Last night I told the story of a little 2 year old boy who taught me how to say “thank you” in sign language. I was talking with one of the couples who attended the Progressive Dinner event to raise funds for Imagination Library. That little boy’s Mom had said she loved the Imagination Library book program but there was a big problem with it…. So I asked her to tell me more. She said … I have to read the book over and over and over and over again the day we get it in the mail. I chuckled … that is a good problem to have.
So what was this Progressive Dinner all about?
Well from my end of things last night .. it was washing dishes and setting out desserts at the home of Barb and Rollie Anderson. It was cleaning up the floor after a couple of food spills and a quick petting of their family dog when I stepped outside to cool off.
It was also about a ton of wonderful volunteers … food preparers, host homes, planning committee members, donors of food and beverages and desserts.
Everyone who attended kept saying things like:
- “The food at the home I was at was tremendous” (foods at the 8 different homes in St. Cloud were from a wide range of cultures – Italian, Czech, Indian, the list goes on …
- “I had no idea that many local children get the books, I am amazed” (11,633 young children in our area received books last year)
- “How else can I help?” (Spread the word and keep supporting United Way and this program)
This Progressive Dinner was the second annual fund raising event for United Way’s Imagination Library program and it was a great success… more people are now aware of the program and supporting it financially. Homes in St. Cloud and Sartell opened up to help raise funds.
It was a success because people care deeply about your youngest children and their future and because everyone has their own way of being able to help and make a difference. Thank you to every person involved!
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