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Ransom Middle’s Grant Gill Named Escambia Student Volunteer Of The Year
April 25, 2016
The Escambia County School District Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year is Grant Gill from Ransom Middle School. Gill volunteers at McArthur Elementary School.
For the past three years, Grant has started each school day two hours early before catching his bus to Ransom for the day. At McArthur, he volunteers with a very special group - Amanda Jansen’s Pre-K class for students with autism.
Grant begins each day by greeting the students at their bus and assisting them to their classroom to unpack and prepare for the day. He helps in the cafeteria with their breakfast and returns with them to their class.
“Grant has one special boy who has become very attached to him. Dorian and his mom are here today to celebrate Grant’s award,”Marty Stanovich, executive director of The First Tee of NW Florida, said. Stanovich led a recent program to honor Grant and other volunteers in the Escambia County School District. “The two are inseparable and his mother is so very grateful for the work he has done for her special little boy. Grant says he may pursue a career in teaching special education.”
Pictured top: (L-R) Escambia County School Board members Jeff Bergosh and Bill Slayton, Grant Gill and his friend Dorian, and Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Pictured inset: Escambia County School District Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year Grant Gill from Ransom Middle School and his special friend Dorian. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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14 Responses to “Ransom Middle’s Grant Gill Named Escambia Student Volunteer Of The Year”
thank you for evrything
What an amazing young man! Congratulations Grant on your award.
What an outstanding young man! What great parents he has! I wish every parent would teach their child to accept and celebrate peoples differences. Great job Grant!
Grant, Linda and I are vary proud of you. Please keep up the good work.
Very proud of Grant! He is a great young man!
He is a great young man. What a wonderful choice!
What a great kid!!! He will do great things in his life I’m sure of it!
Love this! Ty for sharing this story about Grant. What a great young man!
Love this story! Way to go Grant! I have an autistic daughter and I know that his is the highlight of their morning!
Great young man! Doing great things to help others!
Love this family! Grant has outstanding parents and he is on the right track to make qndifferencenin this world just as his parents have! McArthur is lucky to have him!
Very impressive Grant. Helping others is about the best thing you could ever do!
Way to go, Grant! God is smiling at you! We need more young men like you!
He happens to be mine! Very proud of him and his dedication to Dorian and his class.