I was driving last week with Deanna when we passed the Checkers across a side street from her school.
"There's the flag that we pledge," she said.
"What? What are you talking about?" I asked.
Turns out, there is no flag in her homeroom so the girls (all the middle school girls have the same homeroom) stand and pledge to the flag across the street above the Checkers' restaurant.
I was shocked and determined to do something about it.
After a couple of phone calls today, I was able to call Deanna who was spending the night with a friend and give her the following news.
Saxby Chambliss, a Senator from Georgia, will be purchasing a 3' X 5' flag for her classroom and will fly it over the Capitol, in honor of Mrs. Finnegan's 6th Grade Homeroom. Then the flag will be mailed to the school along with a certificate from the Senator's office explaining the honor.
In these uncertain times, I think those teenage girls need to know that someone in Washington, DC is concerned about their well-being.
And, hopefully, they'll feel a sense of pride every morning when they stand, turn towards their special flag, and pledge to it and our country.
I love it when Government does SOMETHING good!
1 comment:
You rock, Patti! (though Paul said there's something sweet about facing Checkers -- that's P&R!).
Rach
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