The Teacher Wish List campaign is in full swing and it’s been amazing! We have 1,715 teachers from 525 different schools around West Michigan who have posted wishes for their students. Several of our partners including Amway, Fifth Third Bank, Meijer, Craig’s Cruisers and Priority Health have made very generous donations. But the needs are still great! If you and your family or business can grant a wish-big or small-I know teachers would greatly appreciate it! Thanks to everyone for stepping up and giving. There’s more work to be done. Together we can help our teachers help our kids in a big way!
I attended my daughter’s first soccer game this past weekend—it was, to say the least, highly entertaining to watch this group of four and five year olds play for the first time. Most children on her team have no real concept of the game, but have enrolled this season because they enjoy kicking a ball around or because they have expressed some interest in playing on a team, maybe due to an older sibling’s involvement or watching the game on TV. My husband and I cheered my daughter on with smiles on our faces watching her give us a “thumbs up” and a huge grin each time she touched the ball. She was so proud of herself!
After watching the game, I recognized even more some of the benefits of children being involved in team activities—whether the activity is a sport, a school play, or an orchestra. For children to experience how to accomplish a goal and involve people outside of themselves to do so is such an important life lesson. Being a team player while also working at your own individual expertise is a life skill that they will be able to apply on the job, in their families, and in their communities.
While we don’t want to over schedule our children, which can produce anxiety and stress, we do want to give them opportunities to learn these valuable lessons. My daughter, along with her teammates, is learning not only the physical skills necessary for this game, but the social and emotional skills needed in order to succeed together—and this is something I can cheer for!
Plus, now I know where most families with young children spend their Saturday mornings—I had no idea!
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Posted Sep 22nd 2010 11:10 AM by Maranda
Filed under: Maranda's Blog
There are so many simple ways you can make a difference Where You Live! One way is through the WOOD TV/AMWAY Teacher Wish List. So far we have over 1,475 teachers from over 500 schools around West Michigan that have posted wishes through the woodtv.com teacher wish list campaign. The needs are vast ranging from winter coats and boots to pencils and crayons. Here’s how you can help.
1. Click on the Teacher Wish List logo on this page.
2. Click on “Make a Wish Come True”
3. Click on “Find a Wish List”
4. Select the city where you’d like to donate.
5. Search the Wish Lists.
6. Contact the teacher via the e-mail provided and arrange a drop off.
7. Send me an e-mail at maranda@woodtv.com to share your experience!
Fifth Third Bank is helping local schools through calculator donations as part of our Teacher Wish Lists campaign. They are also impacting the lives of teens thanks to Project SEARCH.
The Van Andel Institute has donated tons of science equipment to a lucky teacher at Byron Center Charter School. They also have an upcoming Power of Purple event this week that you can be a part of.
