by Olive Pea
What is it like to run a homeschool support group with over 700 homeschooling families?
I interviewed Rose Killion, a home educator, who joined the Tri Valley Explorers (TVE) homeschool Leadership Team in 2016.
Killion said her favorite part of being on the TVE Leadership Team is creating all the amazing events for the community. She also said her least favorite thing is missing part of the dances while she is sitting at the registration table. “But the benefit is that I get to say ‘Hi’ to every person that walks in the door,” she said.
Killion was recruited to the Leadership Team because they thought she would be a good addition. Killion said, “I decided to join TVE Leadership because I wanted to contribute to this amazing community.”
She also said that she has enjoyed being a part of TVE’s Leadership for the past 6 years, and will “miss being a part of this team as our homeschooling journey ends for my family in June.”
Killion isn’t the only Leadership member retiring from the team, nearly HALF of the leadership team will be retiring this summer as their children age out of homeschooling and venture on to the next chapters in their lives. That will leave all the work to the few people who will remain. Nicole Pate, who has worked side by side with Killion for the past 3 school years said “I think TVE will have big shoes to fill when Rose and the other retiring Leadership Members depart.” Imagine! Only a few people running a community with over 700 homeschooling families! Leadership is looking for recruits, if you are a homeschooling parent in the TVE community now’s your chance to volunteer. Helping the TVE Leadership host even one event brings joy to the families and friends in the community. Here are the events hosted by TVE in order:
- NBTSY (Not Back to School Year Picnic)
- The Harvest Dance
- The Winter Holiday Party
- The Spring Fling
- The Teen Formal
- The Graduation and Promotion Ceremony
- NETSY (Not End of the School Year Picnic)
- Weekly park days in various locations
You can volunteer to help with an event today! If you are interested, please contact Nicole Pate on the Tri-Valley Explorers Homeschool Support (TVE) Facebook group admin page. The TVE Leadership Team hopes to hear from you soon!
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