Friday, March 16, 2007

A Story About W.H.Y.

A tale of how W.H.Y. came to be (for those of you who haven't heard!)...
Once upon a time, in a far, far away land... or well, last summer, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Charley and Kathleen were at the 39th General Council of the United Church of Canada... This
meant that they went to Ontario so that they could sit through a week long meeting. (Which was their idea of fun!)
Throughout this event, both Kathleen and Charley felt very moved, and were worried about what it would be like when they went home and this new feeling was left behind. They wished that there could be a way to bring this feeling home with them. Later, Charley sent Kathleen a note mentioning that she wanted to start a newsletter for youth. Kathleen thought it was a fantastic idea, sent a note back to Charley saying that she was "so totally in!”
A few days after getting home, Kathleen started thinking about the newsletter idea again. She emailed Charley, saying that she thought that they should do "the whole newsletter thing," and after a rather long phone call, WHY was born.
The morale of this story is to keep dreaming and know that YOU can make your dreams a reality!

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