Generosity memories by Our Lady of Destiny students

GENROZT: a gracious act that creates a joyful ache every time it is remembered

These are excerpts of a few of the 29 student generosity memories throught my book.

My favorite generosity memory would have to be during my Dad's heart attack. It was the Stanley Cup games, and the Chicago Blackhawks were in it and winning. In the newspaper there would be a section with a player from the Hawks in it. About every week somebody would give it to me. They didn't have to give it to me but they did ... I still have all the posters hanging up on my wall...
Madeline B. 8th grade

I think my brother John has a big heart because he plays catch with me. He gives me cool pens. He wrestles with me. He helps me with my homework. He plays football with me. He loves me. He watches the kids at recess. He gives me my shots.  He watches us when Mom and Dad are not home. He plays with us in the pool in the summer. He plays in the snow in the winter.
Ryan D. 1st grade

My soccer coach helped me learn how to dribble the ball, and dribble around the other player, and also how to keep it away. It was very very generous of my coach to teach me all of the stuff that you do in soccer. My coach also taught me how to be a goalie and how to kick the ball really really hard. Mia M. 3rd grade

Generosity doesn't have to be a huge thing. [A student's Dad] is one of the most generous people I know. Every morning in the hall he says "Hello, what a nice day it is" or "How are you?"  And when I won a writing contest he says "Congratulations, Bridget!"  It is the little things that count.
Bridget D. 7th grade

My grandparents own a restaurant. There is this homeless lady that always comes. She has very little money so my grandparents charge her only a dollar and sometimes give her the food for free! .... not everyone has homes or families;we need to help them because they are like us. They suffer every day.
Sophia S.  6th grade