I found the pronunciation an issue; no substitute teacher, store clerk or other reasonable person would ever know Isla is pronounced "EYE-la," but Susan said it was popular in Scotland, and the actress Isla Fisher of "Wedding Crashers" fame had several movies in the pipeline, which would surely boost Isla's familiarity stateside.
A $2,000 fund might work for a teacher, store clerk or aspiring artist.
Many were active in voluntary organizations and for those who had jobs/careers, their occupations included, medical doctor, nurse, dentist, teacher, store manager, cook, grocery worker, restaurant owner, guidance counselor, waitress and maid.
Consider buying a gift from a teacher supply, office supply or teacher store that can be used in the teacher's classroom.
Strivers were able to dream bigger because they had a solid Plan B. New York City and Los Angeles are buoyed by teachers, store owners, arts administrators and others who came to town to make it big in film or music or publishing, eventually gave up on that dream and ended up doing fine in another field.
Come up with a name for your new group, and create a flier to post at the library, post office, grocery store, book store, teacher and art supply stores, gymnastics center, etc. Basically, you want your flier to be posted wherever people take their kids.
Occupations include doctor, teacher, tile-store owner, film producer, art-gallery director, graduate student, high-school teacher.
After the war, John Suffern, who had worked as a farmer, teacher and store owner, became Rockland's first county judge.
