Boosterthon 2011

The kids' school has been running a fundraiser that promotes health and leadership, while raising money for the school.  The concept is pretty simple.  The kids ask for pledges, whether a flat donation or a price per lap, and then run laps on Boosterthon day.  Each day for the last week, Boosterthon has excited the children with videos and pep rallies, enticing them with impossible-to-attain-prizes that probably only cost a dollar.  But at the rallies, they also teach them important concepts such as don't be a bully, how to be a leader, the importance of wellness, etc.

My two children had different ways of preparing for the big race day.  Hayes begged me every day for a week to not send him to school on Friday (race day).  Houston, on the other hand, wanted to practice running every day when he got home from school.  Of course, he didn't run very far or very long before he was ready to move on to something else.

The night before pledges were due, I had Houston call my dad to ask him for a donation.  The conversation went something like this:

Huey:  Hey Papaw!  How much money are you going to give me?
Papaw:  Hey Houston.  I'm going to pledge you 50 cents per lap.
Huey:  Nah.  How about $2?
Papaw:  No, 50 cents per lap.
Huey:  Okay, how about $1?

The he proceeds to ask Papaw how much money Grammy was going to pledge.  My dad told him that he did not know.  When we saw Papaw later that night, Houston immediately got excited.  "Hey Papaw, how much money is Grammy gonna owe me?"

All the grandparents showed up to cheer for the boys.  Daddy even made it.  The boys did great!  Together, they raised nearly $100 for the school and had a great time doing it.