A Worthy Cause

Back in October I did a post about a classmate of Emily’s that died in a car accident. Undeniably a horribly, tragic loss for the family and the community. The kids snapped into action and ran numerous fundraisers to raise money for a scholarship in the young man’s memory. Sadly, not everyone is honorable and the money, or most of it was stolen. That did not deter the kids. They organized another fundraiser and enlisted a local restaurant for help.

Last night we had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. We had a flyer put together by the students and the Roadhouse agreed to donate 10% of the meal to the scholarship fund. Some of the kids manned a table at the entrance where people could donate cash.

This was our first time dining there. The atmosphere is casual. The country music was a bit loud making the conversation throughout equally louder. Every so often the waitress would form a line and do a country dance to music. The food was good although we all agreed a bit salty for our tastes.

The main point of the evening was to keep Michael’s memory alive through a scholarship fund. The other lesson learned for the kids was to never give up… no matter what.