I had the honour of being awarded NSW Rotary’s Inspirational
Woman of the Year Award today. What an incredible way to celebrate the girls
and women of Nepal on this special day.
Below is the acceptance speech which my father read on my behalf since I was in Nepal and was not able to attend the ceremony in person.
Happy International Women’s Day everyone! Don’t forget to contact an amazing woman in your life to remind her how grateful you are for her inspiration. It will put a smile on your face as well as theirs.
With love and gratitude
Bec
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We have been incredibly fortunate to count Rotary District 9700 as part of Mitrataa’s Cheer Squad. We love working with Rotary – the volunteers who have visited Nepal and shared their skills, time, passion and energy with our children and team members; the projects our Rotary friends have enabled us to do in the home, ranging from providing solar electricity for the children (in a country where there is up to 20 hours a day of no power, this is wonderful!), providing first aid training, painting rooms, providing new bed bases to rid the home of bed bugs (giving new meaning to the saying “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!”), teaching some of our team and children to use a sewing machine, maintaining stairwells and lights, building a guard house, providing love and hugs for the kids, the list goes on. But above and beyond that, they have continued to believe in me personally and to inspire me constantly. This belief humbles me.
The women and children in Nepal teach me as much as I teach them. One gift they have given me is the power of gratitude. It’s impossible to feel any type of negative emotion while you are focused on being grateful for the wonderful things we have in our lives, rather than focusing on what we don't have or what frustrates us. Seriously, try it!
My Gratitude List includes all the people in Rotary who have supported us, especially to Graham Tyson and Irene Jones. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could be there to thank you in person - thank you to my Dad for accepting this Award on my behalf. I appreciate it.
Below is the acceptance speech which my father read on my behalf since I was in Nepal and was not able to attend the ceremony in person.
Happy International Women’s Day everyone! Don’t forget to contact an amazing woman in your life to remind her how grateful you are for her inspiration. It will put a smile on your face as well as theirs.
With love and gratitude
Bec
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I have the best job in the world. I have the privilege of
working with the amazing women and children of Nepal to give them the tools and
opportunities to make their dreams come true. It doesn't get much better than
that!
One of the secret weapons we share with the people we
have the privilege of working with is the power of having a Cheer Squad – we
can achieve anything we set our minds to if we believe in ourselves. But having
a cheer squad of people who believe in us, who are always there to remind us of
our dreams when the inevitable tough times and lessons come to challenge us,
gives us an added advantage. Mitrataa’s role in Nepal is to be the cheer squad
for the girls and women we work with – to believe in them, to inspire them, to
show them how amazing they are.
We have been incredibly fortunate to count Rotary District 9700 as part of Mitrataa’s Cheer Squad. We love working with Rotary – the volunteers who have visited Nepal and shared their skills, time, passion and energy with our children and team members; the projects our Rotary friends have enabled us to do in the home, ranging from providing solar electricity for the children (in a country where there is up to 20 hours a day of no power, this is wonderful!), providing first aid training, painting rooms, providing new bed bases to rid the home of bed bugs (giving new meaning to the saying “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!”), teaching some of our team and children to use a sewing machine, maintaining stairwells and lights, building a guard house, providing love and hugs for the kids, the list goes on. But above and beyond that, they have continued to believe in me personally and to inspire me constantly. This belief humbles me.
The women and children in Nepal teach me as much as I teach them. One gift they have given me is the power of gratitude. It’s impossible to feel any type of negative emotion while you are focused on being grateful for the wonderful things we have in our lives, rather than focusing on what we don't have or what frustrates us. Seriously, try it!
My Gratitude List includes all the people in Rotary who have supported us, especially to Graham Tyson and Irene Jones. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could be there to thank you in person - thank you to my Dad for accepting this Award on my behalf. I appreciate it.
I am so honoured to receive this award – and I dedicate
it to the girls and women of Nepal who inspire me every day. They are amazing –
and I really do have the best job in the world.
