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Friday, October 22, 2010

Our fantastic workers

We have some wonderful people who volunteer for KidsROCK.  Without them, our two-person council would be swamped to the point of defeat.pyramid people

We have two fantastic tour coordinators who have infectious enthusiasm and go the extra mile when they set up our field trips. 

This is actually a rather dreaded job.  Trying to contact, coordinate and confirm tours in our town is far more complicated than it should be.  Just getting a business to return a call seems to take an act of God.  And even if every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed, there is no guarantee that our tour site hosts will remember we are coming.  I can’t count how many times I personally made calls the day before or the day of a tour and still arrived to be met by blank stares from our unprepared guides.  But our intrepid tour coordinators plug away with such cheerful spirits that we are all abundantly blessed by their efforts. 

handWe also have Club PALS hosts.  These wonderful ladies represent KidsROCK in such an intimate way.  They invite families into their homes to love on them for months.  Supplementing supplies, getting their houses ready to be welcoming, and keeping adults and children engaged are just a few of the essential duties they take on as easily as they take in breath.  Our hosts are gentle and warm, and are like that duck—all smooth on the top, but working diligently under the surface to help ensure a worthwhile class time week after week.

KidsROCK also boasts editors, fund-raising support, a registration manager, a club facilitator and homeschooling consultants.  We have several ladies who wear a number of hats and help KidsROCK in multiple capacities. 

I am so thankful for these wonderful ladies and their families.  I read somewhere and have since adopted a now-favorite phrase: support is not a spectator sport.  You have to get involved.  If you need a little (or a lot of ) help getting through this adventure of homeschooling, there is no need to go it alone.  Reach out!  And if you have it all together with plenty to spare, consider extending your own hand to one that is outstretched looking for help!smiley help wanted

  To learn more about KidsROCK or our Support Positions, please check out our website.

2 comments:

Words2Bless said...

You are such a wise woman. I love your quote and I am going to borrow it.
Leola

KidsROCK Academy said...

Yes, it takes a really wise woman to see quotes worth borrowing. ;)