‘Everybody can do something.’ Highsmith’s service, volunteerism warrants Woman of the Year award - Gainesville Times

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‘Everybody can do something.’ Highsmith’s service, volunteerism warrants Woman of the Year award

Lee Highsmith has been named 2023 Woman of the Year by the Rotary Club of Gainesville. Highsmith has three grandkids, Adair, 6, Thomas, 8 and Nate Crumley, 3, that all attend Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, where she previously taught. - photo by Scott Rogers

02172023 HIGHSMITH 2.jpg — Lee Highsmith has been named 2023 Woman of the Year by the Rotary Club of Gainesville. Highsmith has three grandkids, Adair, 6, Thomas, 8 and Nate Crumley, 3, that all attend Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, where she previously taught. - photo by Scott Rogers

When Lee Highsmith adopted a Gainesville address 39 years ago, there was only one way to acclimate to her new home: an immediate nosedive into civic service.