Stampin' Up!s Statement of the Heart is:
To love what we do
and share what we love,
as we help others enjoy creativity
and worthwhile accomplishments . . .
in this we make a difference!
and share what we love,
as we help others enjoy creativity
and worthwhile accomplishments . . .
in this we make a difference!
Each year only 1 SU demonstrator is awarded a special award "The Heart of Stampin' Up!" for their personal achievement of representing what is is within the Statement of the Heart. Demonstrators can nominate a demonstrator who they feel is worthy of this and it is presented at Convention by Shelli herself.
This is in my opinion the most important award of the night... and I am proud to say that the 2009 recipient for the Heart of Stampin' Up! award was Liz Collett.
Our ever so wonderful paper Angels Team Leader.
Below is from the SU website about how Liz truly deserved
the honor of receiving this wonderful award.
Heart of Stampin' Up! Award 2009
Liz Collett inspires many with her thoughtfulness, compassion, and genuine concern for others. She was nominated by six different people for the Heart of Stampin' Up! Award. Liz is much more than an upline to her group. In her nominations, she is described to as 'a wonderful friend', 'a true angel', 'an answer to prayers', 'the Statement of the Heart personified', and as one having 'a heart of gold'.
Liz has helped several of her fellow demonstrators in times of need. For instance, one demonstrator had surgery, and Liz was right there ready to run errands for her. Another demonstrator had a relative pass away from a rare cancer. Liz helped this demonstrator with a fundraiser for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. Liz also volunteers in her children's school. All of these acts inspire and touch the lives of many,
Liz Collett inspires many with her thoughtfulness, compassion, and genuine concern for others. She was nominated by six different people for the Heart of Stampin' Up! Award. Liz is much more than an upline to her group. In her nominations, she is described to as 'a wonderful friend', 'a true angel', 'an answer to prayers', 'the Statement of the Heart personified', and as one having 'a heart of gold'.
Liz has helped several of her fellow demonstrators in times of need. For instance, one demonstrator had surgery, and Liz was right there ready to run errands for her. Another demonstrator had a relative pass away from a rare cancer. Liz helped this demonstrator with a fundraiser for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. Liz also volunteers in her children's school. All of these acts inspire and touch the lives of many,
but Liz's goodness and service do not stop there.
The service that received the most attention in Liz's nominations was the way Liz has helped her downline and friend, Leonie Conyers. Leonie describes the first time Liz touched her life:
'When a baby dies, a world is turned upside down. Before joining Stampin' Up!, my world had done exactly so. We had recently lost twin boys at birth and with that I had lost direction in life. But sitting at a fun workshop enjoying creativity that Liz had come to share with my friend and her guests, I felt happy. Liz beamed with love for what she was sharing with us, and her enthusiasm gave me the desire to do the same.
The service that received the most attention in Liz's nominations was the way Liz has helped her downline and friend, Leonie Conyers. Leonie describes the first time Liz touched her life:
'When a baby dies, a world is turned upside down. Before joining Stampin' Up!, my world had done exactly so. We had recently lost twin boys at birth and with that I had lost direction in life. But sitting at a fun workshop enjoying creativity that Liz had come to share with my friend and her guests, I felt happy. Liz beamed with love for what she was sharing with us, and her enthusiasm gave me the desire to do the same.
It was then that I became a member of Stampin' Up! [and the] Paper Angels.'
'Liz's Team is so appropriately named the Paper Angels,' shares downline member Ursula James. 'Through being members of this magnificent team, we are able to bless and touch the lives of so many! Just like real angels.'
Liz involves her team in many extraordinary service opportunities. The story of how Liz has comforted and helped Leonie, and others who have experienced similar losses, continues. Leonie recounts, 'With a new career in the making, a new house [within] reach, and the wonderful news of a new baby on the way, I was again on that miraculous journey of life!
'Until the unexpected, when I found myself back in a world turned upside down with the early delivery and loss of our third baby boy.'
