At an in-person New Reader Orientation in Jackson County in September, one of our new volunteers approached Chapter President Janet McCauley and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but you taught me how to read 30 years ago.
“You were my first-grade teacher,” new volunteer Kyle Smith said. “I had planned to do the online training but when I saw that it was you doing the training, I had to come see you!”
Who knew 30 years ago that Mrs. McCauley was not only inspiring her students to learn to read and love to read, but she was also building a foundation for a future Read Aloud volunteer?
“What we do today truly does impact the future,” Janet said.
Thank you to Janet, Kyle, and the rest of Jackson County’s hardworking volunteer crew!