Ypsilanti woman recognized for volunteering at elementary school for 13 years

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Rubye Ogburn had no idea she would be honored for volunteering at Carpenter Elementary School, 4250 Central Blvd., near Ann Arbor for 13 years.

The 67-year-old remembered feeling excited, overwhelmed and full of tears when she received Michigan Community Action’s Volunteer of the Year award at a statewide event in Lansing.

“It’s the best thing that ever happened to me in my life besides having my child,” Ogburn, of Ypsilanti, said…

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