'When Liz called suggesting the Paper Angels would like to hold a fundraising event for the hospital where we had lost our babies in their honour, my heart was touched as it still is.'
Leonie wished her babies' footprints had been preserved and presented in a nicer way.
'Liz's Team is so appropriately named the Paper Angels,' shares downline member Ursula James. 'Through being members of this magnificent team, we are able to bless and touch the lives of so many! Just like real angels.'
Liz involves her team in many extraordinary service opportunities. The story of how Liz has comforted and helped Leonie, and others who have experienced similar losses, continues. Leonie recounts, 'With a new career in the making, a new house [within] reach, and the wonderful news of a new baby on the way, I was again on that miraculous journey of life!
'Until the unexpected, when I found myself back in a world turned upside down with the early delivery and loss of our third baby boy.'
'When Liz called suggesting the Paper Angels would like to hold a fundraising event for the hospital where we had lost our babies in their honour, my heart was touched as it still is.'
Leonie wished her babies' footprints had been preserved and presented in a nicer way.
So that's where the team decided to start.
'The Paper Angels could provide The Mater Mother's Bereavement Support Program with the materials they would need to ensure footprints of those babies who don't make it home be made onto special footprint cards along with name plaques, to allow families to honour and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives,' shares Leonie.
Liz coordinated six Christmas card fundraising events, involving her whole team. These events raised money that allowed the Paper Angels to put together special kits with materials needed to make treasured footprints for grieving parents. She also arranged the first of the Paper Angels' ongoing donations of lovely backing cards for names and footprints to be presented on, and Liz will ensure that the hospital always has supplies on hand.
Then on World Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Leonie and Liz held an event with the hospital's maternity staff. They shared with the staff how important these footprints and nameplates are in helping grieving families heal. Through this event, they also discovered how the staff's role in making these special keepsakes would help them heal from the loss of infants in their care. Finally, they taught the staff how to stamp the names and footprints.
Through these acts of service and genuine love, Liz has touched the lives of so many--from her downline, to hospital staff, to grieving families, to those who attended the fundraising events. Downline member Kathryn Smith summed up how Liz's service has impacted her, 'Thanks to Liz, I was inspired by what one person can do to make a difference.' We hope you too will be inspired by Liz's generosity, kindness, and dedication. She truly embodies the Statement of the Heart, and we congratulate her on a well-deserved Heart of Stampin' Up! Award.
'The Paper Angels could provide The Mater Mother's Bereavement Support Program with the materials they would need to ensure footprints of those babies who don't make it home be made onto special footprint cards along with name plaques, to allow families to honour and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives,' shares Leonie.
Liz coordinated six Christmas card fundraising events, involving her whole team. These events raised money that allowed the Paper Angels to put together special kits with materials needed to make treasured footprints for grieving parents. She also arranged the first of the Paper Angels' ongoing donations of lovely backing cards for names and footprints to be presented on, and Liz will ensure that the hospital always has supplies on hand.
Then on World Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Leonie and Liz held an event with the hospital's maternity staff. They shared with the staff how important these footprints and nameplates are in helping grieving families heal. Through this event, they also discovered how the staff's role in making these special keepsakes would help them heal from the loss of infants in their care. Finally, they taught the staff how to stamp the names and footprints.
Through these acts of service and genuine love, Liz has touched the lives of so many--from her downline, to hospital staff, to grieving families, to those who attended the fundraising events. Downline member Kathryn Smith summed up how Liz's service has impacted her, 'Thanks to Liz, I was inspired by what one person can do to make a difference.' We hope you too will be inspired by Liz's generosity, kindness, and dedication. She truly embodies the Statement of the Heart, and we congratulate her on a well-deserved Heart of Stampin' Up! Award.
Sorry Liz that this posting has come so late...
but better late than never! lol
We love all you do Liz. So very proud to be a Paper Angel xo
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