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Archive for Sunday, February 22, 2009
Jumping in light
Sunday, February 22, 2009 by Jay T.
Last week I was reminding one of my 5th grade PE classes about the Jump Rope for Heart event that was planned for a few days afterward. One of the students explained that he wasn’t going since he didn’t see that the American Heart Association needed any more money. I rather agreed with him, but remained silent as I’m the principal organizer for the shindig.
“So why do it?” I wondered that week. Jump Rope for Heart raises money for the Heart Association. Children ask people they know to contribute, usually a flat dollar amount, in honor of the jumping that they will do at school. The students are motivated by prizes they earn for raising different dollar amounts: water bottles, jump ropes, plastic toys, tee shirts.
After the event, I had my answer. It felt right in these ways:
- Thirty seven children enjoyed jumping rope for an hour.
- They worked hard at the jumping.
- They helped each other across grade levels and economic strata.
- They took some initiative to ask scores of adults to contribute.
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