Number of Participants: 1
Hours Donated: 172
Value of Time Served: $1,453
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Football
Date: April 29, 2014
Location:
1 Falcon Place Deer Park
New York 11729, United States
About:
Role Model Finds His Calling at High School
High school student and football player Isaiah Edwards, 16, was recently honored by the district for his exemplary volunteer work with special needs children in the district. In particular, Edwards was singled out for acting as a role model and mentor for Peter Gilbert, a 13 year-old student at Robert Frost who has autism and a rare genetic disease.
Calling Edwards a hero, Frank Caliguiri, Deer Park’s assistant superintendent of pupil personnel services, said, “Isaiah has a rare gift and has found his calling in working with these kids. He is so in tune with what is necessary in the life of an autistic child.”
Edwards is considering a future career as a teacher, and according to Caliguiri, would be welcomed back to his alma mater one day as an educator.