Pond Gap receives special donation

Posted by Susan Espiritu | Apr 5, 2023 | Our Town Youth, West Knoxville | 0

Mark Dunliak readies to read "How to Babysit Grandma" to the kindergarten class at Pond Gap.

Mark Dunliak, treasurer of the Nana’s Books Foundation, donated 667 books to students Pond Gap Elementary. The foundation was created to honor librarian Nancy Dulniak who had a lifelong love of books and passed away due to Alzheimer’s. The foundation provides grade-appropriate books and resources about Alzheimer’s, dementia and other disabilities to public libraries and students in Title I schools and libraries in her honor.

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Susan Espiritu

Susan Espiritu is a lifelong Tennessean, born and raised in Fountain City with a short stint in Hawaii where she met her husband of now 50 years, Charlie. Susan graduated with a BS degree in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee plus Master’s and Ed.S. degrees in Educational Leadership from University of Tennessee and Lincoln Memorial University, respectively. She taught in Knox County schools for over twenty years and served as principal of two schools for a combined 16 years. After retirement, her love of writing led to a connection with Sandra Clark and KnoxTNToday evolving into a dream retirement of managing the online news in Clark’s semi-retirements. Susan’s down time is spent with her two daughters and son who have blessed her with nine grandchildren involved in multiple local and distant sports.

Pond Gap receives special donation

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