From: Kurt Schroeder [kschroe@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:50 PM
To: 'Patricia Jones'
Subject: RE: Thank You from PS I Love You
Absolutely!
From: Patricia Jones
[mailto:patriciajones11@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:06 PM
To: 'Kurt Schroeder'
Subject: RE: Thank You from PS I Love You
wow...what
an amazing story...can I share wit with our team?
Patricia Jones
HomeTeam, Shorewood
Realtors
Founder, P.S. I Love You
Foundation
Direct: 310-420-4717
Fax:
310-374-2882
"Everyone on our planet is not standing in a single file.
Look closely. Everyone is really standing in a circle holding
hands. Whatever you give to the person standing next to you, eventually
comes back to you." - Anonymous
From: Kurt Schroeder
[mailto:
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:12 PM
To: 'Patricia Jones'
Subject: RE: Thank You from PS I Love You
Hello Patricia and staff,
I just wanted to thank you for hosting another wonderful beach day.
It was such a pleasure to see the joy on the two little girls my friend
and I were assigned. Both had never been to the beach before and were
afraid to go in the water. Six hours later we had to bribe them out of
the water with a relay race. They didn’t even want to get out for pizza
and ice cream!
One of the girls said “I am having so much fun” at least fifteen
times. That right there is what I think Beach Day is all about. To
provide an atmosphere where a child who probably doesn’t have many fun days can
say “I am having so much fun” fifteen times in one day!
The other little girl who didn’t talk much the whole time but was
always smiling sat staring at her Barbie gift and looked up at me and said
“This is the first present I ever got”.
Because of the selfless efforts of you and the volunteers, she was
able to get her first present and I was able to witness it.
Thanks again for hosting Beach Day and I will see you next year.
K
From: Patricia Jones
[mailto:patriciajones11@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 12:04 PM
To: 'Patricia Jones'
Subject: Thank You from PS I Love You
Dearest
Volunteers and Sponsors,
There is not much I can say to you all except: THANK
YOU
again for another incredibly rewarding Day AT The Beach! (Please read the
wonderful letter from a volunteer below. She says it all in her note.)
I personally want each and every one of you to know; if
you were staff, adopted a child or were a sponsor, that you truly made a positive
difference in the lives of over 200 at-risk children in our community.
These children will remember you; they will remember the hugs, the laughter,
the games, the water, the warm sun on their faces and most importantly the love
and care you dedicated to them for the day. You made a difference!
The day does not happen without you. Thank you again for
being part of our organization!
With sincere love and heartfelt appreciation,
Patricia Jones, Founder
And the PS I Love You Team
PS We Love You!
Hello,
I wanted to thank you
everyone at the P.S. I LOVE YOU FOUNDATION for organizing a wonderful volunteer
opportunity with today's "Day at the Beach" event. This was my
first time participating, and it could not have been a better, more rewarding
experience. I learned a lot in a day, and seeing the smiles on the
beautiful girls my two other friends and I had a chance to interact with was
more fulfilling than I honestly imagined. Today's event helped me
remember how precious it is to be able to extend our heart out to those,
especially children, in the local communities and give of ourselves, when so
much of the times we can be preoccupied with our own needs and challenges.
I try my best in my daily life to extend my heart to those in my
immediate surroundings, which always brings a sense of gratitude and joy.
Today's event did the same but in a different way. It was a
testament to and reaffirmation of what I always believed: by helping others, we
help ourselves. It opened my eyes, and I have no doubt broadened my
perspective a little wider. :)
Thank you for the
opportunity, and for your amazing service and foundation. I look forward
to participating in another volunteer opportunity through P.S. I LOVE YOU
again. Speaking of which, will the holiday gift-giving program that can
be found on the website be held this year as well? I'd love to join and
participate if there will be one.
Wishing you all a lovely
Sunday!
Regards,
(Volunteer
for 8th Annual Day At The Beach)
Patricia Jones
HomeTeam, Shorewood
Realtors
Founder, P.S. I Love You
Foundation
Direct: 310-420-4717
Fax:
310-374-2882
"Everyone on our planet is not standing in a single file.
Look closely. Everyone is really standing in a circle holding
hands. Whatever you give to the person standing next to you, eventually
comes back to you." - Anonymous