John Baker
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John Baker
Here's a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed between a
little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that will make
you believe that we all can make a difference when we give a child the
gift of our time.
A young family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot. One day, a
Construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty
lot. The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest
in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day
observing the workers.
Eventually the construction crew, all of them "gems-in-the-rough,"
more or less, adopted her as a kind of project mascot. They chatted
with her, let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch
breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel
important.
At the end of the first week, they even presented her with a pay
envelope containing ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her
mother who suggested that she take her ten dollars "pay" she'd
received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the teller was equally
impressed and asked the little girl how she had come by her very own
pay check at such a young age.. The little girl proudly replied, "I
worked last week with a real construction crew building the new house
next door to us."
"Oh my goodness gracious," said the teller, "and will you be
working
on the house again this week, too?"
The little girl replied, "I will, if those *******s at Lowe's ever
deliver the damn sheet rock..."
Kind of brings a tear to the eye - doesn't it?
little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that will make
you believe that we all can make a difference when we give a child the
gift of our time.
A young family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot. One day, a
Construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty
lot. The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest
in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day
observing the workers.
Eventually the construction crew, all of them "gems-in-the-rough,"
more or less, adopted her as a kind of project mascot. They chatted
with her, let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch
breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel
important.
At the end of the first week, they even presented her with a pay
envelope containing ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her
mother who suggested that she take her ten dollars "pay" she'd
received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the teller was equally
impressed and asked the little girl how she had come by her very own
pay check at such a young age.. The little girl proudly replied, "I
worked last week with a real construction crew building the new house
next door to us."
"Oh my goodness gracious," said the teller, "and will you be
working
on the house again this week, too?"
The little girl replied, "I will, if those *******s at Lowe's ever
deliver the damn sheet rock..."
Kind of brings a tear to the eye - doesn't it?
