Thursday, March 27, 2008

The three-year-old Philanthropist




It was an exciting morning: Ellie’s daycare sponsored a March of Dimes Wonderwalk. All of the children collected pledges, and are going to walk around the play area, do a variety of activities at different stations and then end with a snack.

As someone who makes a living fundraising for important causes, this was an exciting milestone in my young life as a mother. I really enjoyed explaining to Ellie that she was helping little babies, and she seemed to understand the concept in her three-year-old way…

I will talk more on my thoughts of getting children involved with fundraising at some other point (I have my own fundraising to go do), but for now, enjoy some pictures from her morning. :)

She raised $52!

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4 comments:

joycemarie said...

That's fantastic that Ellie raised $52! Even better is that she understands what she's raising the money for and how it will help others. This is a great life lesson to learn at an early age. Congrats, Miss Ellie!

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Anonymous said...

Woo hoo! GO ELLIE!!!!!!!! :))))))))

Kat &
Brian

Mike Corcoran said...

Great Job JJ!
Ellie has a wonderful guide in the world of helping others!

It's a great message to send her.