Three Great Kids

Posted by Gabe on June 13, 2009 under Kids are Heroes | Be the First to Comment

This morning was no different than any Saturday morning – I got up, fed the dogs, got my coffee and went to my office to check my Twitter messages and read the paper.  Living in a relatively rural area means that there is always a good chance that the local paper is going to have a story about kids doing great things.  Today was no exception.  Right on the first page of the Local section was a headline that read: “Elementary school students save lives with bake sales”.  After reading further I discovered that Garrett (10), Damon (10) and Jason (8) were holding a bake sale in a nearby town to support an organization called “Share Our Strength“, a group that fights child hunger in America.  The article even mentioned where and when the bake sale was to occur, which happened to be this morning from 8AM till noon.  MaryMargaret had a friend who slept over last night and their plans were to go to the pool, but we agreed we would first take a side trip to meet these kids and support their efforts.

We arrived at the Green Valley Pharmacy to see a crowd of people clamoring for cookies, cupcakes and moon pies.  I addressed a woman who appeared to be involved.  I asked her if she was Garrett’s mother.   She said that she was not Garrett’s mom, but she was the mother of Damon and Jason.  I introduced myself and said to her, “… and this is my daughter MaryMargaret-” and before I could get another word out she said, “Oh! You are from Kids Are Heroes! I have been reading in the papers about you and have actually been on your web site.  I recognized MaryMargaret’s name!”  Wow!! This was the first time that this has happened to us. Usually I have to explain the whole thing to a parent thinking that all the while I am doing so the parent is wondering who this crazy person is spouting off in front of them.  She immediately called over Garrett’s mom and introduced us.  Then she brought over the three wonderful kids who were behind this whole operation and introduced them.  As Ms. Halvis was explaining to the kids why we were there she teared up and had difficulty getting the words out.  This told me we had definitely made the right decision to come.  I am a sucker for emotion, because it simply validates how much someone actually cares.

After I speak to a parent asking them to nominate their child, I am never guaranteed that they will follow through.  We all know how chaotic family life can be and even with the best of intentions certain things are forgotten.  I really hope to be featuring these three kids very soon. 

To read the full Frederick News-Post article about what these boys are doing, click here.

Update 12/12/09: Although the moms were so taken with our wanting their kids to be featured on our site, they never followed through. Maybe they just lost track of things.  I am hoping someone finds this post and nudges the parents. We would still love to feature them on our site.