At Mighty Writers we’re humbled by the number of people we’re grateful to this Thanksgiving.
We dare not start with the names. There are too many.
There are the dozens of volunteer tutors. Some give us the only spare hours they have to themselves all week; others show up day in and out, whatever the weather, dependable as a Cliff Lee off-speed sinker.
There are the accomplished writers who arrive at our doors prepared with their Sunday best. They conduct workshops, stimulate quality dialogue and inspire the kind of Mighty writing that makes everybody proud.
There are the business specialists who give us their much needed marketing, website and grantwriting expertise.
There are the people who drop-by—some friends, others strangers—toting pencils and apples and books and juice and notebooks and markers.
There are the parents and guardians who give us their trust every single day, who teach us valuable lessons about mentorship because of the unconditional love they show for their children.
Most of all, make no mistake, we owe our biggest thanks to the kids—the Mighty Writers, each of them—for permitting us into their lives, for inspiring us daily by exposing us to their vivid imaginations and special brand of buoyancy.
Not yet six months since our doors first opened, Mighty Writers is on track to serve 50 kids at our 15th & Christian afterschool location and more than 500 a year in our writing workshops.
We have lots of plans to announce in the weeks and months ahead. We’ll be talking about them soon in this space.
For now, though, we just want to say thank you. We are so very grateful.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving break.
Keep it Mighty.
Tim Whitaker, Executive Director
Mighty Writers
