Reflection Reflexión - Incarnate Word Academy

Reflection Reflexión - Incarnate Word Academy

A Catholic Tradition of Academic Excellence Since 1853
Volume 5, Issue 2
October 2013
Reflection
Why Volunteer?
By: Susan J. Ellis, President,
Energize Inc.
People volunteer for a
wide variety of reasons,
especially wanting to help
others. But it's also okay to
want some self-benefits from
volunteering.
Some people are uncomfortable with the notion that a
volunteer "benefits" from
doing volunteer work. There
is a long tradition of seeing
volunteering as a form of
charity, based on altruism
and selflessness. The best
volunteering does involve
the desire to serve others,
but this does not exclude
other motivations, as well.
Instead of considering volunteering as something you do
for people who are not as
fortunate as yourself, begin
to think of it as an exchange.
Consider that most people
find themselves in need at
some point in their lives. So
today you may be the person with the ability to help,
but tomorrow you may be
the recipient of someone
else's volunteer effort. Even
now you might be on both
sides of the service cycle:
maybe you are a tutor for
someone who can't read,
while last month the volunteer ambulance corps
Taken from: www.energizeinc.com
rushed you to the emergency room. Volunteering also
includes "self-help." So if
you are active in your neighborhood crime watch, your
home is protected while you
protect your neighbors'
homes, too. Adding your
effort to the work of others
makes everyone's lives better.
Think about how
much you receive
when you give and
consider why you
want to volunteer.
You may have several different reasons. Possible
motivations identified by volunteers include
the following: to share a skill,
to have an impact, to help
someone, to be part of a
team and to be an agent of
change.
As long as you are truly
serving through your volunteer work, isn't it wonderful
that such an exchange occurs? In fact, it tends to
strengthen your commitment
to volunteering when you
can see the benefits to both
the recipient of your efforts
and to yourself. And it is
much more comfortable than
"charity" because it upholds
the self-esteem of those with
whom you volunteer.
Reflexión
Tomado de: www.energizeinc.com
¿Por Qué Ayudar?
Escrito por: Susan J. Ellis,
Presidenta, Energize Inc.
La gente ofrece prestar
sus servicios voluntarios por
muchas razones. La razón
primordial es el deseo de
ayudar pero también se vale
querer sacar un poquito de
provecho al mismo
tiempo que se ayuda
a los demás.
Mucha gente
piensa que no es
correcto que alguien
que ofrece su ayuda
voluntaria saque
algún provecho.
Según nuestras tradiciones,
ofrecer servir voluntariamente
es una forma de caridad,
basada en altruismo y generosidad. Claro está que el
mejor servicio voluntario se
centra en el deseo de servir a
los demás pero también puede incluir otros motivos.
Mejor consideremos el
servicio voluntario como algo
para ayudar a los menos
afortunados, pero también
como un intercambio.
La mayoría de nosotros en
algún momento de nuestra
vida tenemos necesidad de
algo. Así que, hoy usted
puede ser la persona indicada para ayudar, pero mañana
usted podría ser la persona
que necesite ayuda. Tam-
bién puede suceder encontrarse en los dos lados del
círculo. Digamos que usted
está ayudando a alguien a
aprender a leer cuando apenas hace unos días el servicio
de ambulancia lo trasladó al
hospital. También, por ejemplo, si usted sirve como guardián contra el crimen en su
barrio entonces está protegiendo su casa y también las
casas de sus vecinos. Al unir
esfuerzos con los demás nos
facilita la vida a todos.
Póngase a pensar cuanto
se recibe al dar y considere
seriamente ofrecer su ayuda
voluntaria. Pueden tener
varias razones y algunas de
ellas podrían ser: compartir
un talento, causar un efecto
favorable, ayudar a alguien,
formar parte de un equipo y
ser factor de cambio.
Mientras realmente se sirva
de manera voluntaria ocurre
este intercambio fabuloso.
En verdad, lo que tiende a
fortalecer su compromiso al
servicio voluntario es cuando
se puede ver el resultado de
su obra tanto en la persona a
quien se ayuda como lo que
usted recibe a cambio. Ver
las cosas así es más real que
tratarlo solamente como una
mera obra de “caridad”, ya
que levanta el ánimo y la
confianza en sí mismo.
Praised be the Incarnate Word. Now and forevermore, Amen.
Service Awards
Credit Card Payments
PTO Parent Breakfast
Several teachers and
staff of IWA were
recognized at the
Diocesan In-service
for their years of service to Catholic
education. The honorees were as
follows: 10 years of service—
Angelica Pulido and 5 years of service - Dr. Deloria Davis, Bertha Gonzalez, Jose Padron, and Patricia
Torres. Thank you for your dedication
to IWA and Catholic education!
We are glad to see that
you have been taking advantage of paying with a
credit /debit card. Parents,
please remember that when you pay
with a credit /debit card, there is an
additional 3 percent convenience fee
associated with that transaction.
Make sure you include this fee in
your final payment. We appreciate
your attention to this matter.
IWA will host its first
PTO Parent Breakfast
on Friday, October 4th
at 8:00 a.m. Maribel
Guerrero from the Brownsville Historic
Museum and our librarian Eva Cuellar
will be our guest speakers. Come join
us for this bonding and learning opportunity as the IWA community. We
hope to see you here!
Hurricane Relief Effort
Recycling Program
IWA began a Recycling
Program. Recycling bins
have been placed in all
the classrooms and office spaces. Join our recycling efforts
by sending recyclable paper material
you may have at home such as newspapers and junk mail.
The National Junior
Honor Society spearheaded a hurricane
relief effort for victims
of Hurricanes Manuel and Ingrid in the
coast of Guerrero. Students collected
a total of $638.25. The donation was
presented to the Mexican Red Cross.
Thank you for your support!
School Carnival
The annual carnival will
be held on Saturday,
October 5th, from 6:00
p.m.—10:00 p.m. on
school grounds. The
PTO, room mothers,
teachers and students
are busy preparing for this first schoolwide event. Join us for a night filled with
food, games and music!
October 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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2
Thursday
3
Friday
Saturday
4 PTO Breakfast
Faculty Meeting
Early Dismissal
1 p.m.
Jean Day
5
School Carnival
6—10 p.m.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Drug
Awareness
Poster Art
Contest
22 Mass -8 a.m.
Red Ribbon
Rally with SJA
10:00 a.m.
Gym
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Mass
8 a.m.
Mass
8 a.m.
Mass—8 a.m.
Assembly for
Bullying
(Grades 3 –8)
2 p.m.—Gym
BECHS
Representative
(8th graders)
9 –9:45 a.m.
Gym
End of First
Reporting Period
Parent-PupilTeacher
Conferences
Report Cards
Local School
Council
Workshop