Friday Focus

Vol 6 No 5
September 21, 2007

Dear Families and Friends,

Our annual Walk-a-thon is coming up on Sunday, October 21!

Walk-a-thon is Coming!

Our 15th annual Walk-a-thon will take place at Lake Merced on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. Students, staff, and friends in our community will be joining us that morning to help raise funds for our school.

There will be lots of food and lots of fun as we work together to make a difference in the lives of the kids at our school.

Previous Walk-a-thons have helped to fund a computer lab, provided hands-on materials for art and science, and helped with the construction of our playground.

This year’s project is the Worship Center. We want to finish transitioning our worship center into a multipurpose room. Funds will be used to purchase new lights for the Worship Center, create meeting/small group areas, and enhance our sound system in the Worship Center.

This will allow us to reconfigure the room for many different uses -- chapels and assemblies; PE on rainy days; small groups; room for kids to work on cooperative projects; and lots more.

A strong support of our Walk-a-thon is essential for maintaining San Francisco Adventist School's tradition of excellence. Our goal this year is $10,000.

I'm confident that as we all work together we can reach our goal and continue to make our school a great place for kids to grow.

Parents' Guide to Lake Merced...

Tuition Payments

tuition By now you should have received you statements for your September tuition billing.

If you have any questions about the statement please contact our accountant, Mr. Alex Jayme (510-541-7114). He will be more than happy to explain the charges on your statement.

Our tuition policy states that tuition is due on the tenth of every month and is considered late by the twentieth of the month. If the tuition is not paid by the twentieth of the month, students will not be admitted to class until their account is paid. After the twentieth of the month cash or cashier’s checks will be required.

Thank you for your help in keeping your child’s account current.

Send email to Mr. Jayme...

Sincerely,
Rob Robinson

Robert J. Robinson, Principal
Teacher, Kindergarten/1st Grade
San Francisco Adventist School

The Change You Want to See

The world needs lots of positive change. Do you agree?

There needs to be less violence in the world. There are too many angry people on the road, in our workplaces, in our churches, and in our communities. There are too many abusive words spoken in homes, at work, on the street, and in our churches. And there are too many people who never get spoken to except to be criticized, put down, or made fun of. Things don't have to be that way. You and I can change this hateful pattern and drain off some of that savage anger.

The world needs more joy. It doesn't take any great effort to acknowledge people on the sidewalk, in elevators, or at restaurants. Why, it is even possible to smile at clerks and customers. There's something almost magical when clerk and customer smile simultaneously — and speak pleasantly. It starts with a simple, natural smile directed at another human being.

We certainly need increased kindness to each other too. Every time you cross paths with another human being, you have the opportunity to see and affirm the image of God she bears. You can build her up or tear her down. If you do the former, you are honoring God and affirming human dignity; if you do the latter, you are not so much insulting that person as the God in whose likeness she was created. So biases, prejudices, racism, sexism, and the other hateful "-isms" of the world are out of place. We can be the ones who stop the hurting and start helping and healing!

Summing up, I suppose it all translates into Jesus' call for us to love one another. Maybe that's why less rage and more smiles, fewer incivilities and more kindnesses don't sound like such novel ideas. But, hey, the notion here isn't novelty but need, not originality but urgency. Don't you think these little things would make the world a better place for all of us?

"But it's too simplistic!" somebody protests. Are you sure? The world gets changed not only by the mighty exploits of its occasional superstar heroes but also by the cumulative little deeds of each person who aspires to a holy thing.

Don't wait for someone else to take the initiative in your workplace, at home, in your community, or in your church. No leader needs to give you permission. Just do these right, positive, and wholesome things yourself. If you must, do them alone. Go person to person with them, and God will make you into a world-changer.

Pray to be the change you’d like to see.

--Rubel Shelly

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