Making a Difference

My dd is 6 years old and she joined me for the 2nd year in a row in the Susan Komen Walk ......  here is her story of how she makes a difference:

Because of Teryn, her teacher finally got her mammogram this month.

There is a school project each year and it's called Reflections.  This  year the theme was "I Can Make a Difference by ___________"

Teryn chose WALKING. 
So, when we went on the breast cancer walk, she took her camera and took pictures.  She had to do it BY HERSELF.  She even managed to get a good pic of herself!! She took quite a lot of photos and I had no clue as to what she photographing

I developed the pics for her and was amazed.

I purchased different color poster boards, different ribbons, pipe cleaner, crepe paper and even a feather boa. I got glue for the glue gun, more tape, regular glue, got out her paints, markers, glitter paint, etc.  I laid it all out for her because this was her project.  And the rules are that she has to do it BY HERSELF.

So, she picked the feathers of course and laid the boa out like a BC ribbon on the white poster board (I surely thought she was going to choose the pink poster board).  Then she used the glue gun and the regular glue to glue it on .... then she glued some pics on the paper and she asked me how she could attach the pics to the boa so she hole punched them and tied them with pipe cleaner ... (I thought she'd use pink but she used red, silver, striped, etc)

Anyway, she was the only kid in her class to do the project ... her teacher showed it to the class and then she submitted it.

Today was my mom-helper day and I went to the class.  The teacher told me she loved Teryn's project and she said she couldn't finish telling another teacher about her project because she was crying.  She said it was so emotional.

Teryn had taken pics of some of the posters of women who died. She had me and my friends.  A lady with a baby. Someone's bib number.  And of course, she had herself in the middle with her war paint on and pink bandana ...

As I described this Visual Art Project to others, I realized how my daughter has made BC her own experience. It's not mine.  Nowhere in the poster can you see that she is the daughter of a survivor. You cannot see which picture is her Mommy.  She is in the center of the BC ribbon. It's her face with her war paint on. She could have been the niece, friend or granddaughter of a survivor ... or just aware.  This little girl ROCKS and she doesn't belong to me, she belongs to all of us and she will keep making a difference in the lives of others ... 

To us pink may not be pretty, walking may not be fun but little girls walking and gently asking for a 10 or $15 donation raise awareness.  And one by one another woman gets a mammogram.  Mrs Strohmeier got her mammogram this month and it was her first one and she is older than I am.

Wow!  What a BIG accomplishment for such a LITTLE girl.  I bet you're just beaming!

Shirley 

First one that they said was too big (coming off the paper more than allowed)

Here's the final:

Very nice!  I actually like the final better.  You can see the photos easier. 

Thanks everyone!  I am impressed with her as well (beaming, actually).  She's not just insightful and kind but she is really a fun person to be with.  She told me after the Walk that her feet were "dizzy"  LOL  ... even the next day, she said, "Mom, my feet are still dizzy but at least we did it."  Words that just touch your heart when you know she is only 6.

Again, thanks for being proud with me!