Note: We are working hard to rescue our latest winner’s trophy, currently being held hostage at customs, but we could not wait to share the announcement of our latest Random Acts of Kindness award! Read all about it below!
Happy Fall, friends! Thanksgiving is coming up, and all of us at Trophy Central are thankful to everyone in the world who is going out of their way to make the world a better place. Being kind to a stranger, helping animals, speaking up to right a wrong — these are just several ways to be a real-life superhero.
At Trophy Central, we’re all about real-life superheroes, people who make the world a happier, brighter place by being themselves. That’s why we created our Random Acts of Trophy-ness campaign to give out trophies to people who bring gratitude to hearts and smiles to faces.
We call it our “Show Us Your Sue” award because it was inspired by the perpetually optimistic Sue Heck character on ABC’s The Middle. Sue Heck is the kind of person who isn’t typically recognized in traditional trophy-giving categories, but who makes the world a more sparkly, positive place with her ebullient nature and persistent spirit. Sue Heck never, EVER gives up, and Team Trophy Central admires her ambition, determination and contagious zest for life.
A Trophy-Worthy Nomination
Our Random Acts of Trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” campaign is only as good as the nominations we receive and, given this nomination from former Show Us Your Sue trophy winner Kristy Jo Volchko, it’s pretty darn good!
Kristy Jo Volchko nominated fellow children’s book author Karen Emma Hall with these beautiful words:
“Nothing brings smiles and laughter more quickly than uplifting stories, colorful critters, art, creativity, and encouraging messages, all of which Karen Emma Hall is positively bursting with! Her upbeat, humorous, rainbow-ish energy that she kindly shares with the rest of us could turn even the most stubborn frown upside down. Now that’s magic! That’s why I decided to nominate Karen for the #ShowUsYourSue award because she is that energy, the kind that shares her inner rainbow with the world, bringing inspiration and joy to all who know her.”
Team Trophy Central thinks Kristy’s heartwarming nomination deserves a trophy!!
The Inner Rainbow Award
We awarded Karen Emma Hall with The Inner Rainbow Award, inspired by Kristy’s beautiful phrasing.
This is what it says on her trophy: The Inner Rainbow Award: Making the World More Colorful & Bright Though Positivity & Joy.
Congratulations on your trophy win, Karen!
Show Us Your Sue friends, we invite you to check out Karen’s website — which we think will make you smile! — here.
We also invite you to keep on nominating! To nominate someone for our Random Acts of Trophy-ness “Show Us Your Sue” award, please leave a comment here on the blog and tell us WHY your nominee deserves a trophy. You can also nominate someone by tagging us on social media with the hashtag #ShowUsYourSue. Find us on Twitter and Facebook. Happy nominating!
