FUNdraiser
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011From Wednesday Mom – Janelle:
This week at Jack’s preschool marks their annual St. Jude Children’s Hospital fundraiser. Three children who attended the preschool in the last decade have all received aid and care by this particular hospital. This is a big occasion, the entire school participates in every year. Parents are encouraged to help as much as possible. I volunteered my time to help decorate a bulletin board, the classroom door and a wagon. The kids will be doing all kinds of activities and marching in a parade to raise money for the hospital.
The theme for Jack’s class this year is “Developing a Cure.” We, as parents, came up with the idea of using photography tools to decorate (hence the word developing). The wagon will be used to create a mini photo booth. The kids are making cameras out of toilet paper roll holders and our bulletin board and classroom door is covered in film paper, negatives and other camera paraphernalia. The children will each vote on their favorite classroom décor.
I am delighted Jack gets to learn about what this special hospital offers in order to help children who are faced with health troubles. I explained to Jack some people get really sick and it takes them longer to improve. He asked many questions about what happens to people, why they get sick and where the hospital is located. Jack is learning how to volunteer his efforts by fundraising and participating in a great cause. I hope he learns from this benefit about the importance of helping others and giving back to his community.