Today I visited the 3rd grade classes at Laurel School. They were so excited to be a part of my project in Uganda. We talked about the importance of staying healthy. How when you are healthy, you can go to school, participate in sports, learn a new language or play an instrument. How when you're healthy, you have the energy and spirit to develop who you are. Being healthy gives you the opportunity to be who you want to be when you grow up, to dream big. Because of this idea, we are launching a fundraiser called Coins for Kids.
For two weeks, the students will collect and earn coins to deposit into their classroom bank. The team with the most money at the end of the competition wins! One-hundred percent of the money will be donated directly to the Suubi Center.
One of the greatest things about having students participate in an effort like this is the empowerment they feel. Sometimes when you're young, it's hard to imagine how your actions can make an impact. But how incredible is it that these students will see the direct impact of their contribution? I will be sending them updates while I am in Uganda--show them pictures of the families, videos of the children, documentation of the construction, and it will happen all because of them.
I want these kids to see the possibilities that I see, the difference in the world we can make together. It isn't impossible. It isn't even hard. When we stop looking at the less fortunate as charity cases, when we stop pitying the poor, we begin to see a truer reality. Let's unlock the potential. Let's discover endless possibility.
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