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…

I received this as part of Telecommunicator Week 2025, from co-worker. She had come across this last winter as a recommendation from a family member.

CO-WORKER, FOR 911 DISPATCH WEEK

I want to give this card to my daughter in law. She is an amazing woman who takes life's bumps in the road in stride, and is raising a wonderful bunch of caring, loving people to carry on in this world.

Every November my wife & I pack shoeboxes for children all over the world thru Operation Christmas Child. Then in December I dress as Santa with my cousin Diane as Mrs Claus to visit Christmas Parties, convalescent homes , Private Homes and Christmas Tree Lightings to raise money. For the following years packing party for Operation Christmas Child . We get to bless children with our shoeboxes by blessing kids with a Santa visit . It's a double blessing for many

I will pass this on to my cousin Rich. We serve together as Mr. and Mrs. Claus to raise money for Operation Christmas Child to support children. He is amazing in his efforts with this organization!