looking for inspirational sayings in reference to parent volunteers for our PTA meeting?
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I like these:\n\nGreat opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. - Sally Koch\n\nWisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. - David Star Jordan\n\nIf you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for 10 years, plant a tree. If you plan for 100 years, educate a child. - Chinese proverb
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The best parents in the world\nAre you, boy and girl\nIncomparable to any other mom or dad\nI'm angry if you're mad\nSo have a happy anniversary\nAnd remember, it's you i always need
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There are many!  Check out this web site and see if you find the one you have in mind http://tacomaweekly.tripod.com/Irish-Quotations.html
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try an alliteration, something cathcy for them to remember, such as "All About Amazing Animals" or something along the lines of that.
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"Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me stronger."\nby Friedrich Nietzsche, from The Twilight of the Idols (1899)
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ask the children to help u make one up its something they have done and achieved then will encourage their self esteem and self worth
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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give \nby Winston Churchill\n\nComing together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success \nby Henry Ford
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Here's the Occupational Outlook Handbook page for PT\nVery informative and includes links:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm\n\nHere's the page for PT aides\nmany PTs start as aides and work their way through school while gaining experience:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos167.htm\n\nHere's the American Physical Therapy Association:\nhttp://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home\nand their Prospective PT and PTA Student Information page:\nhttp://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Prospective_Students&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=218&ContentID=21562\n\nGood Luck!
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"all the woulda-coulda-shouldas lying in the sun\ntalking 'bout the things they woulda-coulda-shoulda done.\nbut those woulda-coulda-shouldas all ran away and hid\nfrom one little DID".\n                                        -shel silverstein\n\n'twas hanging behind the counter at my job where i am right now...\n\nbig goals?!  it's like me to change or affect my little corner of the world.  spread a smile or a kindness.  do a deed, make an effort (even a little one!)   \n\nanother cause big yet small... do a part to keep the earth clean.  an extra trip to the recycle bin?  sure.  pick up trash and get strange looks from passersby?  yes.  little things...\n\nso far as children, i've tried to conduct myself as a role model when i'm around them.  someday, someday... :)\n\ni think you're planting seeds by asking this CW... sorry so few have had something to say, but even if they haven't spoken, perhaps they've thought?
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parents need perseverance\nendurance\nenduringness\ngameness\nhardiness\npatience\npersistance, persistency\nstamina, stayer, doggedness, insistance, insistancy, pertinacity,\nsedulity\n\nenough ?  - Hope you have all of them, we all need all of it
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Little boys with big hearts!\n\nCongratulations to your son.
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How about a scripture keeper?  There's a beautiful one you can get on Amazon.com.  \nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310803233/sr=8-2/qid=1145408778/ref=sr_1_2/103-0743961-4383844?%5Fencoding=UTF8\nIt is very inspirational and motivational.  It will definitly lift his spirits.  Best to you all.
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"OTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE \n               EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE",\n\n"TRY & TRY WILL BE SUCCESS".\n\n"HARD WORK WITH MIND BRINGS BRIGHT FUTURE".\n\n                                          -----KAMAL FROM DILSE
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I think you should do what you were planning to do. Get them involved in helping others. Hopefully they'll feel good after giving that they'll want to do it more often and be grateful for what they have.
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A good tact would be to talk about sacrifices you or others make to help others.  Also, think of things people don't necessarily want to do, but do anyway because they know it's the right thing.
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Start with PTA meetings or through your school itself.  Ask families you know to help through word of mouth.  That's a quick way of starting.
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I would take a quote from Dr. Seuss "Oh the Places you'll go."\n\nMaybe "Congratulatiions!  Today is your day.  You're off to Great Places!  You're off and away!.....And will you succeed?  Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)