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You are invited to
“Hop on” over on Weds April 8 for an “Eggstr-special” Kindermusik Class!
(23 Pheasant Cove, Glenmoore)
It will be a celebration of the favorite songs and activities
from our 10-week session concluding with
Easter festivities and a Rainbow Easter Egg Hunt.
9:30 to 10:15 – for children 20 months to 3 yrs
10:45 to 11:30 – for babies to 20 months
Reserve your spot by sending an email or calling 610-942-4589
You’ll be able to get all the information on the
New Kindermusik semester that begins on
Weds April 22!
I had to cancel Kindermusik classes today due to the weather, but my front yard Sleddin' Hill was open! In my neighborhood it's the best place to be on a snowy ... or should I say slushy, icey, rainy day!
2009 started with some home improvements with my Kindermusik families in mind. A new screen door was installed, my classroom was painted, the carpets were cleaned and my new iPodtouch was set up. The best part came Wednesday January 14 when the mommies and children arrived to try it all out!
While I was recovering from a broken ankle in July 2007, I started knitting winter hats on a loom. It is very easy to do and no knitting experience is required. But what was I going to do with all the hats I was making? The answer came from a friend who was going to visit an orphanage in Moldova (part of the old Soviet Union). She said she could use thirteen hats to give to the children there who were part of a foster care program that takes children from the orphanage and places them in the home of a loving family from a local church.
When I went to the “Help the Children” website to find out more about this work, I was able to see the pictures of the children being helped by this program. I was touched by the story of Rita, a little girl about the same age as my granddaughter Bethany, who was orphaned, but then taken in by a widow named Klava as part of the foster care program. I just happened to have a matching mother/daughter hat and scarf set that I thought would be perfect for them. So I packaged it all up with a special note explaining that it would be great if this could go to Rita and Klava.
You can imagine how happy I was to get the following picture back showing Rita and Klava wearing the hats and scarves and holding the note I had written. Plus the extra hat/scarf set I had tucked in was perfect for Klava’s biological daughter, Anna – amazing how it all worked out!
Since then many others have become involved in knitting hats including my husband’s mom with her church friends and even my 92 year old father. There are now men, women, teens and girls knitting hats, in the community, in my church and in Canada! With their help 1001 hats were donated to Marsh Creek Church for distribution with coats collected in a recent coat drive. And 1500 hats were sent to Moldova so that every child in the state run orphanages could have a hand knit hat. This was in partnership with “Summit Missions International” that regularly sends large containers with supplies to help the orphanages and foster care program that Rita and Klava are part of.
And I saved the best for last (drum roll please) . . . Rita is now my sponsored foster child!
Through my partnership with her Foster Care Program I am donating a portion of the revenue generated through my Kindermusik, Baby Signs and Childcare Programs to Rita.
So when you register for my classes you can feel good not only about what you are doing for your child but also for a needy child in a faraway place.
It’s another good reason to attend my classes.
Because with Kindermusik . . . a good beginning never ends!
Here’s how things added up for us this year!
1 – new baby granddaughter – Meredith Edanne Baccile, born May 24, to daughter Tera-Lee and her husband Joe. Bethany became a big sister.
1 – new baby grandson – Cash Benedict Friesen, born August 28, to son TJ and his wife Ginger.
Bauer became a big brother.
2 – acres of property around our home for Terry to drive his John Deere tractor
3 – trips to Chicago to visit our son and his family
4 – is the total number of grandchildren we now have
5 – weddings officiated by Terry – 4 with Marsh Creek Church couples, one with a niece in Canada
6 – trips to Canada to visit our parents and help complete the sale of Carol Anne’s Dad’s home as he has now moved into an Assisted Living Residence at age 92
49 – families served by Carol Anne’s at-home weekday ministry to families through Kindermusik and Baby Signs
60 – 45 gallon bags of leaves picked up this fall
108 – Marsh Creek Church families receiving this mailing
1000 - pounds of grass clippings bagged every week during the summer and taken to the nearby Amish farm
1001 – hand knit hats were donated to the Marsh Creek Church coat drive
1500 – hand knit hats were sent to Moldova, one for each child in the state run orphanages
Total Blessings – PRICELESS!
The fall Kindermusik semester ended in December around my Christmas tree with everyone looking so festive!
Santa brought lime green "I'm a Kindermusik Kid" t-shirts as a special gift to my students!
The pictures of the Village Class (babies up to 18 months) and The Family Time Class (class with siblings) were taken compliments of:
Cara Phalen Photography - Capturing personality and character in every photograph (484-228-8153)
The picture of the ABC Music & Me Pre-Keyboarding Class was taken by my husband!
Register now for the new semester beginning on Jan 16 - attend a FREE Preview Class on Jan 9 or 10!
Go to www.WelcomeLittleOnes.com for more information!
Village Class (babies to 18 months)
Family Time Class (for children newborn to age 5 - great for siblings!)
ABC Music & Me Pre-Keyboarding Class
(with my granddaughter Bethany on my right!)
