2015

Newsletter

Sharing the Vision

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income and academic achievement gaps. Key areas of focus drive personal service, community engagement,
academic excellence, and individual integrity. These are the core tenets that Carl & Icy used to raise their family
of 16 children. In Carls own words, he said the key to raising good kids was church, school, and 4-H!

Kids Korner
Chris Bradley
featured keynote
speaker of the
inaugural Rainey

Pine Blu and received

his Bachelors degree
in Computer Science
from the University of
Arkansas at Pine Blu
(UAPB) where he
College while playing
baseball. He later earned
a Masters in Sports
from Indiana University
and a Masters in
Technology Management
from Wharton Business
School/Penn Engineering.
He is currently the Sr. Director

Mix & Mingle

We are excited for what 2015-

the lives of Carl and Icy Rainey

who not only touched the lives
of their families but also to
their surrounding community.
In our 3rd year, we have
awarded our rst scholarship
recipient in honor of Icy Lee
Rainey who deferred college
to raise her kids, held our 2nd

Rainey 4-H club, we are proud

of the children who have
started to learn about leadership, business, and strategy
through monthly chess
sessions. At the Annual 4-H
banquet, one member received an award for winning 1st

On the 10th anniversary of Icy

Lee Rainey passing away, we are
excited to honor our 2nd scholarship recipient and are eagerly
seeking other nonprot partners

athletes by introducing a
college fair, and held our rst

where he overcame his fear of

re to learn how to season and
grill a chicken like other kids in

goals to raise their children.

We will honor the scholar at our

parents in the community who

encourage and support their
children, children of the community, and other parents
seeking guidance!

in Philadelphia, PA
US Defense sector, including
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
his success to
hard work, focus,
and
prayer. He sits on the Alumni Board of
for
Directors
UAPB and is a member of numerous
thanks him for sharing his journey with our
community, and we look forward to having him
return!

helping children face their

fears and grow in their condence, one parent joined some
4Hers at a summer camp where
they learned to think dierently
about using science at a CSI camp.

for mothers who are ready to

to April 2016 allowing us to not

only honor the Icy Lee Rainey
Legacy Scholarship but also
student athletes across Conway
County who are heading to
college themselves along with
Award honorees! Please mark
your calendars to join our 4H
of the month, our spring
college fair and basketball event
in August.

Rainey Parenting seeks to serve Conway County and other

rural areas across Arkansas with the core tenets of
Carl & Icy Raineys parenting.

Xavier Wright | Andre Black | Kari Payton

Congratulations! to the winners of the 3-Point Shoot out and a trip to a Memphis Grizzles game!

key for life-long development!

Icys athletic skills and Carls musical ability certainly passed along to their children, and all of
the children credit their development to their balanced love of academics and something else.

Honoring Well-Rounded Students

Sam has worked at Kimberly Clark in Maumelle for over 20 years and currently has the title of Shift Team Leader for almost 3 years. Sharon has been actively employed at Save our Children in Morrilton
for over 25 years. They have worked very well together in raising their family and in being engaged and supportive members of their community.

Superintendent of Sunday school for approximately 8 years and has spent the past ten years as Superintendent of Sunday School. His church involvement has also included participating in the Middle
Western District Choir and as a current member of the St. Matthew #2 church choir.

In addition, to his volunteer work with youth, Sam has been active in his community in a number of other ways. He served on the Morrilton city Council from 2002-2005. During his tenure on City Council
he was selected as Chairman of the Parks and Recreation commission and also served on the Police and Personnel and Policy committee. `During 2015, Sam is serving as the Vice President of the Center
Community (where he was raised) and serves as a Co-Chair of the bi-annual Center Community homecoming committee. In that role he also organizes various events for the community center supportin

The 2015 recipients of the Outstanding Parenting Award were Samuel and Sharon McDaniel of Morrilton, AR. Samuel and Sharon have been married for 25 years and have
two children (Logan and Lindsey) currently attending Arkansas Tech University (ATU) in Russellville, AR. Sharon is also an Alumni of ATU where she earned a Masters in
Education. Sam and Sharons kids were active in Morrilton Public Schools and church (St. Matthew #2) activities throughout their childhood participating in band, football,
basketball, student government, and other extracurricular activities. Sam has volunteered to coach basketball over a number of years to help other young men develop
athletic skills while being a sound male role model for these young mens emotional. He coached the same summer teams of ~15 players he selected for eight years. They
traveled during the summer as students progressed through each age division. He also coached a 4th-5th grade Parks and Recreation team during the fall season for three
years. As he was not only interested in their basketball skills but wanting to help them develop and succeed academically, Sam and Sharon established a tutoring group
where Sharon was the tutoring team leader. They not only assisted the kids with study skills but also helped kids navigate the college admissions process by educating them
on admission requirements/deadlines and took some for campus visits. To fund these summer activities (basketball tournaments and summer school activities), Sam and Sharon organized an annual
basketball tournament called the Motown Showdown with approximately 30-40 teams across Arkansas. Sam also assisted with his players school activities by serving as a volunteer assistant basketball

The Rainey Parenting Foundation was founded by the children of Carl and Icy Rainey to recognize the outstanding job they did in supporting, nurturing, & raising their sixteen children but also to honor
their parents generosity of being actively engaged in the community. In 2015, the Foundation launched the Outstanding Parenting Award to recognize parents with the same passion for family and
community engagement exhibited by Carl and Icy during their 50 years of marriage.

Rainey Parenting Foundation Outstanding Parents Award 2015

Get Involved!
If you are a passionate advocate for parents, students, or youth development,
we need you! You can participate or lead college, 4H, or scholarship
activities with youth and parents.

Please visit our website to donate.

www.raineyparenting.org

Words of Ms. Susan Aldridge, our rst scholarship recipient of the Icy Lee Rainey Legacy Scholarship:
After reading your mother's background and history, I was amazed at how
much she sounds like me and understood her concerns. Most of all,
I would like for you and your family to know that I understand
what it is like to have carried multiple responsibilities with me
for so long and a long overdue desire to want
to continue with school.

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