"Give what you have. To someone else it may be better than you dare to think."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Sometimes we end up doing what we are capable of whether we like it or not."
- Anna Quindlen
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
- Andy Warhol
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
- Mark Twain

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About This Project

Our Daily Tread is a collection of special quotes, photographs and artwork to inspire you on every day of life's journey. Quotes are grouped by month and season according to themes such as reflection, hope, courage, opportunity and gratitude.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Safe Passage, a Maine-based organization that educates at-risk children of families working in the Guatemala City garbage dump.

A Quote

"Our Daily Tread is an homage to the extraordinary people amongst us who serve the world in new and brilliant ways. Hanley Denning represents the millions of individuals and groups who serve the future by addressing the suffering and needs of the present. This book is a daily reminder that there are no inconsequential acts, only consequential inaction."
- Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest and founder of Wiser Earth

Contributors

Jordan Denning
Special Advisor
Marina Denning
Special Advisor
Mike Denning
steering committee member
Bonnie Hamalainen
art director, designer, and typesetter
Jane Gallagher
essayist and logistics coordinator
Kat Gillies
children's art gatherer
Elizabeth Horton
marketing consultant
Elizabeth Kistler
summer intern
Rob Landry
Web site designer
Dean Lunt
publishing consultant
Antonia Munroe
children's art gatherer
Kristen Funkhouser Pierce
artwork coordinator
Kate Pietropaoli
marketing and distribution coordinator
Becky Pride
essay and content editor
Angela Raven
project manager
Mary Sunshine
fund-raising consultant
Paul Sutherland
essayist and creative consultant
Jon Torres
photography coordinator

More Contributors

  • Charlotte Agell
  • Abby Belisle Haley
  • Dorien Claessen
  • Kathy Dall
  • Joseph Delconzo
  • Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
  • Alex Finkle
  • Debra Friedrich
  • Mike Glad
  • Chip Griffin
  • Paul Hawken
  • Mary Herman
  • Abigail Isaacson
  • Monique Jamine
  • Beth Kloser
  • Amina LaCour
  • Mardi Link
  • Kate Mather
  • Rachel Meyn
  • Doug Pride
  • Christina Pulkinen
  • Mike Ritter
  • Dr. Richard Rockefeller
  • Margaret Samuelson
  • John Santerre
  • Christine Slater
  • Rich Smith
  • Danielle Torres
  • Alison Totta
  • Laurie Totta
  • Alex Trippe

Event Committee and Hosts

  • Kyo Bannai and Dr. Craig Schneider
  • Dr. Lisa Belisle & Kevin Haley
  • Jane & Whit Gallagher
  • William & Stacie Hamilton Waldron
  • Elizabeth Horton & Family
  • Diane & Steve Morrison
  • Kate & Paul Pietropaoli
  • Becky & Doug Pride
  • Dr. Jon & Joan Torres
  • Dr. Michael & Laurie Totta

Event Sponsors

  • Aurora Provisions
  • Randy and Nancy Billmeier
  • Brann & Isaacson
  • Casco Bay Friends of Safe Passage
  • CyberPrint, Inc.
  • Maine Cottage Furniture

Our Daily Tread Supporters

  • Brita Bonechi
  • Safe Passage
  • PenMor Lithographers
  • Paul Sutherland
  • Members of the Inspired Life Circle

Safe Passage Board of Directors

  • Betsey Andersen
  • Jacob Carter
  • Drew Casertano
  • Jordan Denning
  • Margaret Downing
  • Sandra De Gonzalez
  • Chip Griffin
  • Richard Howe
  • Liz Incze
  • Arnie Katz
  • Juan Mini
  • Susanna Place
  • Deborah Walters
  • Sharon Workman

Inspired Circle Membership

  • Tom & Marilyn Alexander
  • The American School of Guatemala
  • Betsey Andersen
  • Robert & Casey Avaunt
  • Sally Bancroft
  • Kyo Bannai & Craig Schneider
  • Dr. Adelle Belisle
  • Mike & Tyler Vogel
  • Michael Ting & Amy Belisle
  • Charles Belisle
  • Mary Belisle
  • The Mages-Billingsley Family
  • Charlotte Brody
  • Krisanne Campos & Alan Connell
  • Dennise & Hector Cardona
  • Drew Casertano
  • The Cowen Family
  • Nancy L. Dawson, M.D.
  • Jordan Denning
  • Mary & Gary Doten
  • The Ryan-Ertz Family
  • Emily C. Collins
  • Myrna Freeman
  • Andy Freilich
  • Helene Gabestad
  • Jane, Whit, Jake, Bart & Nate Gallagher
  • Luis & Sandra Gonzalez
  • Sandi Goolden & Ethan Merrill
  • Lori Graham
  • Mme. Francine Charbonneau & M. Jacques Grenier, Coordonnateurs de Apoyo Guatemala 2008
  • Chip Griffin
  • John & Betty Gundersdorf
  • Karen Hansen
  • Alejandra & Lucy Ivy
  • Spatafora Monique JaminŽ, Volunteer, January- November 2004
  • Emma Schindler
  • Arnie Katz & Svea Oster
  • Joseph J. Kessler, Jr.
  • Elesa M. Labanz
  • Marilyn A. Lalumiere
  • Becky Pride Lisa,
  • Paul & Chad Lorenz
  • Susan Martens
  • Reverend Stephanie McClellan
  • Zita Marie Millichap
  • Andy, Mitzi, Holly & Larry Moye - Maury, NC
  • Mary Anne O'Donnell
  • Annette R. Perot
  • Susanna Place
  • Anne Badgley
  • Becky & Doug Pride
  • The Saulter Family
  • Earl & Anne Shepherd
  • David K. Soler and Family
  • Harvey Strand, DDS
  • Robert & Jodi Thomson
  • John Toti
  • The Totta Family
  • John Klopstock & Vivian Urdaneta
  • Gabriela Waldron
  • Cynthia P. Wilcox
  • Meg Wolff
  • Ky Wolterbeek
  • Dick & Debbie Woodbury
  • Sharon & Wayne Workman