Friendship Friday

"Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning."
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Denise is a friend.  We  are also  members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She is also an amazing teacher.  Students in her classroom are fortunate to have her as their teacher. Her passion for service in the community extends beyond the classroom.

For years, Denise has been coordinating the minority doll drive for our graduate sorority chapter. I love this effort ... minority children receive dolls that reflect their ethnicity. The doll drive is just one of her many volunteer efforts.

Which of your friends inspire you?


This year she has been elected as the Soror of the year. She is so deserving.

Tutoring

" A child without an education 

is like a bird without wings."

Tibetan Proverb

"Read to Succeed (RTS) volunteers are a part of an initiative of Lexington Leadership Foundation (LLF) a Christian  non-profit organization. LLF was formed in 1999 to mobilize people to action addressing issues of the most needy in our midst."  The training manual highlights this important truth,   "Since successful reading supports every other academic study, it precedes tutoring"

"Each week, volunteers meet across our city in various churches  to assist elementary age children to  love to read. Readers are trained to do paired reading, a simple but effective method.  Children are given pre and post-test to evaluate progress."

Volunteering with this Read to Succeed is a highlight of my week.

It is a joy to see how students are making progress each week. I believe, we are beginning to see students who are developing a love of reading.

Care of God's creation

‘We have a strong Christian responsibility to care for the earth and every part of creation. We also have a very strong responsibility to care for each other in the world, our neighbors in other countries, especially those who are poor and need a lot of help in order to get out of poverty.”

Sir John Houghton evangelical Christian, Professor of Atmosphere Physics of Oxford and Co Chair of the Scientific Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Salato Wildlife Education Center
Special thanks to Jerry for sharing this picture.
Volunteers from Toyota helped  at the Center today.
Interested in more information?
Look Here: Public Lands Day