I received this card because I attended the Maine youth leadership seminar 2025. I heard the story of this card, and it truly inspired me to make a difference and volunteer more. thank you for making this a tradition because it is truly amazing.

A customer and probably my manager

I will give this to a friend joining UU community ❤️

I had taken an uber to my therapy appt, and it was amazing! The woman was exceptionally kind, and at the end, before i left, she gave me 1! Said its soo nice to read the stories! And that they're interesting, and couldn't agree more!

A man approached me, a goddess and said I made a difference in his day. I work at the Airport in the United Club.

I will give to my coworkers and close friends. The message I will give them will be exceeding and abundance to life.

One thing that I have noticed, once I realized that I'm not "just a", is that I am expressing a different level of pride in what I do. I have always been proud of what I do (911 dispatcher) even though, when I started in this career about 20 years ago, it was always implied (from police officers and fire fighters) that 911 dispatching was what people did that just "couldn't cut it" or were on "light duty" and couldn't work the streets, heck, the government still doesn't recognize 911 dispatchers as first responders (we are considered secretarial staff)! It was hard to not add "just a"… "Oh, I'm just a dispatcher".

I am also more vocal about mental health and how important it is to just stop… slow your breathing and take a moment to think about something you're grateful for, this will help to ground you, bring your heart rate down and help flip the switch to positivity.

Thank you, Lori, for handing these cards out to not only myself but also our coworkers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! It was a great reminder that… We are NOT "just a" dispatcher or telecommunicator!

I gave it to Melanie a friend in Angel of the winds casino…