Please visit Steel Magnolias Inc., for more details on this event, or click here: http://www.steelmagnoliasinc.org/events/?eventID=144&date=11/17/2011
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Baby (???? - 2005)
2 years ago
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Too busy for friend?
This is another forwarded message I received via email, that I wish I could take credit for but cannot. This is a wonderful story, that everyone should read and share.
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One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of
their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate
sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that
individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class
was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant
anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most
of the comments. No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet
Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.. The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin. As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher. 'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.' Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. 'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.' All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.' Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.' 'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary' Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists' That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end
one day. And we don't know when that one day will
be. So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.
----------------------------------------------------
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of
their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate
sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that
individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class
was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant
anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most
of the comments. No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet
Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.. The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin. As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher. 'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.' Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. 'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.' All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.' Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.' 'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary' Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists' That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end
one day. And we don't know when that one day will
be. So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Another year, birthday gone!
Another birthday up and gone, I'm now 37. It's been a while since my last blog post. You see, thanks to Facebook and Zynga, I have no life. LOL I play Mafia Wars, Vampire Wars, Cafe World, Bakery Life, and many others. Maybe when something big comes along again, I'll post here. In all seriousness, I do have a life. I am still helping Steel Magnolias breast cancer support group in Anniston, Alabama, as a historian.. I am also helping them with certain parts of their website, as needed. I have fully recovered from my surgery I had a year ago. My health is still the same, and I still remain at stage 3 kidney failure.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Help for a good cause!
I am a historian for a support group. The name of the group is Steel Magnolias breast cancer support group is http://www.steelmagnoliasinc.org/ ) here in Anniston, Alabama, needs at least 10 positive reviews to help our cause for a certain event. This is free, and all you need to do is review us, and maybe share a story or two of your experience with someone you know that has breast cancer. Here's what you do: Copy and paste this message into an email or status message of websites and social networks, when chatting you can tell people about our group, also spread the word by talking with people about this. We need 10 "positive" reviews about http://www.steelmagnoliasinc.org support group.
Do you love & support our work? Share your experience with
us before 6/30 & help us shine in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
Here's the original e-mail I received:
From: Emma Bundy, GreatNonprofits
Date: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Subject: 2 Weeks to qualify as a Top-Rated Health Nonprofit: P.S. Your org could also win 5K!
To: info@steelmagnoliasinc.org
Dear Friend,
You have two weeks left to engage your stakeholders and gain support in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign. Gather 10 positive reviews by June 30th to be included on the Top-Rated Health Nonprofits List. You could also be eligible to win $5,000 in the GuideStar Health Giveaway!
Get started now and join nonprofits like Cancer Schmancer Foundation, VHL Family Alliance, Share Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer, and Until There's a Cure Foundation that have already brought in glowing reviews during the campaign.
Important Campaign Updates
• In just two weeks more than 120 health nonprofits have been reviewed. Is your organization one of them?
Find out here: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
• More than 25 nonprofits have already qualified as Top-Rated Health Nonprofits. They may also be eligible to win $5,000 in the GuideStar Health Giveaway
Benefits to You:
• Increased exposure to donors and volunteers: Your reviews will automatically appear on your GuideStar report. Many nonprofits have used the powerful reviews written by their supporters to increase donations and find more volunteers. Read their stories!
• Increased public visibility: Reviews increase your SEO so you are more easily found in web searches.
• Increased community loyalty: Your supporters can express themselves and their enthusiasm for you.
• Powerful new examples of your impact: Use your reviews in your fundraising campaigns and annual report .
• Get useful feedback on your programs:
Crb, a former intern at Side by Side Clubhouse, writes, "Side By Side meets people where they are and restores dignity and purpose to people living with the long-term effects of brain injury that continue long after medical treatment has done all it can. (It) gives members a reason to get out of bed in the morning and a place to go to be productive members of community."
• Your organization could also be eligible to win $5,000 .
How you can participate: Invite people who have seen your work –volunteers, clients, board members, and others – to write a review about you. It’s easy! You can:
• Send them an email with the link to your reviews page: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc (Sample email provided below).
• Copy and paste this message into your Facebook status or Twitter update:
Do you love & support our work? Share your experience with us before 6/30 & help us shine in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
(Tip: We suggest you use bit.ly to shorten the link to your GreatNonprofits profile. That way the message will be usable for both Facebook and Twitter outreach.)
You can also spread the word with one click by retweeting our tweets about the campaign (@GreatNonprofits).
The GreatNonprofits Health Campaign is a joint effort of GreatNonprofits, GuideStar, the National Association for Health and Fitness, Mental Health America, Diabetes Hands Foundation, FACE AIDS, Cancer Schmancer, Blisstree and HopeLab.
Click here to get started today! Please don't hesitate to email or call with any questions. I would be more than happy to help you gain the visibility you deserve!
Sincerely,
Emma Bundy
Director of Marketing
GreatNonprofits
www.greatnonprofits.org
(650) 521-3084
Sample email to volunteers, board members, and other partners:
Dear Friend,
If you love our work then tell the world! You have an exciting opportunity to help make even more of a difference in our community. GreatNonprofits – a site like Amazon reviews or TripAdvisor – is conducting a campaign to identify the top-rated health nonprofits in the country.
