Kids Made the Difference.
Good morning Run For One Planet supporters! It’s Sunday, June 14th already and cannot believe 5 full weeks have now passed under our feet since that magical day in May. It seriously seems like we could have completed well over 3 months ago, as we move forward with our post tour plans, the launching of the Legacy for Kids and our next steps in sharing the journey through a an hour long presentation, with video, photos and stories from the Run For One Planet highway!
We’re also beginning, with huge excitement, the early book writing process, so we can ultimately, share everything we learned and experienced on our 2 ½ year odyssey with the world!
But first, I wanted to write a few words on how much the kids meant to us and how they were the wind beneath our feet on so many occasions. Their pure spirits continually taught us and ensured we kept it simple, not only for our presentations (as most schools allow 30-60 minutes away from class time), but for the tour on the whole (when we didn’t keep the steps small).
Our Army of pint-sized eco-warriors is growing and sits at roughly 26,000 now as we approach the end of the school year. The last remaining presentations we got to do, immediately brought us back to our long (it seems), away from us tour days, with that fresh spark of kid energy!
Thank you to ALL the kids we met on this most incredible journey. You lifted us up, reveled our path to us and invited us in like old friends to the “tree houses and forts of your youth” and gave us the privilege to inspire you with our simple message of Action for this amazing Planet we all share together.
Stay tuned as we get ready to launch the NEW website for all things Run For One Planet in the early, “back to school” days of the Fall.
PS Check out the photos of an AWESOME school in Connecticut who followed us the whole way. We love you Fairhaven School! We really miss presenting at schools like these…!
Yes! Following your adventure made our school year. It gave us a theme, it ignited an excitement for environmental action, we started our Recycling Team, we raised money to adopt a Panda Bear throught the WWF, we cleaned up our school yard. We learned to look at the world around us and discovered that YES, a third grader COULD and DID make a difference!!!! Congratulations from the 3rd grade class at Fair Haven who followed you every step of the way. Last week the Recycling Team initiated the 2nd graders who will take over their jobs next year. You should have seen the excitement from the 2nd graders who will take over the task!! Ginny, Sara and Sharon
Comment by ginny seely — Tuesday, June 16, 2009 @ 6:13 pm