Up Close

“You can impress people at a distance, but you can impact them only up close.”-Howard Hendricks

Most of us work with people. I know, you must be saying, “Jay, please be a bit more deeper than that today.” Just think about it for a minute. We work with people. Not robots, not machines. People. People are not perfect. Just like you and I, they can be annoying, but they are not perfect. They make mistakes. So how can you influence someone and guide them in your day to day work or life? Can you do it from a distance? Not getting too close, just instructing from afar? Obviously, after reading the quote above you know the answer. You can only impact them up close.

 Is there someone in your life that you know you can help, influence, or guide, but you just haven’t been able to have a breakthrough with them? Maybe you are too far away. Maybe, just maybe, by you getting a bit closer, reaching out and offering your helping hand, you can be the biggest influence in that person’s life. It could be that your decision to look past the persons imperfections could result in lifting up someone that could be a shining star. When that happens, you have just contributed to the bigger picture of life.

Be encouraged,

Jay

Jay Arisso Jr., BSB, CGRS

Manager fo Family Services at NJ Sharing Network

Jay oversees NJ Sharing Network’s Family Services department and is Senior Pastor of La Iglesia de Hoy Church in Elizabeth, NJ.

What a Beauitful Day….

We raced to REMEMBER…We raced to HONOR…We raced to GIVE HOPE…

 The Share NJ 5K was amazing and inspiring. The day was full of laughter, tears, friends and family. It is a day I will always remember.  There were nearly 5,000 donor families, recipients, volunteers, sponsors, community and hospital partners at the 5K. So far, with all of YOUR help, we have raised more than $560,000 in our race to save lives through organ and tissue donation.  Our work is not done yet! With a fundraising goal of $625,000, we can do it! To continue fundraising – www.ShareNJ5K.org.

There are great prizes you can win! Check them out!

Individual Fundraising Awards:

TOP FUNDRAISING PRIZE IS 2 ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL US!!

Participants who raise $250 and up will receive gift cards that can be redeemed for great prizes at our NEW online store!

LEVEL GIFT CARD VALUE

$250 – $499 – $25.00

$500 – $999 – $50.00

$1,000 – $2,499 – $100.00

$2,500 – $4,999 – $200.00

$5,000 and up – $400.00

*$400 gift cards may also be redeemed at Best Buy

 Team Captains Team Building Awards:

 Double the fun in “fundraising” by recruiting the largest teams! All team captains can win gift cards redeemable at our NEW online store!

 NUMBER OF TEAM MEMBERS GIFT CARD VALUE

Over 25 – $25.00

Over 50 – $50.00

Over 100 – $100.00

Over 200 – $200.00

Go Teams! You are doing great! You continue to inspire me!

XOXO MS. PUMPS

 

Share NJ 5K is 6 weeks away!

Hello my friends! This weekend we hit $200,000! To all participants – let’s keep this going!! I want to give a BIG shout-out to the Top 5 Fundraisers and Top 5 Teams as of today, April 30^th!

The top 5 fundraisers are Cindy Boyea of Team FCC, Phyllis Caputo of Team DQ, Roy Larsen of 3 Musketeers, Alyssa D’Addio of “Just Do it” in Celebration of Joe D’Addio, and Gail Duane of the Krusty Krushers.

The top 5 teams are 3 Musketeers, Team FCC, ONE LOVE for Brian Bernstein, “Just Do It” in Celebration of Joe D’Addio, and Team DQ!

Everyone is doing a great job! Remember to personalize your team pages and fundraising pages! Your personal connection to organ and tissue donation will inspire others, it inspires me everyday.

Encourage friends and family to sign up today at www.ShareNJ5K.org! I can not wait to see everyone on June 10th!

For the quote of the day, I am going to use a testimonial from last year’s 5K:

 This race was more than just a race, it was more meaningful than I ever thought possible. I was moved to tears by absolute strangers.” – Carolee Azzarello, Race Participant

 

Until next time,

XOXO Ms. Pumps!