Bev Young Reed is our past Regional Director and is an amazing advocate for students and PTA local units in our area. From the weekly Friends of NTPS email updates earlier this month:
Volunteer Recognition
NTPS volunteer extraordinaire Beverly Young Reed recently won the "Extreme Makeover American Dream Edition" contest from ABC/KOMO-TV for her volunteer commitment despite personal financial hardships. The award includes $5,000 for Young Reed and another $5,000 to the charity of her choice -- she chose the Homeless Backpack program at the Thurston County Food Bank which supplies food supply backpacks to elementary schools in our district.
While Bev's husband is on disability due to health conditions, she has continued to help care for him and their five children and volunteer at numerous schools, including Meadows, Woodland and Evergreen Forest Elementary and River Ridge High School. "I volunteer to make a difference," she said, adding that the award money will help her family do some much needed home and car repairs. Bev says she has always had a heart of service for others. "As a teen I would do community projects for the elderly or disabled."
Her roots to the district run deep as she was one of the first 6th graders to attend Evergreen Forest Elementary herself. She is the Volunteer coordinator for River Ridge High School, and "Front of House" mom for River Ridge Theater Department. She was also one of the founding board members for "Fairy Godmothers to the Rescue" helping low-income Timberline students get prom dresses. Congratulations Bev!
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