ASPSF thanks 2 Southeast Area volunteers for his or her service

For the month of December, Arkansas Single Father or mother Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is recognizing not one however two excellent volunteers within the Southeast Area!

Congratulations to Brian Wells and Aaron Simpson, each of Monticello, as ASPSF’s December 2022 Volunteers of the Month. 

Program Manager Kerron Simpson described Brian and Aaron, who’re her brothers, as behind-the-scenes volunteers who have been raised in a single guardian dwelling. They passionately consider in empowering single mother and father to pursue their schooling, enhance their earnings, and lift their lifestyle.

When the NAACP had a Black Historical past Month parade, Brian Wells secured a side-by-side and connected ASPSF indicators to it. He drove it within the parade whereas Program Supervisor Kerron Simpson threw sweet and greeted the group members current. 

Referred to as “a champion of ASPSF,” Brian is a volunteer Kerron can all the time rely on. He retired after 33 years with the Arkansas Division of Transportation however stays lively by retaining Kerron updated on group actions. He even secured (and drove!) a side-by-side so ASPSF may have a automobile for the NAACP’s Black Historical past Month parade.

“I can all the time name on Brian to help me,” Kerron mentioned. “He’s all the time keen to accompany me as a driver by means of my very rural area. We have been even caught within the snow whereas driving at evening from Chicot County!”

Aaron Simpson helps Program Supervisor Kerron Simpson distribute checks throughout a drive-thru award pickup occasion. 

Aaron, in the meantime, is Kerron’s co-pilot, doing no matter he can to serve the group. He helps by distributing scholarship checks and accompanying Kerron as she travels to go to college students and supporters in Drew, Jefferson, and Arkansas counties.

By his work as a resident specialist on the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Aaron has helped ASPSF set up a relationship with the varsity and its college students. Aaron can also be employed on the Saracen On line casino Resort as a safety guard supervisor.

“He all the time has my again,” Kerron mentioned. “His focus is all the time about serving to single mother and father.”

If you would like to offer life-changing scholarships and assist to 1000’s of low-income single mother and father, fill out the volunteer type at aspsf.org/volunteer.