Volunteer/Parent Acrostic Poem
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is for the valiant efforts you show each day |
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is for the organization that you display |
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is for the love you share with every child |
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is for the understanding in your smile |
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is for the need we have for your ability |
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is for the talents that we all like to see |
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is for everything you give to us |
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is for everybody that thinks you're fabulous |
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is for a reminder to come back next year because we would be lost without all of you here! |
Volunteers
Where would we be without volunteers
Who quickly respond when a need appears?
This is the way you have chosen to serve~
What appreciation you deserve!
There are very many things to do
And YOUR time can only be given by YOU!
So without complaint and without demands
You offer the labor of your hands.
The world is a better place to live
When people like you are so willing to give.
With this attitude of love and of care
You will find a welcome anywhere.
You may not always know when someone
Is especially blessed by a kindness you've done:
As you freely share your hours and days,
May you also be blessed in many ways.
WHAT ARE VOLUNTEERS?
Volunteers are like Ford...
they have better ideas.
Volunteers are like Coke...
they're the real thing.
Volunteers are like Pepsi...
they've got a lot to give.
Volunteers are like Dial...
they care more, don't you wish everyone did.
Volunteers are like VO5 Hair Spray...
they hold in all kinds of weather.
Volunteers are like Hallmark...
they care enough to give the very best.
Volunteers are like Standard Oil...
you expect more and you get it.
But most of all, Volunteers are like Frosted Flakes...
THEY'RE GRRRRREAT!!!!!
I'LL SHOW YOU A VOLUNTEER
Show me a person who spends endless hours in training without pay,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person where a cry for help brings split-second dispatch,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who is devastated when lives are lost or maimed,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who is graciously welcomed as a next-door neighbor,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who often takes more ridicule than complaints,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person whose car is garaged with the grille facing out,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who sacrifices home life, TV...even tender moments,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person visibly moved at the strains of our National Anthem,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who may be asked to give more than just dedication,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
Show me a person who is asked to give more...and more...and more,
And, I'll show you a volunteer.
The Volunteer
The Volunteer is one with a heart so sincere No task too large, no task too
small,
Who will help with anything at all.
Who will be there in the morning light, Or help in the dark of night.
The Volunteer, our extra hand,
On whose future our Children Stand.
Never anyone so dear as a <Your School's Name> Volunteer!
Because You're Special
We sometimes take for granted
In the rush of all we do,
And forget to say a special thanks
To volunteers like you!
So we send this note to tell you
How much all you do means,
Your gifts of time and of yourself
Are special ones indeed.
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