Read To Succeed recognizes volunteers in Rutherford County

May 07, 2015 at 09:33 pm by bryan


Approximately 90 people attended the Read To Succeed Appreciation Luncheon that was held at Kingwood church of Christ on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Read To Succeed's highest recognition, the Karen Claud Literacy Award, went to Ronni Shaw. Ronni Shaw was the first director for Read To Succeed and served as the Executive Director for 8 years. During Ronni's time as Executive Director, she worked to develop and connect countless others to take on leadership roles within the community to support literacy.

Read To Succeed also honored those who truly epitomized the word volunteer. Their gathering included tutors, ESL teachers, learners, community leaders, churches, and corporations that have dedicated their time to celebrating literacy and raising literacy awareness in the past year.

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The Read To Succeed staff presented awards to the following volunteers:

  • Tutor of the Year: Carolynn Kobiske
  • Learner of the Year: Cecil Parker
  • Council/Board Member of the Year: Chantho Sourinho
  • Community Volunteers of the Year: James Herman
  • School of the Year: Black Fox Elementary
  • Corporate Sponsor of the Year: Carrabba's Italian Grill
  • Community Partner of the Year: World Outreach Church
  • Family Literacy Volunteer of the Year: Kathy Green and Hershey the Literacy Dog
  • ESL Volunteer of the Year: Don Clayton
  • ESL Teacher of the Year: Elizabeth White
  • Shining Star of the Year: Shiloh Siegle
  • Adult Literacy Volunteer of the Year: Trisha Nobles

In addition to these awards, Read To Succeed also recognizes volunteers each month with the honor of being a "Shining Star". Those recognized in 2014-15 include Paige Hendrickson, Wayne Hatchett, Shiloh Raye Siegle, Don Clayton, Michelle Willard, Heather Barker, Robin Coble, Kayleigh Theil, and Carolynn Kobiske.

Lunch was provided by The Blue Porch and served by other wonderful volunteers. Our own Karen Vaughn served as the photographer and helped with decorations. Lisa Mitchell serves as the Executive Director for Read To Succeed, Amy Swartz as the Family Literacy coordinator, Debbie Mankin as the Adult Literacy coordinator, Malia Grubbs as the volunteer coordinator, and Amy Maynard as the Office Manager/Events Coordinator. For more information and pictures of this event, please visit www.readtosucceed.org or our facebook page.

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