Animalia turned 5 this week :)
Hello everyone,
Tony here, I hope you are well.
This week we hit an important milestone, we have made to the 5 year mark.
I am very proud and very grateful to have reached this far.
These moments can be bittersweet as its been 10 years since my dad passed and I would love to be able to tell him thank you for being such a good influence on us.
He was a gentle big guy who just loved to help others or see others do well.
It was only after he was gone that I learned how much he was involved in youthwork and helping out in the homeless community.
He went out his way to ensure my brother and I felt loved despite his challenges in early life and near the end.
This is the last picture I have, we were in the tiniest pub in the world in Montrose at New Year, he even made me New Years dinner and I was just glad it wasn't burnt.
You may be wondering, Tony why are you telling us this, well its just a reminder to myself of what this is all about and how me move forward for the next 5 years.
Covid, Brexit and life in general has been testing, tragic and total disconnection at times.
Animalia is set up to do what we can to play a role in connecting people back to life and to support others.
I have personally missed connecting with people through Animalia and I look forward to meeting more people face to face and championing others like the Animalia Champion Campaign.
I look forward to sharing more stories about my father, athletes, social enterprises, animalia champions and people that simply deserve recognition for being a good human.
I am grateful to have done this for 5 years, it has gave me purpose, connection and I have not felt alone.
Heres to Big Jamie x
Thank you for reading, Unleash the Animal, Tony
Well done Tony, our family think your an amazing person. The world needs more Tony’s. I know how much of an influence on my two boys whever they met you. I love them, try to guide them in correct direction allowing them to make true honest decisions. I grew up in a single parent family, knowing what my mother did for us, sacrifices she endured so that we would all turn out good members of the community is something I only learned in later life, so i installed from a young age on my kids, be honest, kind and a nice person to others that will get you far on life.i just hope later that my children speak of me the way you speak of your father.
Well done tony your dad would be proud of what you have achieved its been hard work but you stuck in there and done it 👊
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