Principal at Kernersville Elementary Named Kernersville YMCA Volunteer of Year

John Coulter & Becky Carter

Becky Carter, the principal at Kernersville Elementary School, is the Kernersville YMCA Volunteer of the Year.

Linda Payne, a reporter for the Kernersville News, writes about the honor in Tuesday, April 30, edition of the paper. In addition to her work at Kernersville Elementary, Payne writes, Carter “also works tirelessly behind the scenes as a member of the Kernersville YMCA Board of Di­rectors.”

YMCA Executive Director John Coulter said: “She has done so much to support us and our various events over the past few years, and that has been a real blessing.”

Carter joined the Kernersville YMCA Board of Directors three years ago. Carter has chaired the Annual Gala for the last two years, mentored in the Bright Begin­nings program, raised funds for the new playground and moved mulch on the day the commu­nity came together to build the playground. Carter also helped to raise awareness about adaptive sports by bringing the inaugural Winston-Salem Triad Trackers 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball tour­nament to Kernersville last fall.

Carter told Payne that receiving this hon­or is humbling, especially when she thinks about everyone else who is involved with the Kern­ersville YMCA.

“There are so many board members who are working daily to carry out the YMCA’s mission, so I was quite surprised when they told me I had been chosen,” said Carter. “This is all still new to me, so I was quite surprised to receive this honor.”

Carter told Payne that she said she thinks it’s im­portant to be an active member of the community so she can give back to those who support her students and staff.

John Coulter & Chase Logan

In the article, Payne also writes that the Kernersville YMCA gave its YMCA Youth Leadership Award to East Forsyth High School student Chase Logan, who first got involved in the YMCA as a member of the Middle School Afterschool Pro­gram. He then asked to help as a volunteer assistant coach for the YMCA and as a counselor-in-training during summer day camp.

The photos are courtesy of the Kernersville YMCA. You will find the full story in the April 30 edition of the Kernersville News. The newspaper’s website is Kernersville News