April 21st – 27th, 2013 is Volunteer Appreciation Week. This is a perfect way to express our gratitude for all the volunteers here at St. Simon Catholic School. Thank you so much for your generous gift of time and energy. Whether you are a CSAC member participating in our monthly business; a special event participant making sure our lunches, play day, Carnaval/ Carnevale and spiritual visits enhance our school day; a volunteer in our classrooms helping our students to get the most out of their lessons; a community member who works hard to link the broader community to the school; a library worker who helps keep our books in order; a volunteer driver who transports our students to various activities; we value all of you and all that you do. The following is an excerpt from an anonymous letter to volunteers, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves:
You can give me money for my cause. Sure. But I may pay that back to you. But how do we give back time? As a volunteer you give time. Time - the most precious resource in our lives.
Money can be printed. Time cannot. Once you give an hour of your time it is lost forever. That hour you just gave volunteering will never be replaced. Your time volunteering must be valued, but we can never put a value on that time. How can you value something that is priceless? As a volunteer you bring much to this school: skills, advice, experience, friendship, vision, leadership, inspiration, etc. These talents you bring, but time you give. In our time-poor world you bear the gift of time. You choose to donate the most precious commodity in the known universe. We may count your time in numbers. We may attempt to count your time in cash value. Though such methods have their reasons, we will all be poorer if we don’t realize that the giving of your time is simply and utterly magnificent.
So today, we take a little time out to thank you for the amazing “time in” that you give.
Money can be printed. Time cannot. Once you give an hour of your time it is lost forever. That hour you just gave volunteering will never be replaced. Your time volunteering must be valued, but we can never put a value on that time. How can you value something that is priceless? As a volunteer you bring much to this school: skills, advice, experience, friendship, vision, leadership, inspiration, etc. These talents you bring, but time you give. In our time-poor world you bear the gift of time. You choose to donate the most precious commodity in the known universe. We may count your time in numbers. We may attempt to count your time in cash value. Though such methods have their reasons, we will all be poorer if we don’t realize that the giving of your time is simply and utterly magnificent.
So today, we take a little time out to thank you for the amazing “time in” that you give.
As a symbol of our appreciation, our Student Council will be making a donation to The Angel Foundation for Learning in the name of St. Simon volunteers.
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