This week, I can't imagine the number of personal pleas that you will see on your Facebook feed.
And, I, like you, will scroll past most, "like" a few others and move on with my days.
But, if you do take note of only one plea for your time this week, please take note of this one: I make few pleas on Facebook, but this cause is so important to me, it's worth a shot.
The school year is upon most of us, and we have a ton of kids who need your help. ... Your help for just 40 minutes a week, maybe at most an hour.
As you may know, I chair the advisory board of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization here in Fargo-Moorhead. I've also been a "Big" for four years. And so when I tell you that giving just 40 minutes a week of your time to help out a "Little" will give you back more than you think you've given, I am speaking from personal experience.
We are now in need of caring adults who are willing to mentor students at three elementary schools: Madison and Jefferson in Fargo and Robert Asp in Moorhead. ... Both men and women are needed. ... Simply put: We need a high number of committed mentors to match with the number of students we have waiting.
I don't know what more to say to convince you other than you are literally changing the world when you mentor a child. ... It's absolutely true that you change the world one child at a time, and there's no steep obstacles to keep you from doing so. ... All you need to be willing to do is play games or visit the school playground or even eat lunch.
I know, you are busy. I am too. At times, I don't think I have another hour to spare each week, and then I remember back to the times that my "Littles" have come running across a crowded lunchroom shouting my name just because I showed up. ... That's all I did was show up, and it means so much to them because these kids have so few adults who just show up in their lives.
So, on this Monday morning, as thousands of students head back to school across the metro area, please consider becoming a "Big." I promise you it will grow your heart bigger than nearly all the others things you pack your week with. And it doesn't cost you a cent.
Reach out to me and I can get you in contact with the right people, and you can start the process today. ... And before you attempt to hit that "❤️" button below, please consider in the two or three minutes you took to read this post, you could have already dropped me a message asking for more information. Thank you for considering changing a child's life! God bless! 🙏❤️👊
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