Category: Supporter Profiles
Volunteer profile: Angela Boyd
When Angela Boyd speaks to her co-workers at Bank of America about the impact of United Way’s programs, she’s not just talking from her heart, she’s sharing her experience.
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Volunteer profile: Mike Herman
“Although I knew about United Way benefitting the community,” Herman said, “when I first joined the Campaign Cabinet many years ago, I started seeing first-hand and really understanding the value of United Way’s programs – especially to a community this size.”
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Volunteer Profile: Mike McNamara
McNamara volunteers as a “money coach” through United Way of Northeast Florida’s RealSense initiative. He sees his volunteer role as an extension of that friendly neighbor who helped him many years ago.
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Ramona Elementary gets freshened up thanks to Johnson and Johnson Vision Care volunteers
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care employees came out last Friday to Ramona Elementary School, a Full Service Schools site, to freshen up the campus.
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Volunteer Profile: Alice Baker
Baker trains volunteer tax preparers for United Way of Northeast Florida’s RealSense initiative.
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Volunteer Profile: Jim Riggan
Volunteer Jim Riggan knows that his time as a ReadingPal is making a big difference for the preschoolers he teaches. Committed to the work, he now reads with multiple sets of children at two different schools.
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Volunteer Profile: Phillip Lee
Stein Fellow and Achievers For Life mentor Phillip Lee knows firsthand what a difference mentoring can mean, and he is encouraging others to change the lives of children, like Darion, and make that difference.
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Volunteer Profile: Chris Simser
With his own son starting kindergarten this year, Simser has a vested interest in seeing children succeed in Jacksonville’s schools. And as a Stein Fellow, Simser knows first-hand the benefits of mentoring.
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Volunteer Profile: Tianna Sparks
Tianna Sparks, a ReadingPals volunteer, makes connections with her preschool group by understanding their need for engagement and finding ways to bring humor into the classes.
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Volunteer Profile: Lyndsey Brokenburr
For Lyndsey Brokenburr, the Achievers For Life initiative brought opportunities for direct involvement to help students. “I had always done group mentoring,” said Brokenburr. “This was different. There was a connection.”
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