November 1999 thru February 2000 Winners
Heidi Walsh is a self-nominee. She hosts
Heidis Sammelsurium which features
paintings and poems of great importance. Check out her page or
e-mail her with a comment of thanks for sharing her
positive perspective.
Karen Evong is a self nominee. She is a Canadian and says she
thinks she gets her positive attitude from God. (As we all should.)
She looks to God whenever she has a problem. She doesn't think that swearing
or having a bad day will fix any problem, so she leaves it in God's hands every day!
What a world it would be if everybody could live by your example. PMA family send
e-mail kudos to Karen!
B.J. Foltz nominated his friend, Allison, who found a poem that he wrote
dealing on the subject of suicide. He says that although he didn't mean for it
to be left out Allison found it anyway. She had to notify administration as a
part of her job. He received a referral for assistance, yet through Allison's help
he was able to have
the referral dropped. He wants to thank her for all that she did for him! If you or
anyone you know is contemplating suicide STOP! Don't do anything until you've reached
out for a lifeline at the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
or you can check out the
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education
for other resources available to you.
Lim Siew Ooi is a self-nominee from Brunei Darussalam.
He hosts
LIMSO NET
where he provides free soccer predictions including free e-mail,link-hit-list,
online chat,tips forum and much more. All you fun-loving soccer fans can visit
the site
or
e-mail him.
Phaedra Dison was nominated by Debra MacKenzie Reed.
She says Phaedra displays a positive mental attitude by first preparing
herself for victory. Phaedra is a member of the Univ. of Illinois'
gymnastics team in Urbana, IL. She has a strong belief in herself
and sets high standards. She is an excellent role model for kids
and always gives encouraging words to her younger nieces and nephews.
She has achieved academically, and in sports. She graduated from
Whitney Young H. S., which is very prominent in Chicago, in only 3 years with
a 4.2/4.0 GPA. She received an athletic scholarship to University of Illnois.
In addition she has interned at Abbott Laboratories. She has a
double major in chemistry and journalism. She refuses to let obstacles
deter her from pursuing her dreams by believing in herself. Her nomination is
In recognition of Black History Month in February. We agree that Phaedra Dixon,
an accomplished african-american youth,exemplifies a Postive Mental Attitude.
Put a positive note in Phaedra's
e-mail.
Our young people especially need to hear our encouragement to keep up the good
work when they are traveling on the right path.
Rainbowdharma: Buddhists of color for Peace is a unique website for people of color.
It is founded by Choyin Rangdrol who says he named the site to remind people
of the universal need for peace in communities of all races, religions, and
economic levels. The site promotes interfaith dialogue on peace, non-violence of healing of
emotions. You really have to
visit the site
or
contact Choyin who can tell you more about the organization,
its teachings, and their speakers bureau.
