This was my second year co-hosting our school fundraiser!
It's planning and its work:
Kick-off assemblies, donation envelopes readied,
notes to parents, coordinating with teachers, logistics, etc, etc.
but by the end,
I'm always so thankful with how well it went,
and the happy, running kids!
My 3 favorite parts this year:
1) a parent emailed the principle, pleased with the healthy snacks (grapes and water) that we gave, as opposed to junk and sugar. This made me so happy to hear, because I'M that parent that would rather my kids be given something healthy,
then loaded up on sugar, after running!
(PS they only ran/walked for 8-10 mins.)
But I struggle with perhaps being too forceful of my snacking ideas on others,
and I wasn't sure how "just grapes and water bottles" would go over.
And side note: I received that news, just after hearing a kid complain
"that's all we get is grapes? I want something else"
2) We had a legally blind 1st grader who wanted to run.
With the help of her classmate,
she ran and ran and got just as many laps as the other kids!
3) Our last group was our Special Needs group.
I love to watch them! We just let them do what they can.
After about 3 laps (300 yards) we told them they were done
and could stop. But one little boy didn't want to stop.
His Grandpa, who had come to support him,
got out and kept running with him, a few more laps,
supporting him and carrying him when needed.
After we were all done, and his class was starting to head back to class,
he hugged and hugged his grandpa and didn't want to let him go.
And Grandpa said, "I'll run around the house with you after school!".
I could just see the love that Grandpa had for the boy,
and the boy had for Grandpa. I could tell they had a special bond.
And my eyes watered.
