Hi everyone,
I received this comment from Dan Wilkins re: Nick's Senatorial Citation via e-mail to Nick and Coach Boggs. We were having some trouble posting it on the blog, so I copied the e-mail and is it below.
Blessings:)
Amy
I am so proud of all involved here. Nick, I've always known you were destined for something bigger, and you just keep plugging toward that something every day. Matt, both you and Nick are deserving of this recognition, you, especially, because you had a mind open enough to glimpse and share Nick's vision and passion for what was possible. What you have done together is touch a family, a team, a school and an entire community (including, apparently, a Senator and Senate) and change them forever. And you've touched each other, as well.
This is big, big stuff; life-altering and affirming stuff. It is a shining example of what we at The Ability Center believe can happen in the lives of so many; in communities across Ohio, the country and around the world, if only people would, like you, challenge what they believe and see what is truly possible. It is always about valuing high expectations over low and taking the risk.
Anais Nin once said, "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Nick: I am honored to watch you blossom.
My mom used to say, "If we believe in our children, they will believe in themselves." Matt: Thank you, thank you, thank you, for believing in and supporting Nick's "big dream". I sit in awe.
In Peace, Understanding and Change,
Dan Wilkins
Director of Public Relations and Community Partnerships
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
5605 Monroe Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
419-885-5733
866-885-5733 (toll-free)
419-290-6377 (cell)
abilitycenter.org
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