Hello World,
2 months ago when Ft. Bliss contacted us about shooting their brigade that is deploying in May, we were a little beside ourselves, when they announced it would be 2000 families. But with some conscious and strategic planning, I must say that we pulled of the first day with little madness and flying colors. I’ve met an awful lot of people thru this organization in it’s short life, online, and I’ve built those relationships, calling some my best friends, even tho we’ve never met. Last night and today, we have put a voice to the name and online avatars. We have hung out and discovered personalities, for the first time ever!
We’ve had so much amazing support planning this event. It’s truly a blessing that we can help all these families getting ready to say their goodbyes rather then hellos. As the weeks approached we learned that our final count of preregistered families was around 724. This was a huge relief for us 22 photographers.
With some no shows we each were able to take breaks, eat, drink, and smooze. It was amazing.
This evening after shooting all day, the guys who helped make this happen took us to dinner at Fuddruckers, and proudly, we were awarded a special support coin and certificates. I can honestly tell you that aside from my children, I have never been so proud and so grateful of my participating photographers they are the life of this organization. Tonight, I can tell you all that I can feel the leaps and bounds that we’ve made in this organization, with bigger ones on the horizon, and knowing that just today we have supported over 300 families, that makes every tired aching spot on my body worth it. I’ve never been so proud to wear my little yellow ring over my wedding set. Everywhere we go someone is affected by these deployments.
Stay turned for day 2 of the Fort Bliss Event. So far it’s amazing… we pulled it off!
yay us!
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