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Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Chicago Passport Party


I usually lead with a photo of the girls from each Passport Party Project, but this time I'd like to pay homage to the travel writer volunteers and non-profit facilitators who take some of the burden off of me as I travel around the country with this fantastic global awareness campaign.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 
Pictured above (L to R):  Janice Temple of SkyChi Travels; Jessica Mann of Empowering Youth Through Travel, Angela Myers of 2 Girls and a Bikini, (Me), April Thompson of Absolute Travel Addict, Rosalind Reese of Farsighted Fly Girl and Angelique Smith, Editor of American Airlines BlackAtlas.com.  #Bravo
 
For photos from The Chicago Passport Party held at the Hilton Chicago, please visit The Passport Party Project on Facebook.
 
 



Thursday, September 13, 2012

Still Shining

You know what?  It must really be my birthday (whispering: it was yesterday) because when I opened my email this morning, there was a note from Amy Bizzarri of Tiramisu Mom informing me that she nominated me for the Yahoo! Women Who Shine Award honoring my work with The Passport Party Project.  Yep.  The same award that I posted about yesterday.  The same award that Pattie Cordova nominated me for.  Two bloggers from two different areas of my blogging life.  Uh-mazing.  You can read Amy's post here
 
Someone hand me a tissue.  I feel SO incredibly grateful right now.  Thank you, Amy.  XOX
 
 

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

About Shining

 
One of the nicest things about serving others is getting a few "Atta Girl"s every now and then.  It's akin to putting just a little more gas into a gas tank that isn't empty; it simply makes you feel that much more secure about the road ahead.
 
A few days ago, Pattie Cordova of Living Mi Vida Loca nominated me for a Yahoo! Women Who Shine award for my work with The Passport Party Project (the prize is $10,000) and it was a lovely surprise!  While I won't be campaigning for votes, I really do appreciate this very public Atta Girl and have been sharing it on my social media networks because I sincerely appreciate being acknowledged for what has become my legacy.  It's worth more than $10,000 any day of the week (although if you do the math, that equates to the fees for 95 (youth) passports. Hmmm.).
 
Anywho...  The Chicago Passport Party is in a few days and I've got work to do.  Thanks for the gas, folks.  It matters.  A lot. 
 
*Curtsy*