Pat Wendling

Pat Kelly Wendling is a wife, mother and grandmother living in Irmo, SC. She is recently retired after 20 years as an Administrative Assistant. Originally from Bay Village, OH where she began working as an elementary school teacher and developed her love of children. In South Carolina she was both a State and National Trainer for the Just Say No Program. Pat wrote and presented programs on drugs and uncomfortable touch for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Pat was the organizer and leader of a Just Say No Program that encompassed more than 1,000 kids in grades K-6 at Nursery Road Elementary School. She wrote raps and skits for a traveling team of 5th and 6th graders for five years. Pat both wrote the skits and organized two state-wide rallies for Just Sy No. Pat was the recipient of several awards, including awards from the School Boards Association, School associations, the United Way and others. The Order of the Palmetto, SC's highest civilian award, was presnted to Pat for her work with kids.