Michael and Christine Richards were visited by famed etiquette expert and best-selling author for the Emily Post Institute, Peggy Post, and national gardening expert, Rebecca Kolls of Rebecca's Garden, who presented them with a special, well-deserved prize.
2008 Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Michael and Christine Richards, Grand Prize Winners of the 2008 National Thank You Day Contest!
read michael and christine's winning nomination:
Last summer, our lives fell apart. Our 40-year-old son, the father of 5, was dying of a brain tumor. During our frequent visits to help his family (living in another state), my husband became ill and was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He needed an operation and six months of chemo. At this time, our young neighbors insisted on taking over our rather large yard. They mowed the grass all summer and shoveled the snow all winter. Now, he isn't retired - he works full time. The recuperation of my husband was almost worse than the months of chemo and he is just now beginning to get back to some semblance of himself. They are still doing our yard work!!! What an unselfish and marvelous help this has been to us.
