Day 44-- Making poster and cards for the troops

"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence."
---Henry Chester

Today I helped organize and oversee a poster and card making project that MoverMoms suggested and participated in through Montgomery County's 23rd Annual Community Service Day. The County provided all the art supplies as well as the indoor space for the project, and the chief organizer, Karen Thon, was terrific about having everything ready to go.

Perhaps because publicity was good, or because the project was geared to kids, or simply because it was raining (and therefore not conducive to outside play), many people showed up to help out. There were kids from about age 6 to 14, and several adults as well, all sitting together at a large conference table writing touching cards to soldiers (with phrases such as "Hope you come home soon," "You rock" "I'm going to give you my Halloween candy"), and posters intended to be used for the Treats-4-Troops candy collection project.

I was so impressed at the kids' creativity and enthusiasm for this project. They were concentrating on their writing and designs, and not goofing around at all, even though it was the middle of a Saturday afternoon and no one was forcing them to do this. Several moms too, and even one dad, put their artistic skills to work, so that by the end we had a couple of dozen cards and about 20 posters! It's amazing what people of all ages can accomplish when working together with enthusiasm and a positive attitude!