For one semester, a local presbyterian minister taught Tae Kwon Do on campus. It started out with three cadets, I think, and by the end of it there was just me. I’d waited my whole life to take martial arts classes and loved it. It was held in the wrestling loft of the gymnasium … oh, by the way … the gymnasium roof is in very sad shape. It will cost $50,000 to fix it and it would be great if you could donate even $5 or $10 (or more) to the Raise the Roof fund. Seriously, if any school is worth helping out, it is Howe Military School and over time I promise I will tell you all the great experiences that I had in that gymnasium and I am only one cadet from over 125 years or so of cadets to be blessed, edified, educated, challenged and nurtured there.
Really, even if it’s just a buck, please give something. Go here:
Buy your piece of the roof today (I think you get a square foot with your name on it for every $10) by making a contribution online at http://www.howemilitary.com/donations.htm (in the “*Restricted/Unrestricted Donation?” box, type “Raise the Roof”). That just tells the school what to use your money for. You’ll be taken to a PayPal page where you actually give the money. Thank you.
You can also send your check marked “Raise the Roof” to Paula Meade, Development Office, Howe Military School, PO Box 240, Howe, IN 46746.
There is also a Wish List at amazon.com for the Howe Military School library. The list is old but I’m sure they could still use everything on it.
This one time, in Tae Kwon Do, a bunch of cadets came into the gym and started making … I guess you’d call them stereotypical “karate sounds” like the Bruce Lee high-pitched thing … and this instructor/pastor walked to the ledge and looked out into the gymnasium, all three tons of him with his bald head and goatee and said, “Would you like to join us?”
They stammered no and stuff and left. I was so proud.
Note to parents and children: If you want to compete and get some exercise, Tae Kwon Do is your choice. If you want to be able to fight, defend, survive, etc. it should be your last choice.
