The highly competitive Texas State UIL State Marching Contest Championships were held November 3-5, in San Antonio, at the Alamodome. At 2:30 pm, on the way to the competition, Vandergrift’s equipment trailer was involved in an accident with a train. There was significant damage to the contents. Within five hours, the band was on the field to warm up, due to the generosity and support from several programs who donated equipment, electronics, and instruments.
Mr. Fisher was a 7th grade math teacher. He was known for being funny, strict, and always fair. Before he passed away, Mr. Fisher asked that there be no flowers or cards at his funeral. Instead, he requested that people bring school supplies for the students who couldn’t afford them. At his service, the aisles were lined with full backpacks to be given to those who needed them. On his tombstone it states:
MR. FISHER
BE KIND. IT COUNTS
MORE THAN NUMBERS.
Even though it has been several years since his passing, every September former students, teachers, and people who have heard about the request take school supplies to leave at Mr. Fisher’s grave. One student commented, “Standing here, I realize one thing: Mr. Fisher is still teaching us. Only now, the lesson is kindness.”
Morgan McClain is a cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts. At a recent game, she noticed Mark Braster III, an 8-year-old deaf fan. Morgan knelt down and began communicating with Mark in American Sign Language (ASL).
On his 59th birthday, Bob Blackley, of North Carolina, stood at an intersection holding up a sign that read:
I HAVE A JOB
I HAVE A HOME
COULD YOU USE
AN EXTRA $5.00?
Bob has done this for the past three years, on his birthday, and has given out over $2,000.
May our responses show that we also care.
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 7:12
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