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Washington PAVE Proudly Announces the
“You Make a Difference Awards 2007 Winners”!
People enjoy hearing meaningful stories about others who have made positive contributions. In ancient Greece, fables were stories told to teach a useful lesson.
The following fable, “Making a Difference”, taken from the Niemann Pick Newsletter, January 1996, provides the meaning behind this award:
An old man walked up a shore littered with thousands of starfish beached and dying after a storm. A young man was of him picking them up and flinging them back into the ocean. “Why do you bother? The old man scoffed. You are not saving enough to make a difference.” The young man picked up another starfish and sent it spinning back to the water. “Made a difference to that one”, he said.
The winners of the 2007 You Make a Difference Coin of Excellence Awards are:
Wendy Christiansen, Teacher - Click Here
Dot Workman and Susan Bradley, Parents - Click Here
Michaela Duggan, Youth - Click Here
We would like to honor the people who were nominated for this award:
Anita Hawks, PTI Volunteer - Dawnelle Gellar, Parent
Debbie Sherman, Parent - Fon Schrup, Community Person, Parent
Lynette Wilson, Parent - Summer Crook, Community Person
Making a difference is the “gift” given or received that touches another person’s life. It could be the teacher who has found a way to include a student without making it a big deal. It could be a listening ear for someone who needs to talk. It could be making a dinner for the family who‘s child is in the hospital, or explaining to a person how to use People First Language.
Touching a life in a positive way -one person at a time- can make a lasting difference. These stories are the ones we need to hear and share; they can be very powerful and can make us stronger to continue the quest for better tomorrows for all of us.
Please nominate someone for the “You Make a Difference Award” 2008 by sharing the story about how that person made a difference for you or for others. Share these true stories. Who is that person for you? Who do you know, who has reached outside their own comfort zone to help someone? Many people don’t even realize what they have done to help a life of another person. Each person has a choice in making the world better. It could be something as simple as a smile for the person standing in line at the grocery store, or offering a helping hand to a fellow community member in need.
Up to 3 nominees will be awarded the Coin of Excellence at Washington PAVE’s You Are The Expert Conference 2008.
For more information, please call 253-565-2266 (v/tty) or 1-800-5-PARENT (v/tty) or click here to download the nomination form.
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