“...there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.”

Mary Barnett Gilson economist, educator

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INSPIRATION
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this. #<Author:0x0000563e0813f730>
MINDFULNESS
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. #<Author:0x0000563e0811e350>
GRATITUDE
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APPRECIATION
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. #<Author:0x0000563e081770e0>
PERSISTENCE
There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. #<Author:0x0000563e08206088>
COMMUNITY
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HOPE
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FRIENDSHIP
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CHARITY
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CHARACTER
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PERSEVERANCE
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COMMON GROUND
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CHARACTER
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SPREAD YOUR WINGS
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OPTIMISM
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