“People feel mediocre because they forget (or never figured out) why they’re here, and instead of following their purpose, they’re following safety, or worse just existing.” By Adi Redzic
Friends Celebrate Being Extraordinary!
Last Friday was a banner day. It was an extraordinary day! I was guest speaker at my local Kiwanis Club. I delivered my annual presentation on the status of Friends of Copey and the Copey Learning Center. It is clear that we are beyond mediocre and as I reported, we defy “organizational gravity.” It is a fact that by all accounts, we should not experience success…but we do.
Kiwanis of Tri Cities Industry has been my home club for 25 years and has been a dedicated partner of the Friends of Copey since its beginning in 2013.
When asked in 2017 to be involved with the Pathway Project, the Club did not hesitate to join in. Collecting and managing the donations is important. Paying bills associated with the annual Pathway Project can be complex and is better handled by the Kiwanis Club with more available expertise. We are most grateful for this partnership.
Last year, I shared with my Kiwanis Club some of the funds provided with the Humanitarian Award presented to me by Emory & Henry University in May. This year, the Kiwanis Club made a sizable donation to Friends of Copey to support the Copey Learning Center. Thank you TCI Kiwanis!
Big Thanks..!
I invited both Catalina and Tara to join me via Zoom during the Kiwanis presentation. They both did and I am very grateful for their effort and willingness to symbolically stand with me during my presentation. We are so unique in our actions and it is easy to overlook the significance of having both of these Copey Learning Center members on hand.
We have successfully included representation from Copey in the past. It is special to have the people and voices from Costa Rica in real time participating in the presentation. Friends of Copey is real…the Copey Learning Center is real. Both standing together during the annual Kiwanis presentation is powerful evidence of our commitment of our relationship that is now in its 11th year.
Catalina and Tara , I thank you for supporting me.
Happy Birthday Mom!
Today, September 11th would be my Mom’s 99th birthday. She passed away August 27, 2013, a few weeks before her 88th birthday. She was very special and is certainly not forgotten. She encouraged me to follow my dream to form “Friends of Copey.”
“You went fishing and came home with a mission”Mom said when I first shared my interest in Copey. Upon her passing, Friends was launched with the pledge to start the Anne G. Broady Scholarship Fund. To honor Mom’s memory, we began to raise funds to help Copey families send their young students to the Copey Learning Center.
Time to Check In!
I have noticed there has been a drop in comments submitted to me in response to my Posts.
There has not been a corresponding drop in viewership. Therefore, it appears to be a matter of Friends reading the Posts but just not commenting. I enjoy the comments and invite you to send your thoughts to me…Good or Bad! Friendship is a two way street. You are a major source of my inspiration and a simple “hello” can go a long way. If we don’t have “Friends”…we don’t exist. Hope to hear from you soon.
