn
your mask, helped out your neighbours, been a role model in your community. When
I was young, my mother used to say, ‘Don’t just sit around and complain about
things, do something about it.’ Well, you are doing something. You are creating
a better future, and you inspire me and President Biden every day.

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“We are so grateful to you, and we want you to know that we are doing
everything we can to make sure all of our students and our young leaders can
get back to school and back with your friends and be safe and thrive”, Harris,
who is the first woman and the first person of colour to hold the designation
of Vice President, was quoted by ET as saying during the show.