COMMUNITY GIVING: You too can learn from what these preschoolers did before winter break

Thanks to Jennifer for the photos taken just before school got out for winter break:

Holy Rosary Preschoolers met with West Seattle Food Bank rep Chris Dickie, who shared WSFB’s mission with them. Everyone helped load the WSFB van with diapers and board games that were collected which will be distributed to local families in our community.


Want to join the preschoolers in helping WSFB this week before Christmas? Find out more about hours – and needs – here.

8 Replies to "COMMUNITY GIVING: You too can learn from what these preschoolers did before winter break"

  • Tim December 17, 2017 (8:16 pm)

    Way to go Holy Rosary! 

  • Immamom December 17, 2017 (10:48 pm)

    Plenty of other preschools do this and don’t ask for attention for it. Just sayin’

    • WSB December 17, 2017 (11:49 pm)

      If so, that’s unfortunate! We would love to publish photos and news of those preschools’ community giving too. So much attention to what’s not going right in the world, we happily publicize whatever news we get about what IS – whether it’s preschoolers, older students, Scouts, service clubs, other adults, seniors … Food Bank donations, Helpline donations, bake sales, weed-pulling work parties, whatever. But if they don’t tell us, we don’t know – we have a tiny staff and it means we don’t have anyone (much as I wish!) to call every school say every week or month to say “hey, what have you been up to lately?” It’s not in the slightest “asking for attention” – it’s letting your community know something good that’s going on. And it also gives us the opportunity to remind people that they too can take action to help the organization/cause/whatever in question. We’ve published hundreds of little updates like this in our 10 years of West Seattle community coverage and I hope we’ll be able to publish hundreds more. If you’re involved with a preschool (or any other organization) that doesn’t think it should share such news with the tens of thousands of neighbors who read WSB, please consider changing your mind! – Tracy

    • Calires December 18, 2017 (12:04 am)

      Way to publicize the worst of Seattle passive-aggressiveness, Immamom. Just sayin’.

  • just wondering December 18, 2017 (9:32 am)

    “and a child shall lead them“

  • Immamom December 18, 2017 (10:06 pm)

    Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full

    • WSB December 18, 2017 (10:50 pm)

      And also from Matthew, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” You can certainly disagree; to me, sharing the news of events like this is a prime example of “let(ting) your light shine before others” so that it “gives light to all in the house.” -TR

  • Gina December 20, 2017 (8:15 am)

    In Matthew 3:8-12, John the Baptist delivers a strong rebuke to the Pharisees and the Sadducees, who think it is enough to obey the letter of the Law but ignore its spirit. (From “Matthew The King and His Kingdom”,Ascension Press.)

    Throughout Matthew, Jesus calls attention to New Covenant ways to live and serve. Spread the Good News.

    Is not the spirit of this to encourage and remind other groups to share their good fortune with those in want? To show by example?

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