SMART Volunteer of the Year

SMART Honoree Jenni Donahue works as an instructional aide at Parkdale Elementary.

 Kirby Neumann-Rea photo

Jenni Donahue, an instructional aide at Parkdale Elementary, was chosen as the SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) Volunteer of the Year for the program’s Northeast Area, which serves Baker, Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Umatilla and Wasco counties.

“I love to watch the adults that come in to read with kids,” Donahue said. “They  love it so much. Who loves it more, the kids or the adults? I’m not sure. And when the kids get to take a book home, they are beyond excited.”