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Whatever our hands touch - we leave fingerprints! On walls, on furniture, doorknobs, dishes, books - there's no escape! As we touch, we leave our identity.

Our mother’s deepest desire was to be of service as she ministered to the needs of others. She left her “heartprint” of compassion, kindness, genuine understanding, and love wherever she went. With every act of kindness, she sought to change the world.

Mother lived one week shy of her 90th birthday on June 20, 2021, and we began circulating 90 butterfly coins, as a memorial to her life.
If you received one of these coins, please share your story to help us carry on her legacy of loving service to others.

Whatever our hands touch - we leave fingerprints! On walls, on furniture, doorknobs, dishes, books - there's no escape! As we touch, we leave our identity.

Our mother’s deepest desire was to be of service as she ministered to the needs of others. She left her “heartprint” of compassion, kindness, genuine understanding, and love wherever she went. With every act of kindness, she sought to change the world.

Mother lived one week shy of her 90th birthday on June 20, 2021, and we began circulating 90 butterfly coins, as a memorial to her life.
If you received one of these coins, please share your story to help us carry on her legacy of loving service to others.

Whatever our hands touch - we leave fingerprints! On walls, on furniture, doorknobs, dishes, books - there's no escape! As we touch, we leave our identity.

Our mother’s deepest desire was to be of service as she ministered to the needs of others. She left her “heartprint” of compassion, kindness, genuine understanding, and love wherever she went. With every act of kindness, she sought to change the world.

Mother lived one week shy of her 90th birthday on June 20, 2021, and we began circulating 90 butterfly coins, as a memorial to her life.
If you received one of these coins, please share your story to help us carry on her legacy of loving service to others.

Greetings,

I bought this during the 2020 pandemic, and it ended up in a drawer.

Now, I plan on making good use of it. Please do a good deed and pass this coin along for someone else to pay it forward.

I'm making a donation to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund www.pcrf.net. I am not going to get political here, but I think we can all agree without argument that the children are among some of the most vulnerable innocent ones in the Hamas-Israel War. We need to step in and do what we can.

Thank you!
Jolie

The Butterfly Effect of Kindness
Pay it Forward
Follow it Forever

This coin was received during the covid-19 pandemic, the initial phase, with many unknowns and uncertain outcomes. The unselfish acts of the caregiver and everyone partnering together as a team to provide the safest and best outcomes possible throughout the most tragic and challenging times. We were in it together and the impact and memories of the difference people made will never be forgotten.

Donated money to help family member do IVF.

Received this coin from a young girl in our church, who's family has been attending for a few years now. Their story of heartache and redemption is amazing. This butterfly in the bible represents a new beginning that comes through transformation as Jesus Christ does His work within us. We are changed from the inside out by the Word of God as the Holy Spirt show's us who we truly are in the eyes of Jesus Christ, rather than our attempts to bring behavior modification. [2 Corinthians 5:16-19].

It is an honor to be part of this families transformation as the grace, mercy, and power of Jesus Christ does the work!

I couldn’t agree more with Richard. Mike, you took us to new heights that I didn’t think was possible. Thank you !
-Dave McGann

I certainly agree and am so thankful for the work you have done, Mike! You have truly been a blessing to Feed Spokane and impacted MANY, MANY people along the way!
-MEGHAN GAIA

Mike,
I have been continually amazed by your energy and commitment to Feed Spokane. Your success has been remarkable. You have accomplished far more than could be expected and taken the organization to a new level that will be a challenge to sustain.

God bless you and your family.

RICHARD E LEWIS

Mike,
I will say it again exactly the way I said it before sir;

Thank you from all of us Mike, GOD used you in so many amazing ways here and because you were willing, and never had a “shut off” button, Feed Spokane, the BOD, Volunteers, Coalition Members, and mostly our food insecure community has benefited and will continue to benefit from your new found relationships ( Food Rescue & Coalition Members ) and HUSTLE during the past 18 months.

Thank you again for LEAVING us BETTER. ( PERIOD)

And your willingness to EXIT your position Professionally, Thoughtfully, and Graciously Mike.

I could go on and on. We love you and appreciate you bro! -Kirby Brown

got at dragon con 2023

Dear Mike,

I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for everything you have done to help Feed Spokane improve our organization and strengthen our community over the past 19 months.

Your dedication and hard work have been an inspiration to me and made a significant impact on the lives of so many people in our community. Your contributions to our community will not be forgotten.

I want you to know that we will be praying for you as you embark on your next adventure.

Thank you again for everything you have done for Feed Spokane and our community.

God bless & Godspeed,
Andy D

Presenting this Coin to Mike Clinesmith:
Mike,
In humble gratitude for your unfailing commitment to ensure hungry people get fed during your tenure at Feed Spokane, I am presenting you with this Butterfly Coin. Your dedication to rescue and distribute food to those in need in our community has increased the volume of food we have been able to get to those who need it most far beyond what we thought possible. Your heart for the work has been a blessing to all who have worked with you and we are most grateful for the things you have taught us and where you have brought us. May this coin remind you of what is possible when you say “Yes” to your calling. May the memories inspire you as you travel the next leg of your journey, and the friendships you have made continue to cheer you on your way. You have inspired us and made us better.

