Marvelous Mable- Foster Granparent Program Volunteer

Foster Grandparent, Mable Smith is the 2011 recipient of the Annual “Humana Distinguished Volunteer Service Award.” Mable started in the program in July of 2003 at Bunche Early Childhood Center with Jena Prince and has volunteered all 8 years there with Ms. Prince .

Mable exemplifies in every way, the meaning of “Distinguished Volunteer.” She is respected by her teacher, children, parents, as well as her pears in the Foster Grandparent Program.

Senior Companion Spotlight

Billie Mason joined the Senior Companion program in the second class of volunteers in January of 2004. Since then she was been a busy lady. At the end of 2007 she received the Lifetime Presidential Service Award for volunteering 4,000 hours in this program. But Billie did not stop just because she received a reward; she kept on working and now has more than 7,000 hours of service. Billie has 4 homebound elderly clients that she takes to run errands and to their doctor’s appointments, but most importantly she provides companionship. She takes a couple of clients to the Southeast Senior Center were they can enjoy a hot lunch and play Bingo together. “I wish I could clone her twice over,” Senior Companion Director Jannee Banner said.