Good is all around us. One P7 employees brush with change.

July 27, 2009

My name is Jeanne and I am one of the employees at Project 7.

This is my story of a brush with change.

This weekend I was on a tiny plane, at a tiny airport, waiting to return home from beautiful Glacier National Park. The plane was a puddle jumper and completely full. It was early and I was completely exhausted from all of the fun I had been having. I took my seat and soaked in my surroundings. Sitting across the row from me was an old cowboy, grizzled and worn. Having surveyed my situation and finding nothing of too much interest, I began to read my Outdoor Magazine. In a matter of moments, I was completely engrossed in the literary world of hiking, biking and all other things active. But then my ears picked up a conversation that peeked my interest and surprised me at the same time. From across the isle, this old cowboy was telling the young lady next to him why he was on the plane.

He was headed to a small town in Mexico to install an irrigation system that would help bring much needed water to the villagers’ crops which would help to feed the entire village. His enthusiasm was infectious and I listened as the woman he was talking to asked for more details. He explained that this was his tenth trip like this and that he had previously installed such systems all of the world for needy people… And, he was in his early 80s.

The woman was surprised and said, “Wow, I could never do that.”

To which the man simply replied, “Of course you can, you just have to want to.”

I never expected that old cowboy to tell the story he did. Nor did I expect him to put so simply what I think I’ve been trying to grasp for so long – All it would take for the world to become a better place is for people to decide that they want it to be. Plain and simple.

Somewhere out there, in a small town in Mexico, an old cowboy from Northern Montana is already doing his part… let’s not let him do it alone. I challenge you, dear Project 7 community members, make the decision and help us to “Change the Score.”

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