About Town
(l-r) Manhattan Beach Unified School Board members Bill Fournell, Ellen Rosenberg, Penny Bordokas, Ida VanderPoorte and Amy Howorth welcome MBUSD Superintendent Michael Matthews and Ben Dale (right) at a meet-and-greet event Monday held at the home of residents Brian and Gail Curry. Photo by Andrea Ruse Parent Volunteer of the Year Manhattan Beach Unified School District volunteer Edie Babbe was named Parent Volunteer of the Year by the Los Angeles County Office of Education at a presentation in Universal City on Monday. She was one of three in the county to be awarded the honor. Babbe was nominated by parents and district personnel who have worked with her on school and community committees, councils, boards and special task forces. She served as Grand View Elementary School PTA president from 2004 to 2006, the Manhattan Beach Council of PTAs president from 2006 to 2009 and a Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Board member since 2004. Babbe has also volunteered for the South Bay Youth Project and Children’s Health Center to provide counseling services to those who cannot afford them. “Edie Babbe sees the big picture,” said MBUSD Superintendent Michael Matthews. “She understands…
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