Tonight I shared 30 ribbons with 1o of my closest friends in an amazing group that I belong to called "The Possibility Giants". I began by giving each of them a Blue Ribbon that reads "Who I Am Makes a Difference" and shared with them how each of them has made a difference in my life. I then gave each Giant 3 ribbons, and asked them to present 1 ribbon to someone in their life that has made a difference for them, and share with this person the difference that they have made for them. Each Giant will ask the recipient of the Blue Ribbon to "pay it forward" to someone else and keep the project going.
Each person who receives a ribbon will be asked to send an email to imakeadifference@hotmail.com and post what happened when then presented their Blue Ribbon to their recipient. The intention of this project is to show the power of recognition and to acknowledge those everyday heroes in our lives that make a difference each day.
I look forward to hearing what each of you has to share and the difference that you continue to make in the lives of others!
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The Blue Ribbon Project
Welcome to the Blue Ribbon Project. This project was inspired by a NYC Sr. High School Teacher who inspired her students to see the power of recognition. The members of this blog each received 3 ribbons and were asked to give 1 ribbon to a person who has made a difference for them. They then asked this person to pay it forward to someone who would pay it forward to someone else. The shares on this blog are about the difference the project has made.
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Welcome to the "Who I Am Makes A Difference" Blog. The Blue Ribbon Project. This project was inspired by a NYC Sr. High School Teacher who inspired her students to see the power of recognition. The members of this blog each received 3 ribbons and were asked to give 1 ribbon to a person who has made a differnce for them. They then asked this person to pay it forward to someone who would pay it forward to someone else. The shares on this blog are about the difference the project has made.
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what an inncredible moving and impacting project - I shared this with David and he wants to recongize his best friend who volunteers many many hours to Habitat for Humanity! I am going to start with people that woek for me! how can we get ribbons - we love this - thanks Michelle for continuing your passion to educate and for being the amazinng friend you are! love you :)
I gave away three sets of ribbons today (12 in total).
I gave the first one to my mom for being so amazing with me, my husband, and the boys, for loving and forgiving me, and for being an amazing Christian. She was moved to tears and immediately thought of the friend she was going to give her ribbon and pass on the other 2 ribbons to. I explained to her that if she and/or her friends did not have access to email or the internet, they could call me and/or write down their stories and I would type them up and post them on the Blog.
The second set of ribbon I gave to one of my former students. She went as my guest tonight to the Special Evening About the Landmark Forum, and I got to acknowledge the difference she made in my life 13 years ago when she was my student. She emailed me today and told me how great it made her feel that I remembered who she was when she was in the 4th grade, and that it brought back so many memories for her. Then she told me how much she and her other classmates had wanted to be in my class because they had heard so much about me when they were in the 3rd grade, and how what she remembers is how I spoke to them like "real people and not just naive children." She went on to say that, since that feeling of trust was instilled long ago, she still trusts me. She also said, "I've never been given a reason to second guess you. All I've ever known about you has been trust, caring, love, and respect." Wow! I gave her a ribbon for making a difference in my life, and I got to hear how I made a difference in hers. :)
She took 3 ribbons to pass on, and so did her boyfriend. :)
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