Kids Yule Love

Today was an annual event at the school where I went to high school and now currently teach. In 1986, a local man started a charity for needy children at Christmas called Kids Yule Love. He approached the administration at Tattnall and asked if the school would be willing to help. From this was born the annual Kids Yule Love assembly and toy drive. I remember waiting until the day that I could be old enough to be a participant in the production, because it is truly that, a production. This year's theme was The Polar Express and it was amazing as usual. I just watched the footage on the news and it showed the school and students in such a positive light.

Today, we had everything from "Rockettes" dancing, the award winning Golden Girls, to elves dancing, to a toy parade complete with my favorite, Dora the Explorer, to a living Nativity acted by the children of Faculty members.

However, the greatest part was watching the students give back as they have year after year for 21 years. I remember being in school and going shopping the night before Kids Yule Love each year and running into classmates and we would compare toys. Its funny, but that still happens. I think for most of the students, they have the most fun picking out the toys. They were talking all week about what they were getting and this morning in the halls before the bells rang, they were comparing toys. Even with the economy the way it is, our students came thru and the gym was covered in everything from barbies, to hotwheels, to bikes and basketball goals. It made me feel really good to be able to say, I AM TATTNALL. And, I will proudly wear my Kids Yule Love t shirt to show to Macon what a great school we have.