EndOfOrdinary Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 At 10 am on Thursday, Ds does his final pitch to the regional stakeholders for non-profit status. The nerves are starting to kick in. It is a ten minute oratory with a five minute question period. No notes, since he fidgets with them obsessively and then completely gets flustered. The PowerPoint wound up being canceled since the projector was freaking out on our test run. This caused more hassle than it was worth and narrowly missed being a complete meltdown. He has decided to just memorize his entire speech and provide notes to each of the stakeholders. :eek: There was a minor panic attack today when he could not get one of this transitions down, but in general he is trouping along. Tomorrow we block out the speech, work on inflections, and get the visuals all collated. :willy_nilly: I have a feeling I will not be back to report in (in case anyone even cares) until Thursday afternoon. Regardless of how it goes we are going out for celebratory coffee and snacks. It's been two long years and he is definitely worth it! I am crossing my fingers, toes, and praying to all the gods whom I can think of. So much has gone into this that all I can do is let him go out there and do his best (hoping desperately he does not panic and have an asynchronous meltdown). See you all in a day or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Good luck to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Good luck! What a trooper. Can't wait to hear about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Will be thinking of you guys and hoping all goes smoothly! How exciting and nerve wracking to reach the culmination point after so much time and hard work. Can't wait for the update and know he will knock it out of the park:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Rooting for him! What a great experience, and I'm sure he'll do wonderfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Good luck! I'll be thinking of you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukmuk Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 All the best! Can't wait to hear about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The very best of luck! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Good Luck! Hope it goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Good luck! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 HE GOT IT! Giant sigh of relief. Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! For all your well wishes and thoughts. It is to be confirmed with a letter of understanding at the the next meeting in the beginning of January. That gives him enough time to get applications in for the first grant cycle of the year. The pitch was to [region name] Ecumenical Ministries. Their current focus is on climate change in the community and secondly a focus on youth programs. His big thing was about how all climate actions are all acts of faith, because all we can do is hope to make a difference and in this way it crosses all denominations. They totally dug it. The speech went well. There were jokes (Thank You VP timeline cards for Biblical references!) which went over really well. He blanked and needed prompting at only one part, but then got back up and kept going. Questions were incredibly nerve wracking for him. He gets nervous and you can really tell. Definitely have to do some work there. I had to jump in twice because they asked technical/legal questions. One was how their budget would overlap with his, and the other was what legal needs are necessary for a steering committee. I always feel a little awkward having to step in, but there is no way he would know the answers as it is between the accountant, lawyer, and me. He booked three speaking events to do sermons to various congregations in the region addressing the idea that climate change is a human issue and thus requires all of us to look past our differences. That one he is a bit nervous about, but thinks it is a very good thing so he said yes. Oh goodness. So very exciting. A whole new chapter. I can only imagine where we will be in another two years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 :party: Congratulations to your son! :party: (And you :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Wow, EndOO, you must be so proud! What an incredible journey that *you* have facilitated. Where would he be without you? Go MOM!! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 That is AWESOME!!!! Congratulations to him-and you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Fabulous news! Congratulations to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsutsie Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Congratulations to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Congratulations to your son and to you too! Very exciting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Congratulations. That is awesome. Kudos to you both.m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 At 10 am on Thursday, Ds does his final pitch to the regional stakeholders for non-profit status. The nerves are starting to kick in. It is a ten minute oratory with a five minute question period. No notes, since he fidgets with them obsessively and then completely gets flustered. The PowerPoint wound up being canceled since the projector was freaking out on our test run. This caused more hassle than it was worth and narrowly missed being a complete meltdown. He has decided to just memorize his entire speech and provide notes to each of the stakeholders. :eek: There was a minor panic attack today when he could not get one of this transitions down, but in general he is trouping along. Tomorrow we block out the speech, work on inflections, and get the visuals all collated. :willy_nilly: I have a feeling I will not be back to report in (in case anyone even cares) until Thursday afternoon. Regardless of how it goes we are going out for celebratory coffee and snacks. It's been two long years and he is definitely worth it! I am crossing my fingers, toes, and praying to all the gods whom I can think of. So much has gone into this that all I can do is let him go out there and do his best (hoping desperately he does not panic and have an asynchronous meltdown). See you all in a day or two! That is so great! :hurray: What a tough topic! He's very brave to attempt that. I'm so glad that it went well. :) Please keep us updated on y'all's journey. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 EoO he is so inspiring. So proud of him. And way to go mom! He might not be able to answer some of those questions now but he is going to be a force of nature when he can (and probably pretty soon too by the looks of it). Amazing job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Inspiring and awesome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineMom Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Congratulations!! Are you aware of the National Preach-In for Climate Change? It is a national event held in February to promote climate change awareness among diverse religious groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Congratulations!! Are you aware of the National Preach-In for Climate Change? It is a national event held in February to promote climate change awareness among diverse religious groups. Did not know about this! Thanks! There are a few individuals who I might have to take this to and make something happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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