Aimee McNally received an unprecedented 44 individual nominations for CHEA’s Support Network Leader of the Year award. The nominations praised her dedication and commitment to the homeschooling community she helps lead. Aimee has led Bay Area Schools in Christ (BASIC) support group in Santa Clara County for the past ten years while homeschooling her own four children.
“I love Aimee’s heart for her families; it’s evident in her email signature: BASIC’s servant leader. It’s a heart attitude we all would do well to emulate. It was our privilege and delight to honor this special lady this year,” said Rebecca Kocsis, CHEA’s Support Network Director.
“Aimee is such a energetic, caring, talented, patient, organized, faithful, and hard working servant of God, who leads our group to follow Jesus in our daily journey of homeschooling,” Marcella.
“She is a great leader, loves the Lord and is passionate about private homeschooling.” Yin Yee.
“She is an incredible leader and has blessed me and my family immensely, as well as our entire homeschool community!” Jane.
“The support and organization is superb. It wasn’t until about 6 months ago that I learned of a servant leader named Aimee McNally. She is the driving force behind this amazing program. She has field trips that take us out on old merchant ships, into zoos and out trekking and digging for gold. The experiences we have with BASIC are far beyond my homeschool imagination ever went. Every 2nd Monday of the month she arranges for a speaker to help educate and inspire us. I am blessed with these talks and exchanges. From graduate homeschool panels to purity and health and how to maintain those records and schedules. I am so blessed to be a part of this wonderful group which Amiee leads.” Jeanne
Aimee received her award July 7 at CHEA’s Annual Leadership Conference luncheon at the Pasadena Convention Center. Aimee and her husband Michael have four children, ages 16, 15, 12 and 7, and they have been homeschooling for 13 years.
Aimee also manages CHEA’s Pinterest page as a volunteer and will soon help with its Instagram account as well.
Other Support Network Awards
CHEA would like to congratulate all Support Network award winners. These awards were also presented at the Annual Leadership luncheon.
At the luncheon, CHEA gives awards to leaders for serving their homeschool groups so selflessly. Here is a complete list of awards and the worthy recipients. Look for many of these award-winning articles in upcoming blog posts at Homeschool411, our e-news The CHEA Connection, CHEA’s website, and the Support Network News.
Leader of the Year
Aimee McNally
Bay Area Schools In Christ (BASIC)
Santa Clara County
That’s Education
World’s Fair
Bay Area Schools In Christ
Leader Aimee McNally
Santa Clara County
Best Special Event
Masquerade Ball – A Celebration of Purim
Organizer Dyan Vorster
Santa Barbara Christian Homesteaders, Inc.
Leaders John and Fern Sikich
Santa Barbara County
Most Inspirational Article
Words of Wisdom: My Brief Homeschool Journey
by Susan Pineda
Association of Christian Home Educators of Ventura County (ACHEV)
Leaders Jane Bozarth and Susan Pineda
Ventura County
Best Exhortation
Well Done!
by Jeff Pisano
Rancho Christian Academy
The Mane Event
Leaders Jeff and Mary Pisano
San Bernardino County
Most Encouraging Article
The Necessity of Prayer
Maureen Vaccaro
Cornerstone Christian School
Leaders Dean and Judy Hadfield
Los Angeles County
Best for New Homeschoolers
Intro to Homeschooling – Record Keeping
Organized by Aimee McNally
Bay Area Schools In Christ (BASIC)
Leader Aimee McNally
Santa Clara County
Best Article For Fathers
Busy Gads
by David West
Sacramento Christian Organization of Parent Educators (SCOPE)
SCOPE News
Leaders George and Dennie Booth
Sacramento County
Helping Young Families
Homeschooling the Wiggle Worm
by Erica Cizek
Calvary Murrieta Christian Academy
Homeward Bound
Leader Julie Hamilton
Riverside County
Best Teacher In-Service Training
Continuing to Homeschool through High School and
Teaching First Grade Reading – concurrent classes
Organized by Cheryl Kliewer
Hearthstone Educators
Straight from the Hearth
Leaders Bruce and Cheryl Kliewer
Santa Barbara County
Student Writing Awards
Ages 6–9
The Lost Foal
by Suzanne Enos
Bay Area Schools In Christ (BASIC)
Leader Aimee McNally
Santa Clara County
Ages 10–12
The Art of Fine Talking
by Sydney Lee
Bay Area Schools In Christ (BASIC)
Leader Aimee McNally
Santa Clara County
Ages 13 +
Unashamed
by Peace Lu
Bay Area Schools In Christ (BASIC)
Leader Aimee McNally
Santa Clara County
Congratulations to
Luke I. Vorster
2016 Scholarship Winner
Parents Ivan and Dyan Vorster
Santa Barbara Christian Homesteaders, Inc.
Leaders John and Fern Sikich
Santa Barbara County
Find a CHEA Support Network group here.
Photo is Aimee McNally, CHEA Support Network Leader of the Year, and Rebecca Kocsis, Support Network Director.