Guy: This is very thoughtful of you and indeed a wonderful idea. I have never posted to the Gallery before so I will probably need your help in guiding on how to submit my photo but by all means please count me in. Happy new year to everyone, Joseph Chamberlain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 12/31/06 5:34 AM, "Guy Glorieux" <guy.glorieux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear friends, > > We've all been following Andy's courageous struggle in Seattle with great > feelings of empathy. I've been wondering if werr possible to express our > collective support in a way that would involve all members of the list in > their creative abilities. > > The thought that crossed my mind was that we could perhaps all send a > picture dedicated to him to be posted on the PF Gallery. > > This would require that we select a date, say the third week of January, > when we would all send one photograph expressing our appreciation and > support to Andy. This, of course, is not an easy task since it would > require visualizing a thought or emotion. But the picture could be anything > from a beautiful flower or a landscape to a picture of an angel or a playing > child. Once our imagination gets rolling, it has no limit. I can actually > visualize what some of most active members might come up with. > > Of course, it would be difficult to hide the process so that it was a > surprise for Andy. But then, as things would be moving ahead, he would be > able to sense the collective strength of list members behing him. > > So the proposal would go something like the following: > > -- That the PF Gallery for the week of January 20th 2007 be offically > declared "The Andy Davidhazy Support and Encouragement Gallery"; > -- That all postings that week be in the form of a visual appreciation and > support to Andy; and > -- If possible, that the Gallery be expanded to permit an unlimited number > of participants. > > Any thoughts, comments, suggestions? > > Happy New Year to all and very best wishes - with a special thought for > Andy. > > Guy