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Breakfast with dad
Discovery at Kirkmere sponsors third annual
By Denise Dick
YOUNGSTOWN
Dads, uncles, grandfathers and even great-grandfathers joined their children for doughnuts at school.
Wednesday’s Donuts for Dads at Discovery at Kirkmere marked its third year.
Darryl Anderson and his daughter, Samya Anderson, embraced as Anderson entered the school cafeteria.
“It’s the first opportunity I’ve had to come” to Donuts for Dads, he said. He was out of town at the time of last year’s event.
Samya, a fifth-grader at Kirkmere, was just happy to see her dad.
“Because I want to spend time with him,” she said.
Misha Scott, principal, said the purpose of the event is two-fold. It welcomes them to the school.
“For some, this is the first time they’ve been to the school,” Scott said.
Others come to the school fairly often.
Donuts for Dads also enables fathers to learn about the curriculum their children are learning.
Willie Sly came to the event for his nephew, Marquis Sly, a sixth-grader.
“It’s always good to know what your kids are doing in school,” Sly said.
He said he frequently comes to Kirkmere.
Errial Carver, a third-grader, and her brother, Curtis Carver, a fourth-grader, brought their mother, Michelle Johnson, and their great-grandfather, Enderson Mitchell, for Wednesday’s event.
“They invited me,” Mitchell said. “They said, ‘Granddad, can you come to school to have coffee and doughnuts with us?’ “I said, ‘I’ll be glad to.’”
The students gave high marks to the event and to having their great-grandfather at school.
Errial gave it a thumbs up.
“Fantastic,” Curtis said.
Scott said activities such as Donuts for Dads are possible through donations from people in the community, organizations and churches.
The dozens of Dunkin Donuts at the event came from Victory Christian Center in Liberty. The drinks – milk, coffee, apple cider and orange juice – were donated by Jonathan Bentley, a community member.