There is a lot that goes into running the school. Most of us would think about the teachers that worked tirelessly to help the students but you also need to consider the administration and everything else that takes place behind the scenes. Just as it is necessary to use an entire village to raise a child, it takes many dedicated individuals to raise children in the school systems.
Each person that works in the school system has a very specific task. When it comes to the janitors, however, they are typically the employees who get the least amount of respect. That is not only true in the way they are treated by the students, sometimes they are not given the respect necessary by the faculty. To be honest, however, our schools would not be the same without them and that is why this particular janitor was honored in a way that he will not soon forget.
Ricky Spalding is a janitor at the high school in Lexington, Kentucky. It seems as if everyone there at the Anderson County high school absolutely loves Ricky. He is a nice man and looks out after the interest of others.
There was something that seemed to be missing from Ricky’s life. He has a son who is stationed in Italy and he had not been home in over a year. In addition, he had a new grandchild that he had never met. His job as a janitor didn’t pay enough that he could go visit.
We all recognize the money doesn’t grow on trees so Ricky and his wife could not afford to travel to Italy to see his new grandchild and his son. That is when the staff came up with a very nice idea.
They began collecting funds secretly to give to Ricky.
They asked the students in the classrooms, parents and anyone else they could think of so they could raise money. They wanted to provide Ricky and his family with an awesome reunion.
Everyone came together on that day and the money was raised so that they could give the special gift. $1900 was raised in all and they wanted to surprise Ricky with it.
When everyone gathered together to present the gift, Ricky was very emotional. How could it be that such an amazing group of people could come together for his benefit?
This is an act of kindness that he will not soon forget. We hope they have a fantastic time together.
You can see Ricky and his wife react to what the high school did for him:
