Claire Hancock, the Tauranga branch president of the service club that focuses on women, summarised Jacqui's achievements to yesterday's council community development committee.
The award to encourage young women to participate in public affairs was awarded because of Jacqui's desire to give back to the community.
"From organising a collection for Women's Refuge to conducting a garden make-over for local wheelchair community members, whilst being a member of Amnesty International and World Vision, Jacqui has been front and centre in getting things done," Mrs Hancock said.
The award also recognised Jacqui's efforts as a caregiver for a young Tauranga cerebral palsy sufferer.
Mr Crosby said she had done an amazing job in such an incredibly challenging field.
The Massey University speech and language student said she felt humbled to receive the award from the Tauranga branch, saying afterwards that she had always been passionate about wanting to help people.
She said the girl with cerebral palsy was the most amazing young person you could ever meet and helping her had been a real learning curve.
Jacqui put her attitude down to having lots of strong women in her life, from her mum who told her to follow her dreams, to her grandmothers.
She has mentored teenagers to help reach their potential and was a New Zealand Speech Association university student representative.
Looking back on her life so far, she said had always been quite a confident and driven person.
