Parents as Partners has been asked to contribute money towards the following:
The UA/PE team is having a school wide event on Friday, October 12 called Tour d'Essex (more info here). Students will have previously raised money for the American Heart Association. After listening to a motivational speaker, all students and teachers will bike, walk, skateboard or roller blade various historical routes through town and meet up for lunch. We have a musical performance with Jeh Kulu slated for their return.Parents as Partners was considering donating $400.00 towards his fee. The school has already promised a significant amount toward his fee, as well. Parents as Partners would be donating this money out of our account which currently has $2235.00 in it.
I looked into the speaker Michael Eisen. I wondered if Parents as Partners might be interested/able to donate any money towards securing this speaker.
Here's the email he sent me regarding his talk: "I start every keynote I deliver with my personal story of how I overcome struggles with being bullied, isolation, stress, anxiety, depression and sickness throughout the first 18 years of my life and how I was able to empower myself to turn my breakdown into a break through.
I usually talk about the power of our mind, how to reclaim your self-worth, shifting your perspective so your experiences change, and there are many other strategies I can incorporate. I also share a toolbox of practices that give the students something they can start doing now. They include, positive affirmations, journaling, meditation/mindfulness, and an attitude of gratitude."
I would like input if folks are for doing this or against. (Please email me at tkmac22<at>hotmail.com ... and change <at> to @.) I would like to give Melanie an answer by next early next week. Thank you for considering this for our students!
Kelley Charland, Facilitator
Parents as Partners
Parents as Partners
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