Won’t you help us participate in the campaign by posting a review of your experience with us? All reviews will be visible to potential donors and volunteers. It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!
Go to: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
Be sure to choose “Health” from the drop down menu of campaigns in the review template.
With your help, we can gain greater visibility in our community.
Thank you,
Your Name
Nonprofit
Do you love & support our work? Share your experience with
us before 6/30 & help us shine in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
Here's the original e-mail I received:
From: Emma Bundy, GreatNonprofits
Date: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Subject: 2 Weeks to qualify as a Top-Rated Health Nonprofit: P.S. Your org could also win 5K!
To: info@steelmagnoliasinc.org
Dear Friend,
You have two weeks left to engage your stakeholders and gain support in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign. Gather 10 positive reviews by June 30th to be included on the Top-Rated Health Nonprofits List. You could also be eligible to win $5,000 in the GuideStar Health Giveaway!
Get started now and join nonprofits like Cancer Schmancer Foundation, VHL Family Alliance, Share Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer, and Until There's a Cure Foundation that have already brought in glowing reviews during the campaign.
Important Campaign Updates
• In just two weeks more than 120 health nonprofits have been reviewed. Is your organization one of them?
Find out here: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
• More than 25 nonprofits have already qualified as Top-Rated Health Nonprofits. They may also be eligible to win $5,000 in the GuideStar Health Giveaway
Benefits to You:
• Increased exposure to donors and volunteers: Your reviews will automatically appear on your GuideStar report. Many nonprofits have used the powerful reviews written by their supporters to increase donations and find more volunteers. Read their stories!
• Increased public visibility: Reviews increase your SEO so you are more easily found in web searches.
• Increased community loyalty: Your supporters can express themselves and their enthusiasm for you.
• Powerful new examples of your impact: Use your reviews in your fundraising campaigns and annual report .
• Get useful feedback on your programs:
Crb, a former intern at Side by Side Clubhouse, writes, "Side By Side meets people where they are and restores dignity and purpose to people living with the long-term effects of brain injury that continue long after medical treatment has done all it can. (It) gives members a reason to get out of bed in the morning and a place to go to be productive members of community."
• Your organization could also be eligible to win $5,000 .
How you can participate: Invite people who have seen your work –volunteers, clients, board members, and others – to write a review about you. It’s easy! You can:
• Send them an email with the link to your reviews page: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc (Sample email provided below).
• Copy and paste this message into your Facebook status or Twitter update:
Do you love & support our work? Share your experience with us before 6/30 & help us shine in the GreatNonprofits Health Campaign: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
(Tip: We suggest you use bit.ly to shorten the link to your GreatNonprofits profile. That way the message will be usable for both Facebook and Twitter outreach.)
You can also spread the word with one click by retweeting our tweets about the campaign (@GreatNonprofits).
The GreatNonprofits Health Campaign is a joint effort of GreatNonprofits, GuideStar, the National Association for Health and Fitness, Mental Health America, Diabetes Hands Foundation, FACE AIDS, Cancer Schmancer, Blisstree and HopeLab.
Click here to get started today! Please don't hesitate to email or call with any questions. I would be more than happy to help you gain the visibility you deserve!
Sincerely,
Emma Bundy
Director of Marketing
GreatNonprofits
www.greatnonprofits.org
(650) 521-3084
Sample email to volunteers, board members, and other partners:
Dear Friend,
If you love our work then tell the world! You have an exciting opportunity to help make even more of a difference in our community. GreatNonprofits – a site like Amazon reviews or TripAdvisor – is conducting a campaign to identify the top-rated health nonprofits in the country.
Won’t you help us participate in the campaign by posting a review of your experience with us? All reviews will be visible to potential donors and volunteers. It’s easy and only takes 3 minutes!
Go to: www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/steel-magnolias-breast-cancer-support-group-inc
Be sure to choose “Health” from the drop down menu of campaigns in the review template.
With your help, we can gain greater visibility in our community.
Thank you,
Your Name
Nonprofit
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Zip Lining
Went zip lining today instead of helicopter ride, too windy to fly. I zip lined over 1500 ft. in the air. FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I basically felt like my heart was going to fall out of me, as I was zipping through the line. If you are not familiar with zip lining, it's the wildest ride you'll ever have in your life.
There were several towers, I chose the 1500 ft. one. I climbed A LOT of steps,just to get to the top of the tower that overlooked 1500 ft. of wilderness. This tour guide harnesses you in a long rope, safety hat, gloves, and other safety precautions. You then step up to the ledge, and the guide gives you the go a head. You push yourself off, and from there it's nothing but heart stopping thrill the whole way down to the ground.
For more information on Zip Lining, please visit this website:
zip lining in Georgia. Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg, Georgia.
There were several towers, I chose the 1500 ft. one. I climbed A LOT of steps,just to get to the top of the tower that overlooked 1500 ft. of wilderness. This tour guide harnesses you in a long rope, safety hat, gloves, and other safety precautions. You then step up to the ledge, and the guide gives you the go a head. You push yourself off, and from there it's nothing but heart stopping thrill the whole way down to the ground.
For more information on Zip Lining, please visit this website:
zip lining in Georgia. Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg, Georgia.
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