{photo by Kary Antoniadis}
Today’s Magical Moment comes from Track B family Jimi and Kary Antoniadis, with daughter Antonia in Primary. After our Heroic Quest cleanup of downtown SLO, Kary wrote the following email to Cozy Faber, our Development Director and the amazing, organizing force behind our heroic fundraiser:
Hi Cozy…. Thank you again to you and your team for organizing such a great fundraiser. The element of performing heroic tasks really motivated Antonia and the people who donated to the school. She had a wonderful time working with her peers this afternoon…. However, the areas we scouted didn't yield as much garbage as we thought it would.
We were inspired though, and made a ” team” decision to take the quest north… North county that is. Late in the afternoon we headed back home to Paso Robles and our favorite park, Barney Schwartz. We spent the next hour (86 degrees outside!) picking up LOTS of interesting and gross things. Antonia was especially pleased to pick out plastic bags and fishing line from the pond – thus preventing the turtles and fish that live there from choking or a worse fate.
It was a fulfilling day and I truly believe it lit a spark to pursue further good.
Thank you again,
Kary, Jimi and Antonia Antoniadis
Kary also shared this with Down Home after she sent the email above:
…halfway through our cleanup in Paso, I asked Antonia if she was too hot or wanted to stop – she told me “no….I'm doing this for somebody special…” But she wouldn't tell me who.
Thank YOU, Kary, for sharing this with us! We know many of our kids were truly inspired by helping others during this Heroic Quest fundraiser. It's even more magical that Antonia connected her service to a special loved one. We hope the desire to better our community and world will continue to grow and motivate our students, just as it did for her!
