Wow I can't believe the benefit is so close. Well, its one month away. But its still blows my mind that there is so much to do in so little time. Its very exciting.
Press kit is done. Media list has been built. I created a wonderful href="http://www.facebook.com/keenla">facebook fan page for our organization and even threw wonderful videos of the kids playing onto youtube. Its so much more enjoyable sharing our athletes with people instead of selling steak and t-shirts and concerts. Don't get me wrong- I learned a lot from working at href="http://kobeentertainment.wordpress.com/">other places...
But volunteering with KEEN is much more rewarding. I love that I get to play with athletes twice a month. I love that I get to talk with parents who struggle daily, yet still seem to get up the next morning and be willing to work, and fight, and push forward. Children with special needs are wonderful and appreciative, but caring for them on a daily basis is not easy and the parents I interact with are so inspiring.
One of my favorite parts of my position as outreach coordinator for KEEN LA is being on href="http://twitter.com/KEENLA">twitter and reading the stories, the blog entries, the tweets, of parents just being themselves; sharing about taking his/her son to Disneyland, questioning the true motives behind organizations, seeking ways to deal with attachment issues and bonding, food allergies, and homeschooling, transportation, and play dates.... All these conversation happen on a daily basis and though I don't tell the parents enough- they truly inspire me to be the best mom I can and be the most involved volunteer I can be.
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