THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I.

I am only sharing this with you to give you some insight as to why I do the things I do, and to get you off your ass and into the game. My main objective is to get you to become a part of The Runners In Touch Children's Team and make a difference in a troubled kid's life.


I'm not going to give you a sob story about my childhood, just the facts. My mother has been married 4 times, and for those of you who know me, that already explains a lot. I had different losers in and out of my life until I was 12. Then my mother married, for the last time, an OK guy. Things did change for the better a bit. My sister and I were subjected to drunken parties that included the rest of my "white trash" family. This wasn't an everyday thing but often enough, which probably explains why I don't drink in front of my kids.

I suppose you are wondering about my father. Me too. I was told many things, none too positive. The only positive was that he was a good-looking man. He was a car thief, drug dealer, wife beater.... a hell of a guy. I never met my father, he had been in and out of jail most of his life. I did Google his name about three years ago and things just got worse. He was on the sex offenders' list for statutory rape and now he is dead. The hits just keep on coming!

The reason I tell you this is to let you know that all kids NEED a positive role model. I was lucky and had sense enough to get out when I could and joined the Marines. It was the best time in my life and an organization filled with great role models. Jesus and Paula saved me, the Marines made me. :) YOU can be the role model in a kid's life that has it much worse than I had.

Make a difference!! RIT Children's Team goes to Gillis once a month. What is Gillis? It is a home for boys, 4-18yrs old, who have been taken from their homes for their safety. It could be drugs, abuse.... the point is they need us!! They need YOU! They hungry for direction and thirsty for love. You can be their oasis and they might just help you.

If you live in the Kansas City area and would like to really do something worthwhile contact me at pkkeltner@kc.rr.com ASAP. I will give you more details and a brief history of RIT Children's Team, which started in 2005.

This endeavor isn't glamorous but it is rewarding. It is also work but a lot of fun with the right combination of caring, committed people.

Thank you for your time,

Choose to Succeed
Koach Karl
http://www.koachkarl.com/