Category Archives: Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer Spotlight: Sara Reynolds

With the recent end of the 2022-23 school year, we want to celebrate another year of tutoring by highlighting one of the many Heart Tutors that play an essential role in supporting Charlotte students. This Volunteer Spotlight focuses on Sara Reynolds, who just finished her third year as a Heart Tutor. Sara discovered Heart Math Tutoring through her church, Carmel Baptist, during the peak of the pandemic, and given the isolation the pandemic produced, “I wanted to do something to connect with and serve others,” … continue reading

Thank You Thursdays! Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month Heart Tutors! As we begin our final month of tutoring for the 2022/23 school year, we are excited to see over 1,200 volunteer tutors dedicating time each week to support students. Tutors are the “heart” behind HMT’s mission of ensuring all elementary students develop the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success.

This month we will be spotlighting just a few of our many amazing volunteers each week with a “Thank you Thursday” post. Be on … continue reading

Volunteer Spotlight: Recognizing Freedom School Partners

At Heart Math Tutoring, we know that supporting Charlotte’s youth and providing equitable education opportunities is a community effort. For this reason, we would like to highlight the work of Necole Watts and Alexis Young, two of Heart’s volunteer tutors that are employees of our community partner, Freedom School Partners (FSP). Read below to learn more about how Necole and Alexis came to tutor at Heart and how their volunteer experiences support the values and mission of Freedom School Partners.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Crystal Stroupe

As summer comes to a close and the bustle of the school year begins, we wanted to take the time to recognize the hard work of our volunteer tutors. We had the opportunity to talk with Crystal Stroupe, who will be a fifth-year Heart tutor, about her experience and dedication to her students.

Crystal found Heart through her work at Bank of America. Crystal describes connecting with Heart’s mission: “When I saw this come through and saw that it was geared towards tutoring focused on … continue reading

April: Volunteer Appreciation Month!

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month! Almost 1,200 volunteers deliver Heart Math Tutoring’s program to our students each week, making volunteers the engine behind HMT’s mission of ensuring all elementary students develop the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success.

To HMT volunteers: THANK YOU for your time and commitment each week to support students. You are amazing. Stories of just a few of you are listed below. Do any of these experiences sound familiar? Please share YOUR favorite tutoring moments or … continue reading