The Watch D.O.G.S. uniform is a critical element of a Watch D.O.G.S. program in a school for several reasons. It gives the school the confidence that the WatchDOGS volunteer will show up dressed appropriately. It gives the WatchDOGS Volunteer that he will be dressed appropriately when he arrives at the school. It erases what he does on the other 364 days of the year. Regardless of what the volunteer does for a career, all WatchDOGS are on a level playing field – a father or father-figure who cares. The small sacrifice of buying the shirt gives the dad the feeling of membership. (This is a very powerful statement) Increases visibility of the WatchDOGS program. It may generate interest of other potential volunteers and potential PTA members. It increases the accountability of the volunteer. It connects that dad to another 225,000 dads that are stepping up for our kids and schools across the nation. Men will wear the shirts to other school events to show their pride in the success of your program and to encourage other dads to step up and volunteer.
There are two inportant points to remember:
Don’t sell the dads in your community short. Regardless of the economic conditions in your community, they will step up and buy the shirts and secure the committment. We have seen it time and time again in all kinds of communities. Please don’t find ways to give the shirts away. We have found that give-away shirts can quickly become painting smocks or rags. They need to have a value in the shirt. When they make an effort to purchase the shirt, it has a higher value to the individual. Having a few shirts at the school that many volunteers wear and someone occasionally washes – well, that’s just unsanitary and honestly kinda discusting.  ;-(
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