“If it just brings a person the smallest amount of joy, there is no tag that you can put on. So it is a sacrifice that I’m willing to make and because we’re married, he does the same by default. You have to make the sacrifice,” Melody Barnes said to her husband Marvin when he used to question her about her tradition of buying snacks for everybody who needs them.

Melody Barnes is a continuing education coach at Richland campus. She not only helps students register for classes and guide them about the courses they need to take based on their career and life goals, but she also brings joy and hope one snack at the time.