Today was a day of service at our school, and by teaming up with the Big Sunday non-profit organization, we lured in over 250 people of all ages to participate! Some were school families, of course, but we had a Korean church group from UC Irvine, members of the Junior League, and a gigantic group from a Catholic church in San Gabriel. And everyone came -- on a Sunday morning at 9am -- to help pretty-up our school.
We donned Big Sunday t-shrits and painted the main hallway, planted flowers all over, varnished some outdoor furniture, cleared brush from the property just outside the school gates -- and had a barbeque. It felt like the Best Day Ever in L.A. -- which is always the way I feel when a big group of multi-racial people get together just to do something good for the world.
And we had everyone sign petitions and letters related to the sucky budget cuts. But let's forget about that for today and just concentrate on how great it felt to volunteer and be of service.
Boylee had TONS of fun. His favorite part was raking up dead brush. Who would have guessed? Varnishing two outdoor benches was our first project, and we hooked up with a bunch of other kindergarten families to do it. The kids did it all -- which means the varnishing was quite enthusiastic and thus will be lumpy and uneven. Perfect!
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You, Laura and I once helped paint at Brentwood School. When the principal dropped in to thank us, I asked whether our help meant we'd get extra consideration on anything. "Nope," said another parent, "It just means we go on the 'sucker' list the next time there's a dirty project!"
Glad you enjoyed helping. Sorry for the sucky stuff.
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