Partnership Recognizes Retiring Board Members and Key Players in the Community
At recent Board Meetings, the Board of Directors of the Partnership for Children for Lincoln and Gaston Counties (Partnership) recognized retiring Board members Tammy Kane, Joe Dixon and Bill Gross. Chair Sarah Miller and Vice Chair Wanda Wyont presented each with a plaque noting the Partnership’s sincere appreciation for their years of leadership and service as a member of the Board.
PFCLG Exec. Director Michael Linker, Chair Sarah Miller,
Retiring Board Tammy Kane, and Public Information Coordinator Rosalind Richardson
Michael Linker and Retiring Board Member Joe Dixon
Michael Linker and Retiring Board Member William Gross
Barbara Voorhees (former Executive Director) and Laura Lineberger (current Executive Director) of the Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation were also recognized and thanked for the Foundation’s generous $10,000 grant in support of the Partnership’s early literacy Reach Out and Read® Program (ROR). ROR is a nationally recognized program with evidence-based research for promoting pre-literacy and language development skills in young children. The Partnership collaborates with physicians serving young children in Gaston County who incorporate ROR into their standard practice of care by reading to and providing an age-appropriate free book for children as part of their “well child” visit.
Laura Lineberger and Barbara Voorhees from the
Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation
Additional special guests recognized included Nocona Brittain, Economic Support Services Supervisor-Child Care with the Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services, and Michelle Miller, Child Day Care Subsidy Program Supervisor with the Lincoln County Department of Social Services. Ms. Brittain and Ms. Miller were recognized for their leadership in assisting the Partnership in meeting a key cash/in-kind funding match required by the State’s Legislature. Mr. Ernest Sumner, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Gaston County was also recognized at the office of the Partnership for Children for their generous contribution and continued support.
Key Players in the Community Michelle Miller and Nocona Brittain
with Wanda Whetstine of PFCLG
Michael Linker, Ernest Sumner - Community Foundation of Gaston County,
and Rosalind Richardson