Filling someone’s bucket means you do or say something to make another person’s day better.
Buckets are also used to talk about scoring in basketball.
So here’s a little story about a basketball player filling someone’s bucket.
Rob Wallis is a senior at Churchill High School.
He’s on the basketball team, but he’s also very involved in Peer Assistance Leadership and Service (PALS), and that’s how Rob met Kayden.
Kayden is a third-grader at Harmony Hills Elementary School.
He’s Rob’s PALee, which means Rob spends one-on-one time mentoring Kayden.
“We just talk about his weekend,” said Rob. “We play lots of tag, even when it’s 40 degrees outside; he just loves to play outside.”
Recently, Rob invited Kayden to join the basketball team for their pre-game huddle.
“Kayden couldn’t stop talking about it,” said Churchill Principal Todd Bloomer, who happens to live near Kayden. “He was so excited about that experience.”
“I am glad I was able to have that memory with him,” said Wallis.
As part of PALS, Wallis and his teammate, Evan Behn, visit Harmony Hills once a week to spend time with and mentor younger students.
“Literally just walking in and seeing their smiles makes your day. I can’t really describe it,” said Behn.
Wallis and Behn are making life-long memories for their younger PALees and getting them excited about the next steps in their journey to middle and high school.
They are servant leaders who understand sometimes people just their bucket filled, and they are glad to do just that.
“It’s a very selfless thing to do, and I think we should take every opportunity to serve others.”
To learn more about PALS, click here.
