You've heard the saying by author John Donne: "No man is an island". The meaning is the same when it's related to making a real difference in a child's life: No one person makes a difference completely alone. It may begin that way…one person may have the idea, or the desire, or the knowledge, or the resource, but to quote the African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child". When we combine our efforts and resources, we succeed with greater ease! One example of my own collaboration with others is the Keep Moore County Beautiful Clean & Green Contests. I team up with KMCB to provide monetary rewards to schools who encourage their students to take pride in their surroundings and environment. I am pictured above with Principal Riley and the custodial staff at Cameron Elementary School who won the contest at the elementary level! KMCB and I agree that as with every major change you want to see, it begins small…we start with teaching one child to take pride in his school, then the whole class follows suit, followed by the school. Then before you know it, the change has spread throughout the community. Next? Possibly the state, the country, the world. Think globally…act locally!When you pick a partner to help you help a child, you share the load of providing all the resources needed to make a difference for children. You can begin the change you want to see in the world, and let your partners help make that change last!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Be The Change: Combine Your Efforts!
You've heard the saying by author John Donne: "No man is an island". The meaning is the same when it's related to making a real difference in a child's life: No one person makes a difference completely alone. It may begin that way…one person may have the idea, or the desire, or the knowledge, or the resource, but to quote the African proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child". When we combine our efforts and resources, we succeed with greater ease! One example of my own collaboration with others is the Keep Moore County Beautiful Clean & Green Contests. I team up with KMCB to provide monetary rewards to schools who encourage their students to take pride in their surroundings and environment. I am pictured above with Principal Riley and the custodial staff at Cameron Elementary School who won the contest at the elementary level! KMCB and I agree that as with every major change you want to see, it begins small…we start with teaching one child to take pride in his school, then the whole class follows suit, followed by the school. Then before you know it, the change has spread throughout the community. Next? Possibly the state, the country, the world. Think globally…act locally!When you pick a partner to help you help a child, you share the load of providing all the resources needed to make a difference for children. You can begin the change you want to see in the world, and let your partners help make that change last!
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