By Michale Gabriel – I never thought that one of my labels/ monikers would be “Childless Cat Lady!” But just know, I wear it with pride!
Cause this “childless cat lady” has been impacting, influencing, improving the lives of children for over 50 years….as a social worker, a director of children’s public library services, fundraiser, NGO founder & NGO board member and most importantly.. as a professional storyteller for the past 40 years traveling the world from Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Uganda, Central America and across the US —-telling stories that touch the heart and ignite the imagination.
As one Russian child said during the Soviet era, “You brought me to the land of fairy tales and left me there, facing my own dreams and feelings. I am so much better for it.”
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Or as one of my patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital contacting me 22 years later, said: “I am writing to say thank you. I was dying of cancer in Children’s in 1994 .. and you showed me that stories help you escape real life and experience something better. .. my mother and I have a special place in our hearts for you after you helped me so much when I was hospitalized. I am passing on my love of books to my own daughter who’s now 8….. thank you again for everything you did for me. You were integral in convincing me life was worth fighting for. I had to live to read more! And I have.”
I have thousands of stories just like these.
So Mr. Vance… I know what it means to be an advocate for children.
I know what it means to use our gifts, talents, financial resources, and our voices to make the world better.
And that is why I am actively supporting the Harris Walz ticket.
Because as a third generation Alaskan, raised by a single mother living on alimony and child support, and as a entrepreneur, and now, as a corporate storytelling leadership coach for over 30 years, what I know to be true is this…
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My deeply held values and the values of the Harris/Walz ticket align.
So this childless cat lady who loves and advocates for children around the world is voting BLUE up and down the ballot!
And just so you know, my two cats, Udie and Malika (and my dog Jadyn) approve this message!!
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