2021-2022 Make a Difference Award - Nomination Form
This award recognizes a member of the Ritenour educational community for their efforts in supporting the diverse needs of students academically, socially, and emotionally in a variety of learning settings. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 2021.
Once, as a woman was walking along the seashore, she saw a man up ahead, repeatedly stooping to pick something up and toss it into the sea. When she caught up with him, curiosity got the best of her.
She asked what he was doing.
“It’s these starfish,” he said. “I must put them back in the water or they will die.”
“But there are thousands of miles of beach and millions of starfish,” she said.
“Do you really think that what you are doing makes a difference?”
The man picked up another starfish, and as he tossed it into the ocean, he replied,
“It makes a difference to this one.”