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Living Lessons - May 13 - Volunteers Needed
A very special educational program taking place at FAMS on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, called Living Lessons. This award-winning program, originally designed and created by Mr. Keiser in 2005, has been presented at FAMS in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024. We are thrilled to continue the tradition in 2026 and to expand the impact of Living Lessons through the generous support of our community partners, including the Franklin Lakes Education Foundation, FAMS PTA, Franklin Lakes REACH, the Franklin Lakes Parks and Recreation Foundation, Franklin Lakes Living Healthy, and the Franklin Lakes Board of Education.
The program brings over 45 keynote speakers into our school for the day to share their inspirational stories and messages. Living Lessons will not only be an innovative and inspirational day for every child at Franklin Avenue Middle School but will actually culminate an entire year-long P.A.T. program that has focused on achieving individual goals and success while touching on such poignant topics as self-control, respect, resilience, courage, anti-bullying and tolerance. Our entire student population of roughly 385 will be broken into small groups escorted by parents from the community to listen and learn from these speakers and to hear their powerful accounts of overcoming challenges, prejudice, and discrimination. Each segment lasts approximately 40 minutes where students and guests are given the opportunity to ask questions. While our FAMS Community will hear personal journeys involving tragedy and unbelievable obstacles, the universal theme of the day is one of triumph and hope. To this end, the day is designed so that the children will not only listen and learn from our guests, but truly be engaged in a community-wide positive experience that relates back to their own lives.
This year's Living Lessons program will center around the central theme of ‘Be Your Own Hero’, but will also incorporate our school-wide spirit of positive messages of understanding and living life to your full potential, yet supporting one another and embracing our diverse population. FAMS is a culmination of years spent in the Franklin Lakes community, and we look forward to celebrating our togetherness through generosity, kindness, and compassion.
As the event draws closer, FAMS is reaching out to families for volunteers for the Living Lessons program. Please join us in being a part of this amazing day and CLICK HERE to volunteer on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Living Lessons. We are asking volunteers to assist us for the morning and/or afternoon sessions. Please see the link for more details about volunteering and the mandatory training session scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026. Without the necessary volunteers, the program cannot run properly.
Thank you for your support.
Please click the link to volunteer for a portion of the day to make this day amazing for our students.
The program brings over 45 keynote speakers into our school for the day to share their inspirational stories and messages. Living Lessons will not only be an innovative and inspirational day for every child at Franklin Avenue Middle School but will actually culminate an entire year-long P.A.T. program that has focused on achieving individual goals and success while touching on such poignant topics as self-control, respect, resilience, courage, anti-bullying and tolerance. Our entire student population of roughly 385 will be broken into small groups escorted by parents from the community to listen and learn from these speakers and to hear their powerful accounts of overcoming challenges, prejudice, and discrimination. Each segment lasts approximately 40 minutes where students and guests are given the opportunity to ask questions. While our FAMS Community will hear personal journeys involving tragedy and unbelievable obstacles, the universal theme of the day is one of triumph and hope. To this end, the day is designed so that the children will not only listen and learn from our guests, but truly be engaged in a community-wide positive experience that relates back to their own lives.
This year's Living Lessons program will center around the central theme of ‘Be Your Own Hero’, but will also incorporate our school-wide spirit of positive messages of understanding and living life to your full potential, yet supporting one another and embracing our diverse population. FAMS is a culmination of years spent in the Franklin Lakes community, and we look forward to celebrating our togetherness through generosity, kindness, and compassion.
As the event draws closer, FAMS is reaching out to families for volunteers for the Living Lessons program. Please join us in being a part of this amazing day and CLICK HERE to volunteer on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Living Lessons. We are asking volunteers to assist us for the morning and/or afternoon sessions. Please see the link for more details about volunteering and the mandatory training session scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026. Without the necessary volunteers, the program cannot run properly.
Thank you for your support.
Please click the link to volunteer for a portion of the day to make this day amazing for our students.
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