Naissa & Leah w/their reward for "jogging"
We didn't ask everybody to sponsor the kids this year. With everyone helping us in so many other ways, I just couldn't ask for more. My expectations of lame were met. Zack and all the other 4th graders came out to run, were given instructions, the music began and off they ran. For two songs. Some Disney song, like a Hilary Duff song and then the theme song from Holes. Then it was over. The kids brought in their popsicle sticks in for counting. The majority of kids I saw, had 6 sticks, meaning they ran 6 laps. A couple of kids had less and a two kids had more. It was very short. 6 laps. Wow. It's a good thing Zack's grandparents were giving a set amount. What if they had sponsored him at 25 cents a lap? He'd only bring in $1.50. That's what we did back in my JOG-A-THON days, but we ran a lot longer....hence the "-A-THON" part. I always ran between 15 and 20 laps, which still doesn't sound like much but again, that was "Back Then" so it was worth more.
Isaac and I hung out and watched the next grade run. They ran for 2 1/2 songs. Not sure why. Then came Kindergarten. Naissa looked so cute "stretching" with her class, getting ready to run. Again, they lined up, were given instructions, the music began and they started running. Funny thing though....the track has a nice worn area, where the kids had been running all morning. The Kindergartner's ran in single file along the worn out area. When the kid in front stopped and walked, all the kids stopped and walked. Thankfully the Kindergarten teachers were running to and that helped the kids break out of the follow the leader mode. It was funny though. They ran for 3 songs. Naissa brought in her sticks for counting. 6 sticks. 6 laps. Just like Zack.
Funny thing, when the kids brought home their slips of paper with how many laps they ran, Naissa's said "6" but Zack's said "12". I asked Zack about this and he said they doubled everybody's.
So why did they run again? Why don't they just send home donation envelopes?
Whatever?!?!
1 comments:
I wish we did jog a thons. maybe it would cut down on all the stupid things we have to sell.
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