Trophy Central is thrilled to announce the latest trophy winner for our Random Acts of Trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” award. Let’s all collectively clap for June Sayali, founder of JuneBee Baby! (If Tinkerbell can spring back to life from universal clapping, surely June can feel our collective cheering for her through this blog, right?!)
June’s shiny new trophy reads “The Knitting a Better World Award: Helping the Earth & Female Artisans While Giving Babies and New Moms Comfort”.
Congratulations, June! And thank you to previous “Show Us Your Sue” trophy winner Jill Cofsky for nominating June. Jill wrote to Trophy Central to say that June is trophy-worthy because she’s “incredibly kind, supportive of mothers and her female artisans and worked hard to create her own earth-friendly, handmade baby clothing line.”
Ear-to-Ear Smiles
When Team Trophy Central wrote to Jill, a voice actor and elementary school teacher who won our Random Acts of Trophy-ness award for “Excellence in Teaching and Inspiring Students” to thank her for her nomination and to tell her that June had won, she had this to say:
“I’m so glad that I can help you by nominating some amazing trophy-worthy friends for you to deliver smiles to!!! I hope you realize how much your act of kindness means to them and ME!! Not only did I have the honor of receiving one of your awards but I’ve had the opportunity to see the wonderful photos of the reactions of several of my amazing friends after receiving theirs, too!! Then *I* smile ear-to-ear all over again because I’m so happy for them!! It’s like one celebration after another!!”
Jill’s note articulates the very reason we started our Random Acts of trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” campaign — to deliver smiles to people who make the world a better place by being themselves. Thank you, Jill for the best note ever and for your heartfelt support !
For anyone who doesn’t know about our “Show Us Your Sue” campaign, this is what you need to know:
Our Random Acts of Trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” campaign was inspired by the pluck and perseverance of the Sue Heck character on ABC’s The Middle.
Sue Heck is the kind of person that traditional award ceremonies aren’t particularly kind to. She’s not the most athletic or coordinated person. She’s not blessed with a gifted singing voice or award-worthy acting chops. But she is always the most passionate person in the room. Sue Heck is persistent, optimistic and never, EVER gives up. She makes things happen for herself rather than waiting for opportunities to be handed to her. She is trophy-worthy because of her positivity and her sparkly zest for life. She is always wholeheartedly HERSELF, no matter what anyone else thinks, and we think she deserves a trophy for being an everyday hero.
June is an everyday hero because of her commitment to creating eco-friendly knit-wear for babies — made of soft, natural fabrics (cotton and bamboo) — and because of her dedication to supporting female artisans. A group of women — college students, moms, grandmothers — in Instanbul, Turkey — in addition to June herself, knit from the comfort of their homes. June says “I enjoy working with these gifted ladies and giving them the opportunity to work flexible schedules while earning proper incomes.”
Definitely trophy-worthy in our book! Congratulations again, June!
Do YOU know any everyday hero? Want them to get a trophy? Then nominate them for our Random Acts of Trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” award by leaving a comment here on the blog or by tagging us on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #ShowUsYourSue. Make sure to tell us WHY you think your nominee is trophy-worthy!
