It Just Takes One
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by Drew in Drew
Have you ever been driving along the Hanlon and noticed all the amazing daffodils that are in full bloom this time of year? It’s hard to miss the thousands of yellow flowers that line the roads sides of Guelph’s major highway. They give life to an otherwise plain and ordinary road and give the city additional vibrancy and beauty. I have always known that the flowers had been planted by volunteers but it wasn’t until today, after reading an article in yesterday’s Guelph Mercury, that I found out the man behind it all is Charlie Whittaker. I learned from the article that Charlie has been planting flowers in the Guelph area for over fifteen years and has encouraged and inspired many students from local schools to help him with his flower projects. Claiming to have planted hundreds of millions of flowers, it is amazing what one man (with a little help of course) can do to make change in his community. It is an excellent example of the change that we all make each time we volunteer our time. Another example of this great change occurred last weekend when approximately a thousand people took part in the Rotary Club’s annual tree planting event at Guelph Lake. My fellow Reach Lesotho students and I were there along with a team of other high school student volunteers that we recruited to take part as well. It was a great day full of planting and all the effort that everybody put in will definitely pay off in years to come. Charlie is an outstanding example who demonstrates that little things can have a huge impact and quite literally blossom into something that everyone in Guelph should be proud to have as part of their community.
If you’re interested in reading the article in the Guelph Mercury for yourself the link is below:
http://news.guelphmercury.com/article/626836
Joel
May 2nd, 2010
As so often is the case the things with the lasting impact on our lives, those things that enrich us daily, without our permission {if it can be phrased as such} are those little touches…the ones that escape the machiavellian types but seem obvious to those with a big heart.
Abid
May 3rd, 2010
Great post Drew, you’re quite right… little things can blossom into big things. I can’t wait to visit the Rotary Forest one day down the road and think that students played a role… It’s a powerful fact.
Great work and great blog!
Claire Teri
May 19th, 2010
Little things make this world so much more beautiful
Great blog Drewwww
Steve
May 28th, 2010
As so often is the case the things with the lasting impact on our lives, those things that enrich us daily, without our permission {if it can be phrased as such} are those little touches…the ones that escape the machiavellian types but seem obvious to those with a big heart.