Plainville Community Schools’ volunteers Foster White, Susan Varano, and Robert Varano have been selected as this year’s school district volunteer award winners, and were honored at the annual volunteer recognition program held at Plainville High School on May 7. The 2012-13 Dick Ronalter Mentor of the Year Award was presented to Foster White. This award is given to a volunteer mentor who has gone above and beyond in his or her role as an adult friend to a student. White, a Plainville resident for the past 40 years and a Board of Education member, joined the Plainville Community Schools Mentoring Program three years ago and is currently mentoring at the Middle School of Plainville. One staff member shared, said a press release from the Plainville schools, “Foster is inspirational and reliable. His dedication is evident. He always has fun and creative activities when he visits. He has built a special friendship with his mentee.” White also has been a performing member of the Plainville Choral Society for over 30 years and has been the producer for the PCS Youth Theater for the past 26 years. In addition, he is a long standing member of the Board of Managers for the [...]
Plainville Community Schools’ volunteers Foster White, Susan Varano, and Robert Varano have been selected as this year’s school district volunteer award winners, and were honored at the annual volunteer recognition program held at Plainville High School on May 7. The 2012-13 Dick Ronalter Mentor of the Year Award was presented to Foster White. This award is given to a volunteer mentor who has gone above and beyond in his or her role as an adult friend to a student. White, a Plainville resident for the past 40 years and a Board of Education member, joined the Plainville Community Schools Mentoring Program three years ago and is currently mentoring at the Middle School of Plainville. One staff member shared, said a press release from the Plainville schools, “Foster is inspirational and reliable. His dedication is evident. He always has fun and creative activities when he visits. He has built a special friendship with his mentee.” White also has been a performing member of the Plainville Choral Society for over 30 years and has been the producer for the PCS Youth Theater for the past 26 years. In addition, he is a long standing member of the Board of Managers for the [...]