By: Brent R. Kimball, CFP, ChFC - Volunteer and MDRT Foundation Trustee
The reason we are here became apparent today. The kids showed up at school. Yesterday was a holiday and the neighborhood was very quiet. Today the playground yard was filled with kids at recess. It is an extremely diverse group from many different countries and cultures. They swarmed us at the build site filled with many questions and big smiles.
We completed all the equipment assembly today, including the main tower structure, park benches and two complete basketball sets. Tomorrow the concrete trucks arrive -- I can hardly wait! Wheelbarrows full of heavey, wet cement to be carted around on soft gravel.
We discussed today doing something special for the school as a gift from the volunteers. We have not finalized what that will be, but before I could get out the door to get back to work, a volunteer anonomously slipped me $100 toward our gift.
The best story of the day came from MDRT Foundation Past President John Marshall Lee. A first-grader approached him at recess and offered him money to help pay for the playground. John explained that it was already paid for and his to enjoy. The child's response was, "Wow! Thanks!"
Perhaps being generous and thankful doesn't have to be taught to most adults on the planet. Perhaps we just need to be reminded what it is like to be a kid anywhere in the World.
We completed all the equipment assembly today, including the main tower structure, park benches and two complete basketball sets. Tomorrow the concrete trucks arrive -- I can hardly wait! Wheelbarrows full of heavey, wet cement to be carted around on soft gravel.
We discussed today doing something special for the school as a gift from the volunteers. We have not finalized what that will be, but before I could get out the door to get back to work, a volunteer anonomously slipped me $100 toward our gift.
The best story of the day came from MDRT Foundation Past President John Marshall Lee. A first-grader approached him at recess and offered him money to help pay for the playground. John explained that it was already paid for and his to enjoy. The child's response was, "Wow! Thanks!"
Perhaps being generous and thankful doesn't have to be taught to most adults on the planet. Perhaps we just need to be reminded what it is like to be a kid anywhere in the World.
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