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Who would you like to give a little cheer to - and why?

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grannyactivist Sat 05-Oct-19 00:35:35

Oldtimers on here will already know that my husband (aka The Wonderful Man) is really pretty special. As a husband and father we think he's exceptional (our children and grandchildren adore him), but I'd just like to give a little cheer for his work ethic.

He's a mid-level civil servant in a fairly unique role so I can't say too much because he could be easily identified. At work (as at home) he is a byword for integrity, honesty, kindliness and sheer hard work - I know this because I see it myself in his commitment to the job and I've also met a lot of his colleagues who can't wait to tell me anecdotes to this effect.

He could have continued a very lucrative career in the private sector, but instead he made a deliberate decision to work for the public good and has now been in the same sector for more than 25 years. Recently he was asked to give a talk to a great number of workers in the organisation. He was very nervous about doing so because he's a genuinely modest man, but today I asked him to show me some of the (many) emails and texts he received after giving his speech and I'm so proud of him. The feedback was unsolicited and most people included the word 'inspirational' to describe him and shared how they were deeply impacted by what he had to say.

Who would you like to give a little cheer to - and why?

Sourcerer48 Mon 07-Oct-19 10:41:14

It's wonderful how many 'ordinary' people do such extraordinary things for others.
My dad was one of those; honourable, with great compassion, he too was a civil servant in the then Rhodesia and started a service whereby he and his team taught indigenous black farmers, proper farming skills, arranged loans for seed and tractors etc and achieved so much over all the years he did this job. He was meant to have received an OBE for his service to the country but it was 1965 when the Rhodesian Government declared UDI so it didnt happen. If anyone deserved to be acknowledged for his dedication, committment and hard work for the upliftment of poorer communities, my dad did!

GreenGran78 Mon 07-Oct-19 14:29:20

I would like to give a cheer to all the people on committees who work hard to keep the wheels turning in countless groups throughout the country. Usually unacknowledged and unappreciated. Often stuck in the position permanently because no-one else will offer to take over. Sometimes even abused by their members, they give up their time and energy so that others can enjoy their sports, choirs, lunch clubs, pensioners’ groups, etc.
Please give them a word of appreciation.

Newatthis Wed 09-Oct-19 14:16:13

For all the servicemen and women, paramedics, firemen/women, NHS and police in our country who keep us safe and well but most of all alive! Also for their families who are the 'silent partners and children' and sometimes have to suffer hardships, especially the husbands, wives and children of service people, who have to 'pack up and leave', sometimes with very little notice, leaving friends, schools, jobs, doctors, dentists, hospital appointments and even hairdressers (yes, this can be important!) or worse, waiting at home while partner spends 6 months in a war zone! Thank you to you all!