ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Christine “Grandma” Powell is being awarded for her selflessness and academic impact on kindergarten students in Pinellas County.
Christine Powell is known to many as Grandma Powell, and for the last five years, Grandma Powell has gone to Maximo Elementary School every morning to volunteer in one particular kindergarten class.
She works one-on-one with students, teaching them how to read, developing different literacy skills, building their confidence, and just being their friend…