BLITZ HAS BIG IMPACT IN COUNTLESS WAYS!

HBy Heather Bennett, Communications Specialist

How long do you suppose it would take to list all the non-tuition funded enhancements supported by Warrior Blitz over the past eight years, or name each student and faculty member who has been blessed by those gifts, or outline all the acts of service/kindness, convey all the philanthropy lessons and wise stewardship efforts, or enumerate all the unknown far-reaching intangible benefits gleaned? Such an undertaking can be described as daunting at best. How can one place a frame around the goodness of God? Warriorville has 10,000 reasons and more for which to be thankful!

“This year, donors gave and pledged a total of $209,473.52 to Warrior Blitz to fund vital equipment, curriculum, and campus improvements to advance the education of all Warrior students. These funds fuel LRCA to continue equipping young people with an excellent collegepreparatory education characterized by truth from a Christ-centered worldview as well as provide resources for faculty to fortify and deepen their skills in order to prepare students for the demands of our current times,” conveys Debbie Baer, Executive Assistant to the Head of School/Advancement.

Faculty/staff and students enjoyed a fun and festive atmosphere while engaging in acts of service/kindness projects. They stepped up and challenged one another to find hosts of ways to serve at school and beyond. A highlight of the week was worshiping together as a school body with students across the ages speaking about the impact of giving and serving in their lives.

Lessons about kindness, service, and philanthropy were incorporated into classes across campus. For example, the High School BWV classes studied some of the history of mission work. Mrs. Shields’ PreK4 class gathered coins for staff member Kim Dunn’s in-laws who had recently lost almost everything in a hurricane. Caitlin Jones’ fifth grade science students wrote affirmations on one another’s planet projects. And much more!

Here, first grade teacher Dawn Sanders shares what inspires her class to rise up and bless others:

Philanthropy for first graders is simply the act of giving. Each year during the week of Warrior Blitz, I have an opportunity to teach my first graders about giving. But not just giving for the purpose of sharing or giving because it is kind; but giving to a good and forward-paying cause.

I share with my students all the ways Warrior Blitz funds bless our school environment and learning and how it is made possible by generous and kind parents and community members. I want to say I then give examples of ways our class can give, but my eager and ambitious students jump right in with ideas of their own of how they can give. At this point in the discussion, all I can say is, "Yes, that is a great idea!"

So the result of our giving during Warrior Blitz is a student who brings money from their piggy bank, part of their birthday money, proceeds from their lemonade stand, tooth fairy money, money found in the cushions of the sofa, a coin found on the ground, money from mom and dad, or money given to them from generous family or friends. Each of these are of the purest and most humbling acts of giving that come from my first graders' hearts.

For me, this is not a lesson on how to give, it is the activation of a seed planted by our God, Yahweh Yireh, and nurtured by loving parents who model philanthropy in such overwhelming ways. I am simply blessed to be a witness to first grade philanthropy!

Each year, corporate partners generously sponsor Warrior Blitz and cover the cost of ALL of the events/communications during Blitz week. We are deeply grateful to Pediatrics Plus for serving as the Warrior Blitz Presenting Sponsor since 2015. Thrivent Financial and Northshore Golf Range were additional sponsors. Blitz Chairperson Megan Garrison, along with PTF President Stacey Knoernschild and PTF President-elect Stephanie Moore, led the team with exuberance and passion for our school mission and community!

Since good communication and good stewardship are both key to a successful fundraiser, the Warrior Blitz Committee is mindful of reusing and repurposing marketing materials. Faculty/staff are encouraged to wear prior year “vintage” Blitz t-shirts throughout the week. All paper goods are recycled. Signage is given new life for fine arts and other academic materials. For example, this year the foamcore signs were transformed by the theatre/stagecraft class for the students’ gingerbread house projects. Also, vinyl signage was redesigned for use in the House of Love’s "Christmas Around the World" effort.

In the end, Warrior Blitz is a win for all involved and one more reason to thank our awesome heavenly Father for His loving provision!

Theatre students transform repurposed Warrior Blitz signage into authenticlooking, showstopping gingerbread houses.

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