Mr. Lin's Clubhouse

03/05/2022

I need your help!

This is my 15th consecutive year participating, and I invite YOU to consider donating and/or sharing my link to help raise funds for the "Yes Way, Jose" fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation and its efforts to beat Childhood Cancer. I do this first and foremost in honor and memory of our fellow Clubhouser, Jose Andres. And yet, the fight is so much bigger.

Admittedly, this is the latest at which I have signed up for this annual fundraiser, so time is fleeting. We can do this!

I'm shaving my head to raise money for childhood cancer research and stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer! Make a donation to support my fundraising efforts!

03/12/2021

[PLEASE SHARE! It's that time of year again!]

Friends and family, while I am admittedly late with setting this up, it is that time of year once again.

This is my 15th year raising money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Many years ago, it was to honor our fellow Clubhouse students and friend, Jose Andres. Since 2009, we have worked to honor his memory, which remains alive and well.

As I always do, I encourage you to either consider making a donation, or to spread aware of this annual fundraiser by sharing this post. Perhaps one day, these fundraisers will no longer be needed. But until then, consider helping us support researchers and doctors helping those battling pediatric childhood cancer.



https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/Clubhouse2021?fbclid=IwAR3aVEiofmUiP37m5KUlynjMhZVuzmS__zwPRhKbZVLLIl15ELTL0RVlxog

I'm shaving my head to raise money for childhood cancer research and stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer! Make a donation to support my fundraising efforts!

05/23/2020

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To the Clubhousers in the High School Senior Class of 2020:

Make no mistake that you hold a special place in my heart. 2012-2013 was an epic year. I got to celebrate a Teacher of the Year award with you. Our first son was born. And that was the last year I served as a teacher. You were part of the Last Clubhouse.

You’ve been robbed of the traditions afforded to past senior classes. Your disappointment is valid. But I also invite you to embrace the silver linings. Without traditions to hold you back, you are free to blaze YOUR version of excellence, for yourself and for others. The future is still there for your taking.

Keep it Excellent,

Mr. Lin

03/23/2020

Stay Home. Stay Safe. Stay Well.

Under a new order from Governor Ralph Northam, all Virginia K-12 schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year.

02/17/2020

It's that time of year again!

"As a teacher, all of your students will make an indelible impact on your life. Occasionally, however, one will change your life. For me, one of those students was Jose. It wasn't so much that he was an outstanding student that changed me, but rather in the way he lived his life. After multiple bouts with rhabdomyosarcoma, Jose left our presence in 2009. If he was the great Alexander the Great, I fancied myself as Aristotle, for I have continued to tell stories of my student for years to come. And it is for him, and many other students who have battled the scourge of cancer, that I continue to advocate for the fight against childhood cancer.

Please help me in this endeavor by either donating to our team "Yes Way, Jose" benefiting the St. Baldrick's Foundation or sharing this post.

With much gratitude ..."

I'm shaving my head to raise money for childhood cancer research and stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer! Make a donation to support my fundraising efforts!

07/06/2019

Found some oldies. Letters from our Clubhousers in 2006, 5th grader advice for my then-GF (now-wife), who was graduating college to be a teacher.

“Be the best you can be and show your kids confidence and excellence ...”

07/06/2019

Sometimes the kids give the best advice.

“Use hands on activities. It’s more fun, and kids get the idea more easily. Remember, everyone learns differently ... Keep it simple. A complex concept can be made simple ... and don’t forget to listen to their stories.”

07/04/2019

I remember getting my hair cut at Great Clips by the Chesapeake Square Mall. I was talking about all of “my kids.” Eventually, the stylist stopped and finally asked what must have been dominating her mind. “How many kids do you have?!” At that moment, it dawned on me that I was speaking as though my students were my actually children.

I often chuckle when I think back to that episode. The stylist and I a wonderful laugh once it was all cleared up!

I'll be there for you...if you need me.

07/01/2019

. Define and redefine it for yourself. Metrics are important, but they do not, should not, and will not define you.