Life Lessons from a Family who Volunteers for Special Olympics

Setting up family volunteering goals benefits both your kids and the community you support.

In this blog, I share a conversation about one family’s volunteering journey with Special Olympics.

Below, you can listen to my interview with Karen, the mother of this family.

Karen is a…

  • friend

  • former co-worker

  • and a long time member of my personal parenting network.

    I have always admired their involvement in the Special Olympics program as a family and I am excited to share this interview with you…

    (Please be sure to check out the photos below and the links for Special Olympics)

If your family is interested in volunteering, donating or learning more about Special Olympics, you can visit their web site here if you live in Colorado, or here for other locations.

Volunteering teaches kids…

  • COMPASSION for others.

  • RESPONSIBILITY for their environment.

  • AWARENESS of community and global issues.

  • SHARING of their time and resources.

  • CONNECTEDNESS to a common good.

Parents…

It’s not about what the world can give to our kids, but…

what our kids can give to the world!

Kristin Buchtel

How can you add family volunteerism to your parenting roadmap?

Thank you Karen for allowing me permission to publish our interview, your photos and your story!