Top 10 Reasons We Give Thanks This Year!
‘Tis the Season to Reflect on All of the Many Things We at Flobots.org Have to be Thankful for
by Jami Duffy, Executive Director, Flobots.org
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Here are the top 10 reasons we feel so blessed!
10. How many people do you know who get to do what they love every day? That’s what we get to do and it’s fabulous. Oh, did we mention we work with the most talented musicians in Denver? Amazing.
9. It’s little. It’s orange. Let’s face it – it’s adorable. We love our “flo-office” and the joy it brings to our neighborhood.
8. Our work takes us all over the state and all of our cars are older than our students! So, we’re grateful that our “clunkers” have stayed in working condition all year, which makes it possible for us to bring our classes to the community.
7. Four years ago, Andy Rok, Brer Rabbit, and Jonny 5 hatched a plan to combine the power of music with the power of people. That idea became Flobots.org. To date, we have harnessed the power of thousands of young people using music as a tool for empowerment. For your vision, mighty Flobots.org founders, we give thanks.
6. Music. Enough said.
5. Our school partners have been so supportive, positive, and inspiring this year. Thanks for sharing your students with us!
4. Nathan Schmit and Aaron Makaruk founded our Youth on Record program – which brings music production classes to youth in residential treatment centers. They spent their pilot year working for free before joining forces with us (talk about commitment)! For their dedication and passion, we thank them.
3. To our board of directors, who voluntarily work in an often thankless role, you make the whole thing come together. We recognize your dedication and appreciate you!
2. Our beautiful students – they fill us with hope that the future really IS going to be okay. Thank you for teaching us some very valuable lessons!
1. We are so grateful for the generosity that our community has shown us this year. You lent a hand when we needed one, donated money to our programs, sponsored our events, volunteered in our classrooms, advised us on everything from our strategic plan to evaluations, and listened to us about our hopes, our fears, and everything in between.
Our cup runneth over! Thank you!
Category: The Future
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