God Bless you as you go. You will be missed.

Most Sincerely,

Feed Spokane Board of Directors

I found this coin at Goodwill Outlet. I will pass this on and see where it will travel!

i just found this coin in my drawer. im giving it to coworker.

Thank you Linda. I have enjoyed looking at it every day! I have decided to "fly" it forward to Ashley, my grandsons sweet girlfriend who I cherish as an "adopted: granddaughter! She is learning to enjoy so much nature in northern Nevada !

I gave this coin to an oncology patient who has always brightened my day with her positive attitude, sense of humor and stories and photos of her family.

My daughter Colleen started the journey of this coin a few years ago. Well actually, she was the first recipient of the coin from her friend, Betty. Colleen hung onto the coin for years as it reminded her of the only man she really ever loved.
Colleen was diagnosed in October 2019 with breast cancer. She fought with chemo treatments and a mastectomy, only to learn the following year that there were now cancer cells in the other breast. She quickly had the other breast removed as well. She went through the pains of reconstruction surgeries only to learn a year later that the cancer had once again returned in her lymph node and was now inoperable. She was given the option of treating with medication, but the diagnosis was terminal. She researched her options and decided to live her best life with the time she had left. They gave her 6-9 months. She lived 18 months.
Colleen had a best friend in high school, TINille. They were typical high school friends, spending time and making memories, they managed to get into all sorts of trouble together, as high school girls usually do. (Not unlike her mother) They were together when Colleen met Joe Carroll, the man she would eventually marry. Although the marriage didn't last, She never lost the love that she had for him. Joe died shortly after the divorce and this is when she first got this coin.
After reconnecting with TiNille, Colleen gave the coin to her.
After Colleen passed on from this earthly life, TiNille sent me the coin as a comfort and to remind me of the love Colleen had for her friends and family. I am not quite ready to part with it. The day will come and the thoughts of her won't be so raw. When that day arrives, I will share it with another. I miss you baby girl. Thank you TiNille for being her friend and loving our family.

I am so grateful to be the new recipient of this special coin as a gift from Dave Evans. I believe there are no coincidences in life, and the chance that our paths should have crossed was rare. I've taught a course on "Saving the Monarchy" at Red Butte Gardens for about six years now, with hundreds of people taking the course. Had Dave not followed up with an email, which led to a phone conversation - this endearing friendship would never have happened. I will cherish it until I know the right person to gift it to next.

This butterfly started its life in an art room at Geneva Elementary. I love butterflies and their metamorphosis is an inspiration to me! I can’t wait to see where this butterfly takes flight to when it spreads its wings to fly and spread kindness to others!

We got these coins as a gift from our aunt or Melissa’s (my mom) sister (see other story). We were going through my brother’s stuff when we found this coin, he was going to trash it until I told him I’ll take it, to give to someone else. That’s my butterfly coin story.

This coin was given to me by a person very dedicated to preserving and enhancing our environment, both locally and globally. I feel somewhat humbled to receive it as I feel I can always do more. Receiving this coin definitely makes me want to do more.

My dear friend Colleen passed away today, July 29,2023. She lives on in this coin she gifted me almost 6months ago.
I will hold onto the memory of her smile, her laughter and most of all her kind soul.
Colleen had a rough life and suffered greatly through accidents, surgeries, cancer, and so much more. She was the epitome of a woman with grit, determination and a rock hard faith in good things to come.
She lived six more months than the doctors predicted she would. I’m so proud of her determination to prove them wrong and have the strength to carry on even when it felt impossible. She has taught me that even through our greatest challenges, you will overcome.
I love you Leeny.
Tini and Leeny forever.
Fly free with the butterflies beautiful friend.

I have decided to pass this coin to her mother, Shari. For all her care and love and strength and amazing ability to be a caregiver for her daughter in such an incredible way. You are an example to all of us. I’m so sorry for your loss of your little girl. May you always remember her when you hold this coin in your hand. I love you!

I received this coin through a yard sale in Marlow, Oklahoma. I believe the owner has passed. I carry it with me to be able to pass it on so the story can move forward.

I purchased coins to start the Butterfly Effect and help acknowledge kindness.

This coin is going to my neighbors who have been good neighbors for years, but have really helped me recently as I deal with the death of my long term partner. I want to thank them for all they have done, including allowing us to host a memorial in their driveway last night. I so appreciate their kindness.

I received this coin from one of my oncology patients. What I gift to know I made an impact on someone’s life.

Hey babygirl guess what?? I’m I’m Tennessee with uncle Nick and Prestin, for P’s basketball tournament it’s a national tournament so it’s exciting and also the trip so much fun! We went through Wisconsin and Illinois then Kentucky (which was a surprise lol) then crossed the border into Tennessee and we are in the city of Clarksville! Prestin’s first game is about to start so I’ll update you after! Te amo mucho mi amor!!
Ps please give me and his team the wings to fly and win and play with heart and soul and have the best time ever! Thanks little mamas you are the best XOXOXOXOXOX

Passing along this coin to my oncology nurse. She was caring, honest and devoted to my recovery.

