Imagine the situation: You are gathered--closely--with 60 students in a classroom designed to comfortably hold 30 students. It has been raining continuously since the morning and all the students really want to do is go outside but you can't -- the fields are flooded, the pavilion floor is wet and lightning has been detected. What do you do?
Increase your Annual Fund gift, so we can build a gym! Although our coaches would love that idea, they became creative last week and declared September 28th Attitude of Gratitude Day in PE. Before jumping into a game of Silent Speedball--the greatest rainy day activity since Heads-Up, 7-Up --the coaches asked the students to take some time and write a "thank you" to someone on the staff who has helped them this quarter.
They gathered these notecards together and delivered over 200 notecards to 24 different staff members. Look below to see some pictures. It was amazing to see the reactions of the staff members after receiving these and the reaction of the students when they found out their message had been delivered. Just a simple message of gratitude that only took a short time to create had a clear and immediate effect.
Take a moment today and say, "Thanks" to someone. You'll be amazed at the impact those two words can have on someone's day!
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