Volunteer Highlight: Lisa Stine
This month we wanted to highlight our amazing long-term volunteer, Lisa Stine, who has dedicated over 300 hundred hours to our INSPIRE youth program! Below is a short testimonial from Lisa regarding her time volunteering with IRCO and the INSPIRE program.
"I have a master's in social work and worked with youth for 32 years before retiring in 2015. I have been volunteering with the INSPIRE program at Jason Lee School since the fall of 2017. Prior to that, I had been volunteering in a classroom at Lee. When the classroom teacher took family leave, I asked the school secretary if there was another avenue for connecting with students. She recommended the IRCO After School Program. I was introduced to Ms. Nhu, who was coordinating the Vietnamese students of the program. At the start of my career, I had worked with Vietnamese families who were just arriving in the U.S. It seemed as if life had come full circle!
I work Tuesdays and Thursdays, helping with worksheets, reading...whatever the day's plan requires. [In November], we begin preparations for Lunar New Year each year. The first-third graders perform a dance, while the fourth-fifth graders present dramatically a traditional Vietnamese folk story. Our entire group puts much effort into this event, and it is truly a highlight of each winter!”
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