Another heartwarming story about volunteering...
On Valentine’s Day, I received a wonderful loving
valentine from the Kindergarten class at StarShine. The Valentine was made by the children and on the
front page were many red colored hearts and a picture of a sock that read, “I
love you so much! You knock my socks off!” On the inside of the card, every
child in the class printed their name.
Now, how cool is that?
What a treasure. I left it
out on my desk for a few weeks and then put it in a box filled with all my
other treasured ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’ notes from the children, big and
little, at StarShine. Over the years, I
have received so many pictures and posters and I save them all.
I often get a card on my
birthday, and that reminds me of one first grader asking me how old I was. I
asked him how old he thought I was, and, while I didn’t especially like the
answer, I had a good laugh over it. The little boy looked me over carefully and
said, “One hundred and five.” I spoke to
the principal about that, and being my daughter, she just laughed and laughed.
I have received so much love from the children, kids
without stuff, at StarShine as well as respect from the older students. The teenage girls I have worked with have presented me
with some artistic and beautiful cards showing their appreciation.
This is what propels me to drive to StarShine several
times a week. This is what keeps me going.
By Lois Jamieson
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