{"id":3933,"date":"2011-12-22T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:52","slug":"keep-the-sqlfamily-stories-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/12\/22\/keep-the-sqlfamily-stories-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep the #SQLFamily stories coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thank you to everyone who submitted this week!<\/span><\/p>\n There is still plenty of time to submit your story. Doing so by December 31st<\/sup>, 2011 will help us reach our goal of donating $20,000 to the <\/span>Pragmatic Works Foundation<\/span><\/a>. That means we could have 400 new members to the #SQLFamily!<\/span><\/p>\n These stories are a reminder of the strength of this community and a chance for us to harness this community spirit towards a great cause.<\/span><\/p>\n Please continue to submit your stories via email to <\/span>sqlfamilysubmission@live.com<\/span><\/a>, Twitter or our Facebook wall. Be sure to send the tweet to <\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/a> and include the <\/span>#SQLFamily<\/span> hashtag in your tweet. When posting to our <\/span>Facebook wall<\/span><\/a>, please begin your post with \u201cThe SQL Family\u2026\u201d to help us identify your submissions.<\/span><\/p>\n Though we can\u2019t share all the submissions we receive, we are grateful for all the stories, tweets, and blog posts. The submissions have been quite moving and inspiring. Below are a few accounts that showcase the heart of the #SQLFamily.<\/span><\/p>\n @tjaybelt (<\/span>blog<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>twitter<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n Meme Monday: #SQLFamily<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n By Yanni Robel <\/i>(<\/span><\/span>blog<\/span><\/a> \u01c0 <\/span>twitter<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEarlier this year, I was blessed with good news in my health and I decided that I wanted to go back to my mountain. I had a new goal and started to train for it. I mentioned my goal of summiting Mt. Rainier on Twitter and the support I had from the SQL community, again, was completely awesome and a little unexpected. On the rough day that I just didn\u2019t feel like doing my work out or hike, I had countless encouraging messages, tweets and even phone calls from people on this community! They (again) lifted my spirit! The day of my climb, I had so many people monitor my progress. I carried a GPS that transmitted my location on the mountain and marked the map so people can see where I was. It was completely overwhelming the support that this community, this family gave me.<\/span><\/p>\n To summarize \u2014 this community, this SQL community is more than just a community for me. They are my extended family. They are there for me, not just during good times, but through my challenging times. Not just when I can\u2019t figure out which index is slowing down the site, but when I am struggling to live life. I love these people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n By Tamera Michelle Clark <\/i>(<\/span><\/span>blog<\/span><\/a> \u01c0 <\/span>twitter<\/span><\/a>)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI got married to the most amazing person I have ever met, one who \u201cgets me\u201d the one who challenges me and the one who loves me. What\u2019s funny is that we had no reservations about getting married at #sqlpass, these were our people. These were the people who understood us the most. Weddings are about family and we got married in front of the family we choose to be a part of, the family that gets it and the one we most wanted to be around for such a special occasion. We have the BEST signatures ever on our marriage license \u2013 (@datachick) Karen Lopez and (@MladenPrajdic) Mladen Prajdic with a full audience of #sqlfamily. I am currently onboarding new people where I work, when I tell them this story they are so excited. One lady said \u201cthat is really cool \u2013 you got married where you needed to be.\u201d I love this family!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n SQL Family is\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n By Wendy Pastrick <\/i>(<\/span><\/span>blog<\/span><\/a> \u01c0 <\/span>twitter<\/span><\/a>)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c…not having to explain what your job is when you tell someone you’re a DBA There are only 9 more days left<\/b> to submit a story and make a difference in someone\u2019s life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Stay tuned, as next week we\u2019ll be sharing more stories from the community. <\/span><\/p>\n Happy Holidays!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The holidays are here and the \u201c#SQLFamily Gives Back\u201d Campaign is continuing to pick up steam. The SQL Server community has raised $1,300, which will allow for 26 people to receive SQL training! Thank you to everyone who submitted this week! There is still plenty of time to submit your story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"post_tag":[],"product":[],"content-type":[2433],"topic":[],"coauthors":[2487],"class_list":["post-3933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","content-type-events","review-flag-1593580770-633","review-flag-1-1593580431-15","review-flag-new-1593580247-437"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe holidays are here and the \u201c#SQLFamily Gives Back\u201d Campaign is continuing to pick up steam. The SQL Server community has raised $1,300, which will allow for 26 people to receive SQL training! <\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span>…being a more valuable asset to a company because of the readiness of others to share their expertise
\n<\/span>…meeting a friend for the first time in person
\n<\/span>…having a shoulder to lean on when things get tough
\n<\/span>…knowing there is someone out there who has encountered this problem before and they are willing to share their experience [\u2026]
\n<\/span>…never eating dinner alone
\n<\/span>…knowing that if you screw up, there will be people there to let you know it but they will also get you to the right answer
\n<\/span>…giving back and paying forward where and when you can\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n