We meet in the drop off parking lot, VN pulls all the kids off to the side and gives them rules of the day, they will not get lost, they will not get separated, they will listen etc. sure the Lit kids do not know the expression, but if they did, sure they would have been saying or at least thinking, “yada-yada-yada,” lets get going to Disneyland. When told they will be at Disneyland for 12 hours, the adults groaned, the kids looked at me like I was nuts, just as I figured, they had to be dragged kicking and screaming out at 10:00 pm an hour before the park closed. This missive would grow exponentially to describe all the wonders of the day, you can all imagine a 11-12 year old going to Disneyland for the very first time. John Rollins, who has helped every single day with driving one of the two vans said it best, “the day has been incredible, to just watch their faces when they see a new part of the park or a new ride, has truly been the most uplifting experience.” Thanks to so many for your generosity, each Lit kid has $50.00 to spend in the park, one rule being that they buy something for their Mom. Some did not need the funds, but we made sure that those that did, had the money in their pocket, VN knew who to take care of, and he did this in a very quiet way. Bottom line, they will I believe remember this day for the rest of their lives.
I have found out thru the kid grapevine that yesterday’s loss is not all my fault. Four or five of them I believe have purchased a PSP, the Sony Playstation handheld game. The grapevine has it that some where up until 3:00 am playing the thing. It is fascinating to see that the ones that could never afford this game thing, there is no jealousy or envy, they just look over the should of the kid playing the thing, root him on or feel his pain when he loses, not sure that would happen here. Of course the game of choice is MLB baseball, they really are baseball junkies.
They will all be given their individual picture that they had with Rod Carew. Charlie from All-Action Photo had them developed and Rod Carew has signed these also, sure these kids have no clue how truly special this is, he remains one of my heroes for going out of his way to make their visit special.
