Thursday, February 18, 2010

Angels in our midst...

Wow. I love being surprised.
Today, a well-known teacher, (who shall not be named) surprised me. He maintains the image of The Grouch, which he carefully cultivates and guards like a well-earned prize. Today we talked about Africa, sparked by a fundraising poster outside my office. (One of my students, Steph, is organizing a fundraiser for Kenya at the restaurant where she works.)

Anyhoo....this grumpy gus proceeded to tell me about the charity he is involved with ( www.bethanykids.org ) - not just peripherally, mind you, he is the president - and the medical services this charity provides to disabled children in Kenya. He travels there, handles media, liaises with physicians, and has mentored a young man there who is now an "on the ground" spokesperson ('mentored' is also putting it lightly). You should have seen his face change as he talked about his adventures in Kenya.

Go to YouTube, search Bethanykids, look for Daisy's story and share it with your kids.

Funny how quickly you can see someone in a completely new light.

p.s. While you're at it, donate a few bucks to the website. We all have more money than we need. Really.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Baby,
    Your ability to connect with people will never cease to amaze me. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. His work both inside and outside of the classroom is inspirational to say the least. He is a talented professional with ambitions most would fail to see or acknowledge based on how they perceive him....

    I'd say grumpy describes him best.

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  3. He's talked about this in class and yes, it's clearly something he loves - his face really does light up when he talks about it.

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