As I sit down to write my final blog, chronicling my year as a challenge Detroit Fellow, I felt ending with a few thank you’s would be appropriate. I would not have had such an\u00a0\u00a0experience without the support of so many others.<\/p>\n
Thank you, people of Detroit, for the opportunity to learn and work along side you.<\/p>\n
Thank you, Challenge Detroit, for choosing me to be a fellow, out of so many qualified candidates.<\/p>\n
Thank you, DTE Energy, for being an excellent host company and allowing me to spend time away doing wonderful things in the city where we live and serve.<\/p>\n
Thank you to my many supportive co-workers for covering meetings for me on Friday’s.<\/p>\n
Thank you to my wonderful friends and family for being curious and excited about all the work I did this past year.<\/p>\n
Thank you to my amazing boyfriend, Jonathan, who helped me more than he knows. Your support and encouragement are never ending.<\/p>\n
Thank you to my class of\u00a0fellows.\u00a0I will forever remember you all with fondness and love.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the challenge partners and non-profits that we worked alongside making incremental changes.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the businesses who support Challenge Detroit and made this year possible.<\/p>\n
Thank you to all the restaurants and shops that were so generous to host and feed us.<\/p>\n
Thank you to Tech Town for providing us a home\u00a0to work every Friday.<\/p>\n
Thank you to the many neighborhood and community development organizations who welcomed us into their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
Thank you to Challenge Detroit Leadership for putting me in so many situations to learn and grow.<\/p>\n
Thank you, Detroit, for letting me be a part of your story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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