Passing along this coin to my oncology nurse. She was caring, honest and devoted to my recovery.

Mi amor, I can’t wait to tell you all about our Fourth of July trip to Nebraska to see the family! I miss you and love you so much. Me and auntie Jennie and June and uncle Sergio and Shirley are driving back home to Mn now. I thought about you every second babygirl. It rained yesterday but I saw a rainbow 🌈 and 2 butterflies🦋one white one 🥰and one big monarch 🦋💜 The fireworks were spectacular but I bet you had the best view from heaven 💜 te amo mucho!

Just bee 🐝!!!

Jesus loves you...
God is the source!!!

My dear Godmother Shirley will always be remembered and in my heart. I've been holding on to this coin because I didnt want to let go, maybe I wasn't ready or had a reason to pass it on? I know now that my good friend Karen could use a big hug and know she is loved. Karen let this coin be a reminder that your parents will always be by your side. Their love and your love for them will continue on. Forever in our hearts💕
Peace and love, Kathy
2023

I got this from a hitchhiker named Bear. Gave him a couple of rides and got him and his friends a few meals. We ended up hanging out together 2 seperate days. I went camping with them. They were truely awesome people. I feel lucky to of met them and look forward to one day passing this coin on.

I received this coin from Brad Grimm. Brad is an amazing man with the passion for milkweed and monarch butterflies. I have acquired about 18 acres of marshy natural springs. I am blessed to on the land of two of these springs. And have great relationships with others that also own a few of the springs. Brad and Rachel Taylor put together a group of volunteers. And we planted about 1500 milkweed. I have decided who to pass the coin along to. But I will post later once I have passed the coin along to her. Thank you again Brad.

I bought this coin today at Goodwill in Billings, Mt for $0.99. When I got home, I gave it to my husband because he collects coins! I didn't even know what the coin stood for until he asked me to read what was stamped on the coin! I am so excited to buy and share more coins with others!

My aunt gave me this butterfly coin as a Christmas present a couple of years ago. She is someone who values kindness above all else and brings that side out in others as well. She gifted her nieces these coins as a kindness reminder. She never got the chance to leave her story so I thought I’d leave it for her :)

Found it at the fountain in Sweetser Park, Amherst Massachusetts.

Ich habe die Coin im Geocache "7 Leben" gefunden und werde sie bald weitergeben, vermutlich wieder in einem Geocache.

This coin was given to my daughter in-law during my trip to the UK. Thank you for taking care of my son, David. Love you, Howard

I gave this coin to my son when I visited him at his home in Broadmayne, located in the UK. I love you and I am very proud of who you are.

Thank you for taking initiative on a project that I am passionate to help you with. Harmony can be found in the actions taken today. Harmony will also be seen for generations to come as a result of your actions.

June 1, 2023
I found this Monarch Butterfly coin in a park near our home in North Canton, Ohio. I found it around 2020 and have held on to it since then. Now I am placing it on a bench on the Hoover Trail which is dedicated to our daugher, Christina, who passed away on June 25, 2021. (D.O.B. May 31, 1984) She loved the outdoors and was a Monarch butterfly fan (any butterfly, really). This love is passed onto her daughter 9 year-old-daughter, Juliet, who also loves Monarchs and thinks of her Mom whenever she spies one.
It is my hope that whomever takes this coin will pass it on to someone else, either as a gift or by leaving it in her or his favorite outdoor spot! Remember to honor the Creator, along with His creation ~ Let's see how far this coin will travel...

Die Münze ist jetzt Geocashing Versteck 7 Leben. Sie bringt jedem Glück, der Sie mal in den Händen hält. Über eine weitere Reise freut sie sich und über eure Einträge freue ich mich sehr.
viel Glück 😍

Monday, May 8, 2023

Dear Krista,

So butterflies are beautiful creatures that represent hope, transformation and rebirth. They remind us that no matter what happens in life, there is always time to start again.

Welcome to #4142, I look forward to getting to know you and please let me know if there is anything you need as you adjust to our store and become our new, fearless leader.

I can already see that you will do great things here and I believe in you. Thank you for letting me continue to do my greatest passion, teaching about the Monarch butterfly!

Die Münze ist jetzt im Geocasch Versteck von Dr. Dada
Sie soll jedem Glück bringen der Sie findet. Nimm sie ruhig mit behalte sie eine Weile. Verschenke Sie weiter, oder lege Sie in einem anderen Geocasch wieder ab. Auf jeden Fall freue ich mich über jeden Eintrag. Viel Glück

I was given this coin last summer by a lady at cedar bog with my grandparents. We were learning about fens and bogs in our 4-H botany club and my grandparents wanted to show us an example of one. I engaged in a conversation with a really nice lady who at the end of the tour gave me this coin. I had put it in a keepsake box and while cleaning I found it and saw that it had a code on the back. I will take it on my journey to Williamsburg, Virginia for my 8th grade trip. This coin is too beautiful to keep and deserves to be passed on.