[TEAMspinella] Congratulations Joey!

We want to enjoy and even celebrate our kids' journeys, no matter where they lead. And yes, they are our kids even though they are others' adults, aren't they?! In that spirit, we would like to invite you to celebrate Joey's graduation from Rice. We were there and have the pictures to prove it!

We were happy to read the following words of commendation he received from one of his mentors:

"Joey is incredibly honest and open - he holds himself to a high moral code, striving for excellence in his faith, his relationships and in his academics - without judging others.. Given the diversity in our student body this is an incredibly rare feat. More importantly, he accomplishes it without ambition or ulterior motive, but rather as a means to know his community en route to better serving his community. An example of his path from knowledge to action can be seen in his creation of Nodgeball, an incredibly successful rec center alternative to NOD. At Brown, he used his place as college president to elevate the respect paid to those that serve the college and to create a sincere, hopeful, enthusiasm for the potential of all Brown students to improve the quality and richness of our community. Brown underclassmen have been very fortunate to have such an excellent role model." Steve C, Master, Brown College, Rice University

As I write, Joey has arrived in Montreal, Canada, where he will be presenting a design project called "FluProof" in an ASME design competition. We wish him the best, though we admit that we, and perhaps he, are a bit distracted by his upcoming wedding to Laura G in Boulder July 28.

Yours back in Colorado, Steve and Laura

PS We've added some new responsibilities recently as part of our work with TEAM in global care, and we have NO international travel planned this summer. We'll write more about that later. And if you know our family, you might be asking, "What about Robby?" Robby has also finished four years at Rice and had a lot of great experiences there. He has returned to Colorado Springs and is entering "life after Rice" here. We are delighted to have him back at home. Sarah remains at Texas A&M in College Station, where she is entering her third year of a Counseling Psychology graduate program.

 

Steve and Laura Spinella

street: 1930 Springcrest Rd, CO Springs 80920

mail: 9685 Otero Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Steve cell 719.355.4809, Laura cell 832.755.4261
TEAM, PO Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60187, 800 343-3144
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