Rose Earnest, a member of the Waterloo, Iowa, Grace Brethren Church (Kelvin Cooke, pastor), was nominated by the Lowell Elementary School staff to receive the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism.
Since her semi-retirement from nursing, Rose has volunteered at the school and she coordinates the Waterloo church’s partnership with Lowell. She also helps with an after-school Good News Club at the Lowell school.