Comments for Steve Burgoon's Blog

Comment on The Longest Week by Claire

Claire — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:55:09 +0000

Hey Steve, this was beautifully written. It’s obvious you really cared for Danni. Don’t forget to listen to her mother’s advice and go home safely, you hear? Cheers, Claire

Comment on The Longest Week by Steve Burgoon

Steve Burgoon — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:54:36 +0000

Beautiful job Steven. Can’t wait to get you home. Let me know when you will have a chance to Skype (if you can). I am not traveling until June 3 so the next two weeks should be pretty good to talk (somehow).

Comment on First Anniversary by Uncle Billy

Uncle Billy — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:52:22 +0000

Your life has been enriched more than u will ever know Steven. When u get home you willsoon reflect on your experience & will say i’m so glad I did it. It will always bring u inner peace. That emotion is the most critical of them all. Your experience will be etched in your subconscience such that when things aren’t going so well,you will be ab le to deal with better than just about anyone. Keep your resolve, pray ever once in a while and all will be fine. I’ll b thinking of u a lot and can’t wait to see u.

Comment on Why I Joined by Chris Burgoon

Chris Burgoon — Sun, 27 May 2012 16:26:26 +0000

P.S. The DVD “Emmanuel’s Gift” is available at your local library

Comment on All Vol by Steve Burgoon

Steve Burgoon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:35:20 +0000

Glad you are still stoked…….. attitude is sooooo important……. keep bringing the positive energy

Comment on Italy by Steve Burgoon

Steve Burgoon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:39:32 +0000

Awesome time Steve. It was an epic trip. Glad so many others got involved. I am glad that you genuinely liked so many of the sites. Your mom did a great job……….. and she really likes to pack a lot in!!! Glad you are buys right away. See ya soon. Dad

Comment on Leavin on a Jet Plane by Jim Craig

Jim Craig — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:23:51 +0000

Hello Steve:

I hope you have a wonderful time in Italy. Clean the brain, absorb some culture and embellish in food and wine.

I ran across your Blog several months ago and there were things that hit a cord with me and the work I do. I am the President of a nonprofit organization called Global Village of Friends. http://WWW.GVFriends.com The primary purpose in connecting with you is an article you posted on children and chocolate.

Our international home base will be Belize. It is off the southern most shores that Columbus discovered chocolate and introduced it to the old world. I mention this because I am in the process of developing a cross cultural pen pal program via the Internet. I am working with the staff at Galan University to create a functional program. Presently we are developing a plan to link a classroom of students in Belize with students in New Orleans. The link cultural connection is the Kroel language influence and ties in both areas. In your area and southern Belize the link would be children and chocolate or more specific the bean.

GVF is planning to develop what we call Pueblos in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, and Tobago. Our first jump out of this hemisphere is Africa. I have been looking at South Africa and looking at Ghana and Senegal.

GVF has been in development for two years and we will officially launch the entire company in July. Belize remains our focus for 2012 as it will house our International Campus. So developing the Pueblos I mentioned will fall over the following two year schedule. However what we call outreach projects will begin this fall.

If this internet class room pen pal program makes sense to you please let me know. Our job is to take care of funding and program development. Such a program would require a level of Internet connection. However since you are Blogging I assume such is possible. I am based in Delaware and reaching out to Senator Chris Coons office for planning and support for our Africa expansion. Senator Coons is Chairman for African affairs with the Senate and greatly interested in specific project development.

I do realize you are tied with a US Government agency. We are not linked to any governmental agency or faith organization. We are educational and charity based. Our only mission is to build global friendships. Our mission is much as the Peace Corps. The difference is we do function as a corporation. We do create capital but we have no shareholders and all our profits are returned to support projects or expand our mission. Again our mission is to build global friendships.

My purpose in writing was to introduce myself and GVF. It is my hope there is something we may develop together from this correspondence. If the pen pal program makes sense I’d love to begin there and see what we can develop.

Wishing you the best!

Peace;

Jim Craig
President/Director
Global Village of Friends, Inc.

Comment on Almost Italy Time! by Steve Burgoon dad

Steve Burgoon dad — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:58:53 +0000

Awesome post Steven. Get up on your soap box whenever you want to. You are making a difference in MANY ways. Can’t wait to see you in 9 days. Ciao

Comment on Work! Work! Work! by Steve Dad Burgoon

Steve Dad Burgoon — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:40:17 +0000

Steve, sorry so long to reply. Ryan saw this blog when we were in Joplin last weekend. He read it to all of us at a Starbucks after we volunteered helping a father and son on their property.
I just read Waid’s World……….. and now I can see just how STRONG you are. Whenever I mention where you are and what you are doing people just have the most admiration of your work. I saw Ali McKillen today and she is yearning for Katie to get back in July. Keep up the good work………. I see you keep doing different things and moving around a bit……… don’t stay in one place too long………. good idea!!

We will see you in 3 weeks from right now!!! Rock on!

Comment on Happy Holidays! by Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:52:01 +0000

“because i’m a man” LOL