Caring Hearts

Gamma Psi member with the cards she received.

The Gamma Psi Caring Hearts initiative began as an endeavor to support our sisters who were working hard to continue providing their students with interesting lessons during the pandemic. The retired sisters sent notes or cards of encouragement to raise their spirits, to let them know that they are important to everyone and doing a fantastic job. The receivers shared comments of the importance and blessings the contacts were to them with most notes seeming to arrive at a difficult moment in their school lives. One member shared “the letter came during an extremely long and tiring week! I cried many tears over that letter because it said exactly what I needed to hear!” Another shared “It has been so amazing to just be thought of during this time. I felt like I was ‘seen’ doing what we signed on to do.” “Each communication I received made me feel supported during a time when I often feel alone!” shared another sister. The most common comment from many Gamma Psi sisters was it was an answer to my prayer just when I was about to call it quits. So, what did the givers have to say? Several shared that it was a lot of fun and an enjoyment to participate especially in producing presents to send. Many felt the messages were the easiest since we all had experiences through our own teaching careers and could relate with words that would be supporting. Others noted how much it made their own day a blessing to make someone’s day a little brighter. The biggest takeaway is the closeness our chapter sisters have developed by helping each member to learn a little more about each other, and to be able, as we grow, to put names and faces together. These were some reasons we continued into a second year. Caring Hearts provided support and encouragement to our dedicated educators, but what blessings each Gamma Psi sister gave and received by taking a moment to love one another.
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Submitted by: Sharon Harvey, Region IX

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