And so it begins...

Man, Hannah just entered preschool, and the fund raising has already started! Crazy! We're only three weeks into school, and we've already hit up the grandparents & aunts/uncles for cash. ;)
I did realize during the actually fund-seeking, though, that most of that (especially at this age) is the parents' responsibility. Hannah's first request for sponsors went something like this: "Grandma, do you want to help me with something? You give me money for it." By the time she was on her last sponsorship phone call, she was able to say "Grandma (another one), would you like to sponsor me for a run? We are raising money for my school and you have to guess how many laps I'm going to run. You can mail it to me by putting it in your mailbox and the mail person will come & bring it to my mailbox. My mail box is black. So how much do you want to give me?" :)
The event was a Fund Run, and it was actually super cute. They had a balloon bridge for the starting line (that Gemma was obsessed with), and little coarse markers & everything! Here are some pics of the big race:

(This is Hannah's class, minus only one student, I believe. We love this school!)


Good form, determined face, pacing herself.


She was loving it: the exercise, the crowd, the wind in her face, the crowd...

I thought it was really well done, especially for a small, private school. All the kids seemed to have a good time, except for a couple that seemed overwhelmed by the emotions of finishing the race. :) Good way to encourage fund raising--exercise, parent involvement, and good, clean fun!