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Something Good to Share with You.

 

 

Friends,

I have an update about the letters that were sent out as part of my gratitude project ‘someone to be thankful for’ ! This past Saturday I received an email from Catrin Thomas, of International Medical Corps UK.

I will let the email speak for itself, but for my part I wish to thank again each and every person involved with this project… Correspondence is sometimes a quiet force, but a powerful one none the less, and I believe that our letters have had a deep and far reaching impact, though this may be our only word of it.
In this regard, we are the small group of people Margaret Mead speaks of…(and so are those to whom we wrote).

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that has. – Margaret Mead

Dear Allyson and co-writers at Lefty Smudges,

I have a worked in the charity sector for almost ten years, and I write letters of thanks to our vital supporters every day whose donations make it possible for us to help those in crisis and emergency situations – including refugees who are fleeing civil war.

This is the very first time that I’ve received a letter of thanks for the work I do – it is a wonderful gesture and made me and my fundraising team very happy!

I have placed your letters on our noticeboard in our kitchen area where it will be visible to all our staff when they make teas and coffees. I’m sure it will make them feel warm and fuzzy inside, knowing people like you, across the ocean, recognize the value of what International Medical Corps UK does.

From all of us here- thank you for your gratitude and support-  It means a lot.

Catrin Thomas

Supporter Relationship Officer (Fundraising) 

International Medical Corps UK

 

The pen is mightier than the sword  – Proverb

You are my joy!
Happy Monday.
Love,
Smudge

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Looking forward…

2015 is going to be a BIG year.

I am starting it off with a YEAR LONG PROJECT entitled 365 Days: A Year in Postcards. Every day, for the entire year, I will make (and share with you) a postcard. This is a really big commitment, to both myself, my art practice, and my pals . I am looking forward to the challenge, and the evolution, as the year progresses.

Second on the list is, of course, VALENTINE’S DAY, which I have been lovingly working away on. I have new ideas for both participation and distribution, and I am excited to spread as much love around as we can!

BUT FIRST…I will be unplugging for the first four days of the new year!! I am going to go away, to a place beside the water, where I have friends waiting for me. I will not be bringing my computer. I will not be checking my phone. I WILL be making my first four postcards there, and getting ready for the year ahead.

So, COME BACK TO ME that first full week of January, and I will have pictures to share, love to give, and a whole MAILBOX FULL of connection and heart!!

ALL THE BEST to you, my pals, in the year ahead… May we know true connection, and the courage it takes to pick up the pen.

All my love,
Lefty Smudges

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