A Post Retirement Legacy

Some of the youth beneficiaries, with the welcome chant they say before using the computers.

Let's meet one of America's heroes. Her name is Estella Pyfrom. She came from humble beginnings, born to parents who had just a few years of education. Her father was a migrant farmworker and crew leader, meaning the family traveled with the seasons and the harvest. But those parents realized the importance of education as a route to a fuller life.

And Estella followed that dream. She completed college and then a master's degree. She then converted her education into a lifetime of educating students. After fifty years, she hung up her teaching shoes. She and her husband, Willie, had spent their lives saving for retirement, and had a modest home, children, and now grandchildren.



But Ms. Pyfrom was unwilling to settle back and view life from a rocking chair. She knew that there were students from poor families, who didn't have access to the technology that was the bread and butter of other students. When your family is poor, after all, they struggle to provide enough food so that the children have enough to eat and there is a roof over their heads.

Full of a remarkable idea, Estella decided to invest her and her husband's retirement savings in children in need. She bought a bus and equipped it with computers that contain learning software. And she drove to the neighborhoods where families were struggling.

Originally, she called her charity and program Project Aspiration, but these days it has the name that identifies its origins, ESTELLA'S BRILLIANT BUS. Her programs today serve underprivileged children and youth in Palm Beach County. Her dynamic personality is in evidence as she conducts programs personally. Those who come to the bus to learn have some chanting that sets the mood and motivation. Then it's off  to work on computer lessons, aided by Estella's help and support.

Estella (center), with Sanquetta Cowen (L) and Mrs. Boldin at NEA event.

However, Estella's Brilliant Bus doesn't just provide technology. About 3,000 families receive food and nutritional support. plus there are more than twenty academic supports. By the end of this year, this charity, designed by one woman, will have served one million children. That's some retirement dream, providing the American dream to children who would not have otherwise even dreamed that it was possible for them. She's an inspiration, a caring wonder, a dynamic teacher, an American hero!

A father, helping his son, on the well-outfitted bus.

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