VOLUNTEERS HONORED AT THE ANNUAL BRIDGE LUNCHEON

2001-2002 Melrose Public School Volunteers
Honored by The Bridge: A School/Community Partnership

On Tuesday, June 4, The Bridge: A School/Community Partnership hosted the tenth annual volunteer recognition luncheon for the wonderful people who find time in their busy schedules to regularly give time to students and staff of the Melrose Public Schools. These generous people support and augment the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12. One hundred and thirty of the more than 400 hundred dedicated registered volunteers were present to hear the words of thanks offered by Representative Michael Festa, Mayor Robert Dolan, former Superintendent of Schools, Charles Martin, and Coordinator of Volunteers, Emily Rubenstein. Everyone in attendance enjoyed delicious food prepared by Chartwells, the school system's food service.

As part of the festivities twenty-six volunteers were presented with five-year pins and a special presentation was made to a volunteer of more than 30 years.

Seated left to right: Julia Laverty, Nina DiOrio, Julie Deems, Anne McCarthy, Standing left to right: Brian Johnson, Richard Saint-Amant, James Milano, Claudia Bertoli, Joyce Gardiner, Amy Tiedemann, Cheryl Mehos, Karen LiCausi, Lorraine Wheeler. Missing from picture: Debra Clark, Maureen Cremin, Karen Gabler, Roberta Gertz, Donna Groark, Karen Kirwan, Richard Letch, Cheri MacDonald, Michelle Macintosh, Maria Martin, Catharine Stepchin, Susan Stoker, Janis Webster.

Carol Balcom Honored

A special presentation was made to Carol Balcom who has been a volunteer at the Ripley School for more than 30 years. Carol is only ending her years of dedicated work as the Ripley School Volunteer Library Coordinator because the school closed at the end of June. Jim Reppucci, former principal of Ripley and Emily Rubenstein, Coordinator of Volunteers, made the presentation of a brick painted to look like Ripley School.

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