Gratitude

It brought me immense joy to bring to life another SPOKEN WORD. This one in particular was extra special because it was dedicate to my twin sister Ammy. Whom with her husband is moving to Brazil before the year is up. Now as you can imagine this will have a huge impact on my life for several reasons. Although, I am extremely happy for her to embark on this new chapter in her life. Also can't help but feel at a loss of how I will get along without her presence.

Mike V. opened the evening by playing live acoustic jazz. He has played with the likes of Mike MacDonald, Cool and the Gang, Holin Otis; John Cobra. Performed in shows all over NYC. Plays the drums, bass, guitar, writes and produces. Felt fortunate to have him join the event. Thank you!

As a tribute to Ammy I wanted to highlight on something she feels very passionate , as do I WATER...

Traveling outside the U.S. you instantly get a sense of the consciousness surrounding this sacred resource. Whether in a Developing Nation or Established economy. In America we are extremely privileged when it comes to this resource but that doesn't mean we need to be oblivious.

A Charity: Water presentation was shared.

Some keys facts that were shared..

- Nearly 1 Billion people do not have access to safe drinking water.
- 4,500 children die a day from diseases related to water.
- Woman and children spend 3 hours a day walking to collect water.
(Preventing them to attend school or other crucial necessities)
- $20.00 a day will give 1 person water for 20 years.
( the price of a cocktail in NYC)
- Average American uses 150g/day Average Developing Nation Consumer uses 5g/day


$200 was raised for Charity:Water and sponsored a water well.

A warm Thanks to Erica Brooks of Charity:Water

Since the last Spoken Word life has gone through some astronomical changes some good some bad. Life is happening at such a speed every moment counts. The opportunity to unite a full room of people and share is priceless beyond measure. It was a pleasure and Thank you to everyone who came to the event.

Thank you to Diana Diaz for photographing the event.
Thank you to Tamara and Ammy for coming early to help set up.
Thank you to Marisa Ariz's Artwork.

Thank you to all the speakers for sharing.

Ammy Martinez
Tamara Gonzalez
Johnny Martinez
Mykee Fowlen
Ralph Martinez
Raul Alban
Roger Quesada
Carl Benefield
Dion Beckford
Jovan Nixon
Jeff Paren

I hope the message is applied and shared!
Think Big.. Dream Bigger!!