I Am Hamilton Spotlights Alison Lebovitz, Community Volunteer And Host Of PBS Show The A List

  • Monday, June 24, 2019
Eric McKenzie, community engagement specialist; Alison Lebovitz and Christopher James, principal of Brainerd High School
Eric McKenzie, community engagement specialist; Alison Lebovitz and Christopher James, principal of Brainerd High School

“I am Hamilton” spotlights Alison Lebovitz, volunteer coordinator for Brainerd Together, a volunteer effort to revitalize Brainerd High School this summer.  “I am Hamilton” spotlights the contributions of alumni, teachers, parents, students, support workers, and community members in providing opportunities for children in the classrooms of Hamilton County Schools. 

 

Brainerd Together involved more than 32 community sponsors who committed time and resources to brighten the halls and classrooms of the school.  The project included a clean-out session to prepare for the community renovation.  The revitalization involved painting and refreshing the walls of the school.

Community volunteers worked from June 15 through June 23 when the renovation was celebrated at the school’s annual Alumni Day on the campus.

 

“Alison’s work and the efforts of the many volunteers to paint-up and restore the physical building will help our students to excel in the classroom,” said Christopher James, the principal of Brainerd High School. “The broad community commitment to revitalize our school sends a clear message to our teachers and students to now be pacesetters in academic improvement at Brainerd High.”

 

Ms. Lebovitz has been the host of PBS series The A List with Alison Lebovitz, for the past nine years.  She is the author of Am I There Yet? A collection of her essays and life-inspired stories.  Lebovitz also serves on numerous nonprofit boards in the community.

 

Community sponsors for Brainerd Together included:

 

Brainerd High School Alumni Association

Unum

Regions Bank

Southeast Total Service

Southeastern Salvage

Waldrep Construction

New Blue Construction

Economy Honda

Chattanooga Bar Association & Chattanooga Bar Foundation

CBL Properties

East Chattanooga Lumber Company

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

FEED Table & Tavern

Elder’s Ace Hardware

Sherwin Williams

Interior Alchemy

 

Chattanooga Fire Department

T.U. Parks Construction Company

Chattanooga Area Chamber Midtown

Mt. Canaan Baptist Church

Tom Bible Law

Ward’s Construction

Lansing Building Products

Parker’s Direct Flooring

Key Bonding Company

Huddle House

Newk’s Eatery

Silverdale Baptist Church

Food City

Relevant Church

HMH

BBQ Rowe

 


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