Good Morning, SuperForest!
Today is your birthday! We’ve been excitedly preparing for this day for a few weeks now and in light of these preparations, I’ve had the chance to reflect upon dozens and dozens of brilliant moments that brought us to this one right here. Three years isn’t too long of a time, but in spite of this you’ve continuously grown and adapted. And I probably speak for everyone when I say we’ve grown and adapted with you. Throughout these years you’ve given us countless sources of inspiration and hope. You’ve encouraged us to step out of our comfort zones and take action toward the things we believe in. You’ve brought people together and forged friendships.
In celebration of your third birthday, we decided it would be fitting to bring together much of this community in the creation of a Humanifesto video. Volunteers from across the country and across the globe contributed video clips of themselves reciting portions of the document we all have come to love throughout the years. I pieced together these clips with the help of SuperForesters Iman and Jeremy, we included music by SuperForester Michael from Austria, and eventually, we all created this:
I’ll admit, I started the process without having a clue of what I was getting myself into. I had never used iMovie before, I had little to none control over most factors including whether people would participate and meet their deadlines, sound quality, picture quality, video format they submitted the file in, or even the manner in which they pronounced and dictated their words. But in the end, as SuperForest always has a way of working, it all came together quite seamlessly.
I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, all of the incredible people that contributed in any way, shape, or form, to the creation of this video. I could never really fully express how special this entire process was for me but what I can tell you is this. I’ve seen the video well over 80 times and I still find myself awestruck after every viewing. It must be because this charming five minute video is a fine example of what we are capable of as SuperForesters and an even better tribute to what we’ve already created: A team. A beautiful and potent community.
In spirit of celebrating this community, I’m going to ask anyone that is reading this a huge favor. Please share this video or a link to the SuperForest blog with everyone you know or think may be interested. Blog it. Tweet it. Put it on your tumblr. Share it with all your friends on Facebook. We’ve already come together to create this video, let’s make sure we share it with as many people as we can and ensure they get the message of love and good manners. Let’s see if we can get “superforest” trending on twitter, let’s see how many people we can share it with on Facebook, let’s get thousands of views on YouTube, let’s work together as the brilliant community we are and show the world what we’ve got.
Happy Birthday, SuperForest. We love you very very much.
And Happy Birthday to each and every one of you SuperForesters as well! Because this is a day to celebrate all we’ve achieved, all we are capable of achieving, and all we are sure to achieve together in the future.
In love and gratitude,
Team SuperForest
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