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The #lovechelan logo was designed by Rose Weagant Olcott, known as @dinmutha on Twitter. It is being used to raise funds and awareness for Give Naked, a non-profit org which actively raises funding for individual "gives" to meet the needs of those who need assistance within the Chelan community. |
Visit http://bit.ly/lovechelan to view our fundraising progress, and to contribute. When you make a donation at any of the listed levels, you will receive a unique and heartfelt gift, contributed by someone who has their own connection to our peaceful community.
All funds will be donated to Give Naked, a non-profit organization which actively raises funding for individual needs through Chelan Valley Hope.
You can help by:
- Sharing this post through social media. Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram... However you connect with your people, please feel free to share.
- Using the hashtags #chelanfire and #lovechelan in your posts, to help us trend and to raise awareness and participation.
- Making a contribution to the Indiegogo campaign, linked above. Even donations as small as $25 are rewarded with a heartfelt gift!
- Praying for our community, in whatever way is sacred and meaningful to you.
Today's post is by Heather Smith-Mateo, a 1993 graduate of Manson High School, located on the shores of Lake Chelan. She currently works as a graphic designer in San Francisco, California.
I sat down to write this several times. I kept having trouble finding the words, not because I don’t know what it means to me but because it means so much. I could tell you about my first kiss, my first love, my first heartbreak, my first everything, really. I could mention riding in the parade when I was a little girl, thrilled to wave at the crowd from the float, that same thrilled feeling when I was honored to ride in a float as Manson Apple Blossom Princess in 1993, and the wave of nostalgia I had when I rode on the back of a convertible with Heather Jeffries Coe and Amy Griffith Allan at the ten year anniversary of our time as princesses and queen.
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1993 Manson Apple Blossom Royalty, left to right: Heather Smith-Mateo, Heather Jeffries Coe, Amy Griffith Allan |
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Heather, learning ballet in Pat Beratta's class |
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Heather, as a baby, with her father |
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Heather, enjoying the sun during a summer visit to Lake Chelan |
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The lake view from Heather's father's dock |
Home.
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A panoramic view of Lake Chelan, from Manson |
***Cross-posted at TheGonzoMama.com
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