What's REALLY Going ON Volume 1, June 2014 Issue #6 | Page 83

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Michael Inspires True Pride by Elizabeth Olney
I discovered this sensational endeavor on Facebook in
February. Having supported other Michael Jackson
groups, this particular one impressed me the most. It
fast became my favorite Facebook group of all because it wasn’t just another tribute group or group that
became a group just because it liked something or
merely started an idea. This group had one singleminded purpose and goal and continually sent out updates to its members. A distinct sense of building could
be seen in a quest that was fueled with respect to process. I felt the momentum of the mission and immediately informed MJ Truth Now; http://mjtruthnow.com/
and other MJ sites of the plight.

*actual photo of the letters compiled

Blessy mentioned that she was somewhat challenged
by support from Chinese fans, but she managed to
verify all of their names and addresses. All of the letters were then forwarded to Jennifer. Blessy scanned
every letter for the more obvious errors. Each letter
was then copy/pasted to MS Word and went into a
new folder. Letter counts were then updated every 200
pages. Blessy then forwarded the letters to Jen. Jen
printed them out, organized them and then took them
to be bound. Can you imagine? This is a commendable example of sheer dedication.
Catherine suggested that MJ fans who live in LA also
engage in a direct community effort. Willingly, Jennifer
recruited a few friends and set out to embark upon a
door to door effort for the LA community.

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an
impulse to soar.” Helen Keller
The team kept the web-site and Facebook groups
active, as twittering went on, in addition to all the
hands-on work that was taking place. Blessy collected,
kept count and compiled all of the 2,360 + letter. Most
of them were original letters along with five group letters which totaled 2,572 signatures. She kept folders
for which letters had been read, checked for errors and
translated.

Jennifer Marino even greeted people
in front of Gardner School.
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