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ALBliberal

(3,337 posts) Thu Oct 23, 2014, 07:57 PM Oct 2014

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My son's high school soccer team took a field trip today [View all]

To an elementary school in a disadvantaged neighborhood in Albuquerque. They collected over 400 books and 100 gym bags and each kindergartener got five books in their own gym bag. The boys read to the kids in small groups and played soccer with them out on the playground. It was something else to see these sweet humble children so overjoyed and in awe of these high school boys. I dare say our soccer boys had an experience they will never forget.

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My son's high school soccer team took a field trip today [View all] ALBliberal Oct 2014 OP

Nice. MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

That's awesome. bigwillq Oct 2014 #2

To the "Greatest" page with this lovely story! nt tblue37 Oct 2014 #3

Hooray! shenmue Oct 2014 #4

Wonderful~ democrank Oct 2014 #5

How wonderful...anice lesson for the kids about empathy they will carry with throughout their lives! KelleyD Oct 2014 #6

That's pretty cool. Jenoch Oct 2014 #7

That's fantastic! Suich Oct 2014 #8

How wonderful. SheilaT Oct 2014 #9

I'd like to give that coach a kiss! ReRe Oct 2014 #10

So happy to read something positive about LibDemAlways Oct 2014 #11

Thanks that gives us all the kind of hope we need. These boys are to be proud of. jwirr Oct 2014 #12

That is so awesome. Their team could mentor a team from the school. People in ABQ are so Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #13

Man, that would make a great story on CNN. READING to them, like it's jtuck004 Oct 2014 #14

Beautiful. There needs to be so much more of this sort of thing. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #15

these soccer players NJCher Oct 2014 #16

Wonderful! SoapBox Oct 2014 #17

Your replies are all so kind! ALBliberal Oct 2014 #18

Mentoring at it's finest, jen63 Oct 2014 #19

wonderful! more please!! :) n/t BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #20

Your son doesn't go to an APS school, or does he ? NM_Birder Oct 2014 #21

yes he goes ti Eldorado High School. He is a senior. ALBliberal Oct 2014 #23

That's great - for both the younger and older kids! cyberswede Oct 2014 #22

my son plays center midfielder and loves that ALBliberal Oct 2014 #24

His teammates have said he's pretty good... cyberswede Oct 2014 #29

Great lesson beyong the sport. Reminds me of this powerful scene... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2014 #25

That's so nice to hear! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #26

That's so cool VA_Jill Oct 2014 #27

give him a hug for me!! handmade34 Oct 2014 #28

I love this story Wheezy Oct 2014 #30

If funding were equally distributed throughout a district... NotHardly Oct 2014 #31

Killjoy TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #32

our own neighborhood is not affluent our high school receives 40% free lunch ALBliberal Oct 2014 #35

that's wonderful Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #33

I love good news and that's great news. lovemydog Oct 2014 #34