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she recalled a time that Harriet made a big
impression: “When she embraced my son, when
he was a baby, and he was crying inconsolably;
it was such a welcomed relief because I was
exhausted.”

Andrea Daniels, assistant to the youth pastor and
member of the church for quite some time, recalls
that she met Harriet in 2002. I asked her what one
thing really stood out to her about Harriet. She
replied by saying, “One thing I’ve known about
Harriet is that she is always at an event helping,
and I’ve never seen her at one without a smile
on her face. This just makes me love her and her
helping heart.”

I personally met Harriet in 2011 on my first
Wednesday night at church. She led Prims, a
Missionette group; this marked the first of my
12 years with Harriet. As I grew up, if I ever
felt I needed someone to whom I could go
for advice, or see if there were places where I
could volunteer, Harriet was and is a second
grandmother I could go to and rely on. She once
told me, “Helping is the way to show good in
your heart. You shouldn’t volunteer if you're
doing it for the credit; you should do it because
you want to help improve someone's day and
possibly [their] life.” Since then, I help where I
see someone in need. Because of her, I want to To this day, Harriet Powell consistently volunteers
make people smile and give them something that whenever she can, and she does it all while smiling
will lighten their load. It won’t always be easy, and making jokes. She has become the teacher in
but if I volunteer with a giving heart, then I can many people's lives, and she will always be loved and
be loving and truly make a difference in people’s trusted by those around her.
lives.

Article Submitted by
Amber Hardie AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY

Amber Hardie is the daughter of Amanda Hardie and Isaiah Hardie. She is a senior at
Amarillo High and AmTech Career Academy. She works as an intern at Noah's Ark Pet
Hospital and serves as an AmTech Ambassador. She plans to attend West Texas A&M
University on her way to a career as a veterinarian for small and exotic animals.

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