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March Community Volunteer of the Month

Cherie Carroll lives united because she wants to change the world, one person at a time.  And she’s doing just that by helping at the Elizabeth’s New Life Center East. United Way’s Volunteer Connection is pleased to name Cherie Carroll as Community Volunteer of the Month for March.

Cherie started with Elizabeth’s New Life Center (ENLC) in November of 2006 but has been a volunteer of the community for the past 14 years.  Elizabeth’s New Life Center for Women is a leader of the community by upholding the ENLC Mission “Empower individuals to make healthy life choices respecting the value of each person created by God.”

Growing up, Cherie lived in the Kettering area and attended Fairmont High School. In college, she decided to become an English Teacher. “I had a wonderful career in the Fairborn School System” says Cherie. She then attended Wright State University where she pursued a Master’s Degree to become an Academic Counselor. She later became the Special Concerns Counselor where she had the opportunity to organize support groups for youth.

After retiring from the school system, a friend referred Cherie to Elizabeth’s New Life Center. This was a perfect match for Cherie. Kerry Braun, the Director of ENLC East, feels that Cherie’s years of experience as a teacher, mother and school counselor enhance her natural ability to meet with clients in a variety of different situations. Cherie acts as a counselor and life coach by working personally with the clients that come in. She also works with the center’s EWYL Program (Earn While You Learn), which allows expecting mothers to earn “baby bucks” while learning about parenting, childcare, relationships, motherhood, family counseling, and much more. Individual client sessions can go on for weeks or months, but Cherie is always there as long as clients need.

Since her start with Elizabeth’s New Life Center, Cherie has contributed over 300 hours of service. Cherie also volunteers in the public school system, where she reads poetry to 4th graders once a week, and she is currently taking a class at the University of Dayton. When Cherie is not extending her time to the ENLC, she enjoys teaching piano lessons, and spending time with her family and cat.

United Way’s Volunteer Connection is proud to announce Cherie Carroll as Community Volunteer of the Month.
 
Elizabeth’s New Life Center celebrated its 20th Year Anniversary in 2009. To learn more about them, visit their website at www.elizabethnewlife.org.

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