I am so thrilled to be making this first entry. When Stephen and I began working on the initial premise for Esther’s Echo, having a web space as a home for the online community seemed far off. There is a dizzying array of steps to take in forming an organization and it’s difficult to determine which steps come first. Over the past few months we have researched our methods to make sure they are sound and will work, applied for a number of grant applications, spoken with members of Rotary, shared our idea with as many individuals as we could and are now speaking publically to students about the organization. EE’s first public speech was held in Thunder Bay, Ontario at the North Western Ontario Secondary School Student’s Assocation’s Rewind conference on May 31st. We are pleased to welcome those students who signed up for our newsletter to our project. Our first edition of the news letter will be out next week!

As we’ve walked through these steps and paths to found Esther’s Echo, Stephen and I both agreed that we had reached the point where it was time to go online and so here we are. We are excited to bring our idea to all of you. We envision a very interactive community of supporters who will be able to directly share in the work that we are endeavoring to achieve; namely the support of community leaders and their initiatives to improve the lives of people all over the world…including our own country. 

As Stephen has mentioned in his own blog, our website is still a work in progress, but it already serves as a hub of information about what we have done, are doing, and hope to do. Our present focus is to make this site as functional as possible so check back often as changes and updates will be occurring regularly. The best way to monitor these updates will be to sign up for our RSS feed. In which case we’ll be visiting you instead! 

Thank you for your support and being with us as we take these first steps into a new chapter for Esther’s Echo making big changes through small contributions.

Cheers,
Matthew