This year, the annual See You At the Pole (SYATP) faith event celebrates its 30th anniversary. SYATP is a special time where students circle the flagpole at their school and honor God in prayer.
And for 13-year-old Taylor Harris the event will be super special. A project envisioned and eventually funded by Taylor herself will be dedicated at her school, Rock Academy in San Diego. Two years back, Taylor noticed, “We pledge to the flag each morning, but there wasn’t a flagpole.” Taylor felt led to donate a permanent flagpole and flag to her school. And she did it!
We have a complete podcast about this encouraging story
When See You At The Pole takes place nationally on Wednesday, September 23rd, that new Rock Academy school pole will be dedicated to God. Because San Diego is a military community, Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado will be sending a 4-person flag detail to render the first honors. Rock Church Pastor, Miles McPherson, will recognize Taylor for her efforts as well as lead the invocation and devotional time.
How did Taylor fund the project? She sold Girl Scout cookies, lots of them - 2,448 boxes - and made it a project for her Girl Scouts Silver Award. That’s the highest award an eighth grader can earn.
“I knew it was something God could do through me.” In our podcast below, hear how Taylor organized her sales and learn what scripture encouraged her to keep going until she crossed the financial finish line.
