This afternoon we met 2 other homeschool Juliette Girl Scout families at the park. We had a guest speaker join us, a woman I work with who also runs a not-for-profit that supplies teddy bears to police and fire departments. She explained about her work with the bears. How the police and firefighters keep the bears with them, and whenever they meet a child (or sometimes an adult) who is scared and in need of a friend, they give a bear. I'd give a link to her website, but she doesn't have one.
The kids were really impressed. I think it sunk in for some of them a little more what charitable work can be. It isn't always just collecting canned goods and dropping them in a box somewhere. Sometimes people are involved. (Yes, people are always involved, but the kids don't always seem to get that.)
Anyway, it was fun and educational. Afterward we stayed and played at the park. Violet and I took the short walk to the nature center that is on the same grounds. When we got home the Teddy Bear lady called me to say what a nice time she had and how nice our group was. I told her how much we appreciated her meeting up with us like that.
It was a nice afternoon in the park for us all.
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