TIM: A GROUP OF BALTIMORE
FATHERS, GRANDFATHERS AND UNCLES
DIDN’T MARCH, BUT THEY SHARED
BREAKFAST WITH STUDENTS IN THE
CAFETERIA AT BARCLAY
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> READING TO OUR CHILDREN IS SO
FUNDAMENTALLY IMPORTANT.
TIM: ALMOST TWO DOZEN SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE CITY OPENED THEIR
DOORS TO FATHERS WHO AGREED TO
SHOW UP FOR THE MORNING.
>> SOME ARE DOING PRAISE
TUNNELS, DOUGHNUTS WITH DAD JUST
WELCOMING DADS IN SCHOOLS TODAY.
TIM: THE MILLION FATHERS MARCH
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PLACE
MORE DADS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS
ROLE MODELS AND SUPPORTERS, AT
HOME AND SCHOOL.
MY DAUGHTER JUST TAPPED ME AND
>>MY DAUGHTER JUST TAPPED ME AND
SAID DADDY DON’T CRY.
>> NOTHING IS BETTER THAN
TRYING, NOTHING IS BETTER THAN
DOING, IT ONLY TAKES FIVE
MINUTES.
TIM: IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT AND
MUCH APPRECIATED BY SONS AND
DAUGHTERS.
>> HE SUPPORTED ME WHEN
ACTIVITIES COME AND HE SUPPORTS
ME ALL THE TIME.
TIM: AND NOT ONLY TO HELP OUT
WITH SCHOOL WORK BUT SPEND TIME
TEACHING LIFE LESSONS.
>> THERE WAS ROOM FOR GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND THAT’S WHAT YOU
WANT FOR YOUR CHILDREN, YOU
SHOULD WANT GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
TIM CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
: WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU
THAT HAVING FATHERS ON CAMPUS
THIS WEEK IS A POSITIVE SIGN OF
WHAT’S TO COME.
>> SO WHEN I SEE THE KIDS FACES
LIGHT UP WHEN THEY SEE THEIR
DADS, IT’S JUST A JOYOUS THING
TO SEE AND JUST TO GET MORE AND
MORE PARENTS TO SPEAK OUT TO
OTHER PARENTS WHO MAY NOT BE
HERE
TIM: AND STUDENTS ARE ALREADY
KEEPING TRACK OF HOW OFTEN
FATHERS SHOW UP.
>> VERY GOOD BECAUSE TODAY THIS
IS ACTUALLY MY FOURTH TI
