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Re: A Lego display fund raiser
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Wed, 2 May 2001 20:46:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Trobaugh writes:
> I've been trying to resist chiming in on this topic, but I wanted to add my
> two cents and share a recent experience with a local church.
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> A few months back there was a post in the LUGNET local Atlanta Georgia (USA)
> newsgroup from a person looking to borrow a large about of bricks. I
> responded to here out of curiosity. I found out that she was with Roswell
> Presbyterian church in my hometown and they were doing an “in church family
> retreat” with the theme of connectivity. They wanted to set up a LEGO room
> as one of the activities.
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> Now I’m not Presbyterian, but I was familiar with this church since my
> family’s church was across the street. I did like the idea of using the
> bricks to encourage the families to do activities together. So I lent them
> the bricks not really on a spiritual basis, but more on a “promote the joy
> of family building with LEGO bricks” basis. Also there was a bit of
> shameless promotion for the club, since the church bulletin stated that the
> bricks were on loan from the North Georgia LEGO Train Club. It didn’t state
> that any club members were Presbyterian, didn’t say that we believed there
> church was better than other churches, just that I loan them the bricks.
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> I didn’t really see any hidden agenda in the program, I don’t believe the
> bricks were used to promote one religious philosophy over another, it was
> just a way to get family members to “connect” with each other, and that is
> one of the founding goals of the NGLTC.
James far as i'm concerned you hit the nail on the head about this whole
subject.We just want to have fun and show off our bricks.
> Maybe since the MICHLUG’s event is a fundraiser different thought processes
> apply, I don’t know. I do know that I am working with some groups in my
> county to make the NGLTC more community active, what I really want to do is
> put on a mini-“great create” for some of the “under privileged” children in
> our area that probably never have had the joy of being exposed to LEGO, and
> just let them play for a afternoon. We’ll see how that goes, but I’m all for
> promoting the hobby of “building with LEGO bricks”.
>
> jt
>
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> James J. Trobaugh
> North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> http://www.ngltc.org
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