Remember how two months ago I vowed to be a whole lot better with blogging? I claimed that once school started I would have so many stories to share I just wouldn't be able to keep myself away from the blogosphere...ha ha. Yeah. That's funny. What was I thinking? I wasn't obviously. Ah well. I have a fun story to share with you now which is all that really matters right?The Beaver Nation Migration. What is that you ask? Well let's just say that it involves a fundraiser for an autistic student at my school, the first event of the First Annual Allen vs. Hottmann TA (Teacher's Assistant)
Olympics, a Beaver costume, a Rhythm Bee Costume, a 2.7 mile walk to a football game and 250 or so students.My friend Matt issued a challenge to the student body: raise $250 for Project Aaron and I will walk from Beaverton to Southridge for the annual football game while wearing the Bucky the Beaver costume. Excellent idea. Everyone loves it. But not as much as they love the thought of me walking with him in the Rhythm Bee costume. I wasn't really all about it, so I said sure...if you raise $1000. In my mind I was thinking that this was virtually impossible. Ha. Wrong.
Hottmann and I each have a team of TA's and they compete against each other in a variety of events ranging from stapling to delivering messages to pretty much any sort of ridiculous TA task. Well our lovely students took it upon themselves to raise the money for The Beaver Nation Migration and between the 1o of them raised nearly $1300!! So proud of them.
So yeah. We suited up last Friday afternoon and walked..yes WALKED across town with a ton of kids to the football game. This is why I teach high school! It was the talk of the town. Proud to be Beaver!
2 comments:
You're so cool. And not just because we're friends, no not anymore. I LOVE IT. What a fun story! Let's catch up sometime. It's obvious you are swimming in free time, as am I. Oh well. Christmas break for sure, okay? Love you!
I am so sad that I missed this. I've been waiting with bated breath for you to post again and it was worth it!!
Ps. I've totally found your mini-me. I do Young Life with David Douglas and one of my girls IS you. It's actually a little freaky how identical you are...But I always think of you when I see her! :)
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