2026 Volunteers Appreciation Breakfast: THANK YOU to all volunteers that dedicate time at SCCPSS

Idell Biles: Volunteers, You show up strong. You show you care.

Roy Samras: We're not teachers or we're not teachers aides, but we're mentors.

Rhonda Harting: We have about four core volunteers and maybe a dozen volunteers we can call on at any moment that are more than happy to come up to school to lend a helping hand.

Jeff Dawsey: My big thing is I mentor at lunchrooms.

Ken Slats: Jeff Dawsey is a pastor at Compassion Christian Church and one of SCCPSS's valuable volunteers.

Jeff Dawsey: And so I am talking to students just trying to be a presence. And then I do whatever I can to support staff.

Roy Samras: We establish a one on one friendship and a relationship with these students.

Idell Biles: A smile, a word, a guiding light. You help our students reach new heights.

Tameka Tribble:  We have our volunteers who come for their students in our school.

Roger Moss: Thank you. We can't do this without from helping us with our literacy campaign to mentoring, to just being you. Are these essential? You are essential players in our students education.

Idell Biles: So here's our thanks sincere and true for all the countless things that you do.

Roy Samras: It's so important because that's what drives our society. That drives our economics, our art, our social interaction. It drives all of that. And it's so important for people to be, well educated and especially to read.

Kurt Hetager: You represent so many wonderful individuals who understand what commitment means. To understand what your time with a child means and how that can change a child's life.

Ken Slats: And that volunteer time well spent also instills a thirst for our youth to help out as well.

Rhonda Harting: They always ask how they can help. How can I help set up? Can I come after? I want to donate. I want to fundraise. I want to provide a bear to the children in the hospital. They are constantly expressing their wishes on how they can make the community better.

Jeff Dawsey: My hope is that we will multiply by a thousand, you know, and to flood these schools to have, you know, mentors for all these 35,000 students and support for the 5000 educators and support staff.

Idell Biles: SCCPSS shines bright because of you. Thank you. Please stand and give yourselves a round of applause.

Ken Slats: Kudos to all our SCCPSS valuable volunteers. I'm Ken Slats reporting.