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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like a small thing but some of you really make me want to setup a fund when my kid gets to HS to help classmates pay for events.  
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Yes.  But where/which one?  Kids are zoned for Langley and go to a private.  That hardly seems like an obvious choice.  Anyone have a better suggestion for me?

PP with the swimming background: both kids heavily involved in expensive sports.  This seems like a good place to put money that can help.  Sounds like it helped you.  Any thoughts?[/quote]

Former swimmer here. Athletics was just something I happened to excel at, but not everyone will. The key thing there was that someone reached in for me. I mean, I did not know how to swim, and a coach saw something in me, some need, and taught me, brought me into the game. So, I think that was the thing that saved me. The action of the coach, caring for that kid. So I don't mean to dismiss your idea AT ALL, I think if that is the way you want to do it, that is a wonderful way (though I'm an oldie and my kids are too young for organized sports, so I really don't know enough about how they're organized now to know how to advise you. I just think that the fact that you want to make an impact is important. Some people can give with their money, and others, with their time, and others, just with kindness. People talk about pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and all, and I respect that. At the same time, I did not pull myself up by my bootstrap. I mean, make no mistake, I hung on tight to the life raft that was offered, but someone - multiple people - pulled me up.

I think poor kids, particularly those kids who see nothing but the same poverty, neglect, and abuse for miles and miles, need someone willing to reach in for them. [/quote]

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