Yvonne Vandenberg has held the position of administrative assistant at Community Christian School in Drayton for the past 13 years.
But her involvement with the school goes beyond those 13 years.
Vandenberg, along with her husband Phil, attended the school from Grades one to eight.
Each one of their four children were also students at the school, at which time Vandenberg filled the role of parent volunteer.
In 1985, Vandenberg applied for the position of bookkeeper.
At that time her father was the chair and her mother was caretaker.
In an email to the Community News, Vandenberg stated, “Community Christian School has been a big part of our lives and we are passionate about it.”
At an open house on June 18, students at the school stopped by to wish Vandenberg well and have a piece of cake.
A memory book created for Vandenberg notes that when she started as administrative assistant, “she probably did not know that her role would include that of a nurse (Band-Aid, Aspirin and ice pack dispenser); gardener (making sure there were flowers in the planters at the main entrance); volunteer driver (for class trips, Sports teams and taking home students who missed the bus); sign changer (making sure the sign at the front of the school was up to date); supply teacher (filling in yard duties or covering a class in an emergency); and lunch provider (picking up lunch for students who forgot their lunch).”
Another entry in the memory book states, “Yvonne has blessed our school community for these last 13 years with her dedication and love. Yvonne will be missed by students, staff, and parents.
“We wish her God’s blessing as she begins the next phase of her journey.”
