We have entered the world of having school aged children. Ethan enthusiastically brought home a flyer several weeks ago reporting the PTA fundraising event for the fall to be a jog-a-thon. Though I wasn't thrilled about him asking for money from a wide slew of people, I did like the idea of encouraging physical activity over selling large amounts of cookie dough or magazine subscriptions. I have since come to learn that he has a VERY competitive teacher who really encourages the kids to participate fully; cause she wins prizes too. For the class that raised the most, the teacher wins a new set of tennis shoes. She was pushing them hard.
The kindergarten class was slotted to run from 2:15-2:30. So we loaded Elias in the stroller and headed on down to cheer Ethan on. Austin volunteered to keep the water station fully operational. It was hilarious how many of the little guys felt they needed a pit stop at the water station after every lap. Ethan was determined to race his hardest and fastest; even though he only had one per lap donation.
Can you find him? Heads above most of the other kids, pushing hard through the chaos!
Waiting to get his lap card punched before pushing on for the next sprint.
Ethan ran 11 laps and ran them with all his heart. Thanks to all that supported him. And since then, the totals have come out. His class raised over $1,500, almost double any other class. His teacher will soon be sporting her new sneakers. :)
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