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Having had the honor of accompanying my dad on the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, this story spoke volumes to me. It prompted a flood of tears as I remember Dad, and our trip together.

The story is beautifully written; it sounds as if the Honor Flight organization were prepared for this unlikely event and handled it well. He enjoyed his final days, you cannot ask for more than that. Thank you for your service, sir, and may you rest in eternal peace.

WWII Veteran, 95, Dies on Final Leg of Honor Flight In the final moments of his life, Frank Manchel knew that many people honored him for his World War II service.

I was so happy to celebrate all of the outstanding honorees at the Annual Awards for Business Excellence on March 28, held at Northern Illinois University Naperville.

I am especially proud of my two nominees, Batavia Chamber of Commerce and Batavia United Way. The Chamber works hard to support the entire community, as does Batavia United Way, who worked tirelessly to bring Kane County 211 to fruition.

Two other Batavia Chamber members were honored as well, Orange Home Services LLC Heating & Cooling and Paramount Theatre. Congratulations to all of you!

Excited to celebrate tonight with Abbey Farms, one of the 2018 Annual Awards for Business Excellence honorees! They have an amazing story worth sharing!

2018 Annual Awards for Business Excellence Honorees The 26 suburban companies honored in the 2018 Daily Herald Business Ledger Annual Awards for Business Excellence

Today is National Ag Day! I am a proud Iowa farm girl...:)

I wrote a blog post about the day on the Abbey Farms, blog. Read it here:

2018 National Ag Day - Thank A Farmer! - Abbey Farms Abbey Farms is proud of our role as an urban farm. So, we’re happy to support the 2018 National Ag Day on March 20. Learn ag-related statistics and more in our recent blog post.

How did/will Delta respond? Great PR opportunity for the airline that they didn't really take advantage of.

Delta Just Made a Mess of a Wonderful PR Opportunity With the Victorious U.S. Curling Team (Can United Take Advantage?) Oh, this doesn't look good.

Thank you Kane County Chronicle for the wonderful story and photos recapping the Batavia Chamber of Commerce Inspire Awards night.

It was nice to see Renee and Sandy at the event. 😊

Batavia Chamber awards night celebrates love of community Batavia Chamber awards night celebrates love of community

One of my degrees is in agricultural journalism, so I am forever an advocate of agriculture. If you have a high school student (or know of a perfect candidate) who is interested in feeding the world and can tell a good story, encourage them to enter this essay/video contest. https://www.agday.org/essay-contest

Entries are due by January 31. A prize of $1,000 is up for grabs!

Ag Day | Essay Contest High school students across the country are invited to enter the National Ag Day essay and video contest, sponsored by the Agriculture Council of America.

The FTC is starting to crack down on offenders. This is a nice summary of some of what you need to know. I found out that some of my innocent social media posts likely should have had a disclaimer as I was talking about something that my client does/has. It is worth a quick read!

FTC Disclosure: The Latest Guidelines for Influencers As influencer marketing grows in scope and power it's crucial to stay current on the FTC disclosure guidelines which affect your social media influencers.

From Seth Godin's blog today:
"Just Words

How about, just bullets, just diseases, just starvation?

The whole "sticks and stones" canard is really dangerous. When a stone gives you a bruise, it's entirely possible you will completely heal. But when a torrent of words undermine your view of what's possible, you might never recover.

Words matter. They can open doors, light a way and make a difference." ~ Seth Godin

Words DO matter, so consider which ones you will use. Before you speak, post or rant...