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Swampland People: Jenny Eaton
Meet Jenny Eaton …
Jenny Eaton is a lady I run into now and again, especially if I’m stopping over at Port Discover. Jenny is the manager of the facility, a hands-on science center for kids, in case you didn’t know.
I met Jenny a few years ago when I came to work at The Daily Advance. She’s the wife of former crime beat reporter Chris Whipple. But since Chris left for greener pastures, I happen upon Jenny when I’m taking the kids to the center or just walking by the Main Street storefront. And that’s really what this whole Swampland People thing is about, the people I happen to meet.
I love running into Jenny because she’s great to talk with and have rambling conversations about whatever happens to be on my mind — I confess I am the rambler here. She’s a theater professional from Southern California and I grew up in Los Angeles, son to two actors who tried to make a living on the So. Cal. Stage.
Jenny, who performed once upon a time, made a living working as a stage manager for regional theater companies. Since moving to North Carolina, though, she’s been a dedicated mom to three boys and now is the smiling face at Port Discover.
Like a lot of folks, Jenny decided to volunteer her time at Port Discover early on, only she had the chance to make it a full time job.
“Working here let’s me be part of something that helps the area grow,” says Jenny. “We’re serving a really good population here.”
Jenny says she loves the kids she works with at Port Discover and has learned to know most of them by name.
“It’s fun. It’s really fun,” she says of Port Discover.
Jenny also says working there has allowed her to get to know a lot of people she otherwise might not have met. It’s a perk to a job she says she really loves.
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