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Woodland Primary volunteers share stories during the recent Volunteer Appreciation Event at A&B Coffee & Cake Company. According to Principal Andrea Townsend (second from right) Woodland wouldn’t exist without its volunteers.

Woodland Primary Volunteers
“We can’t do it without them”
By Bob Robinson 

GREENVILLE – Woodland Primary Principal Andrea Townsend made it clear that the school wouldn’t be able to function without its volunteers. She visited informally with more than a dozen volunteers recently during the school’s Volunteer Appreciation Event at the A&B Coffee & Cake Company in Greenville. 

Townsend said the school had 90 active volunteers who handled a variety of tasks from bookwork and filing to providing adult support in the classroom and lunchroom. 

“Woodland Primary could not exist without our volunteers,” she said. 

While the ladies – and two gentlemen – seemed ready for summer to begin, they also knew it wouldn’t be long before they would be ready for the new school year to begin. 

“Six more days,” said one. “The longest six days ever,” said another. 

“And in a few weeks I’ll be counting the days until school starts again,” said a third. 

Assistant Principal Lisa Maher recalled one of her first experiences at the elementary level… 

“The fun started right away,” she said. She saw a kindergartner running down the hallway with her shoe laces untied. 

“Hey, stop,” she yelled out to the child. “Tie your shoes.” 

The girl stopped, looked at her and said, “I can’t.” 

Volunteers moved in and out during the two hours set aside for them. Some shared stories. 

Two of the events they talked about were the Father-Daughter and the Mother-Son nights and the recent field trip to the Greenville Street Department. 

The dances? One was more formal than the other. The girls swayed to the music while with the boys it was more like a tug-of-war. 

The street department? 

“They had to honk every horn out there,” said one volunteer. “About 50 times,” she added. 

Most of the volunteers were “K-Moms” or PTA members or both. Some of the volunteers there at the time were Mary Leemoore, Stacy Wilson, Moleta Mikesell, Laurie Hunt, Debbie Brant, Shanna Good, LeRoy Wilson, Kristina Madden and Missie Begoon. 

Published courtesy of the Early Bird


 
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