Grandmother Edith's job was to rock, sing, feed and read to the babies at Head Start.
At her last day as a grandparent foster, Head Start Center Manager Jennifer Hoilman (right) enjoys cake and punch with Grandmother Edith at her surprise reception honoring her service to the staff and children.
The staff at Head Start planned a surprise reception for Grandmother Edith after her 11 years as a foster grandparent for Senior Corps. The federal program lost their grant sponsor for the upcoming year, and for now, the program has ended.
90-year-old Edith Hollifield has been a foster grandparent at Head Start for 11 years. Her last day was July 1.
Head Start staff threw Grandmother Edith a special reception honoring her service to the children of McDowell County.
Four days a week for 11 years, 90-year-old Edith Hollifield has rocked, sang, fed and loved on the babies at Head Start as a foster grandparent under the Senior Corps program.
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At her last day as a grandparent foster, Head Start Center Manager Jennifer Hoilman (right) enjoys cake and punch with Grandmother Edith at her surprise reception honoring her service to the staff and children.
The staff at Head Start planned a surprise reception for Grandmother Edith after her 11 years as a foster grandparent for Senior Corps. The federal program lost their grant sponsor for the upcoming year, and for now, the program has ended.
