NNI Volunteer of the Month - June, 2009
Erin Kinghorn
Reta Jo Mitchell, our regular columnist who turns her illuminating spotlight on volunteerism in the quarterly edition of “Northland Neighborhood News,” often reminds us of the volunteer exploits of Northland young people. Erin Kinghorn is a prime example.
Erin, age 15 and a student at North Kansas City High School, was born at North Kansas City Hospital and has lived in the Northland all her life and in the Chaumiere neighborhood since she was 3. She has volunteered at Synergy Safe House and helped at NNI’s Safe Trick or Treat Halloween event. She’s also a secretary intern, a job that gives her the opportunity to write, interact with people and build her resume.
“I like volunteering because it allows me to hang out with members of my community. It’s a way to be helpful and have fun doing it,” Erin says.
Erin, who is working toward the International Baccalaureate program in the NKC School District, currently has a 3.86 grade point average. And, while her volunteering is from the heart, she also knows the volunteer work is building experience and creating great references and relationships. Her hobbies include training therapy dogs and dancing (hip hop, ballet, and jazz). To top off her already loaded schedule, this high-energy 15-year-old also plays the French horn and the e-flat mellophone (a trumpet-like French horn used in marching bands). Three cheers for Erin Kinghorn. NNI depends on volunteers like her.
