Grand Island, Nebraska: Every Student, Every Day, A Success!
By Amy Schweitzer
amy.schweitzer@theindependent.com
Published: Sunday, September 19, 2010 10:25 PM CDT
Bernadine Karmazin is "Grandma" to hundreds of kids.
They may not be her own grandchildren but they love her as if they were.
"I get hugs every morning, hugs when we go to lunch, hugs when we come in from lunch and hugs when we go home," she said with a smile.
For years, Karmazin helped out with her own grandchildren -- dropping them off at school, picking them up and helping with homework.
When her own grandchildren got old enough that they didn't need her as much any more, she started helping with other students through the Foster Grandparent Program. Full Story
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