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  1. A Summer Spent with Chattanooga Stand Monday, July 27, 2009

    My name is Fynn Glover. I’m 21 years old. I was born in Chattanooga and raised in Chattanooga. I’ve experienced and witnessed first-hand the transformations that this city has undergone during my two decades as a member of this community, and I am undoubtedly one of Chattanooga’s biggest fans.

    My years here have never diminished the excitement I get when driving across Veteran’s Bridge. In fact, I found tangible proof of this two days ago, when I discovered a letter from my mother from 1994. She wrote to me with the loving tenderness that only a mother can exude, describing my six year old fascination with the flags on the bridge, as they blew against the back drop of Chattanooga’s ancient mountains and ridges.

    As many times as I’ve stared out at this city, I still cannot, and may never be able, to take in all that the Chattanooga panorama has to offer. The city’s physical beauty is extraordinary…it is breathtaking… it is unparalleled for its symbiotic integration with the land that has made this region home to people for over 9,000 years.

    This summer, I’ve had the privilege of working as a Field Organizer for the Chattanooga Stand Campaign. My work has been exciting and challenging, frustrating and infuriating, tedious and demanding, but more than anything, it has been irrevocably rewarding. I have been able to channel all of my passion for Chattanooga into work that allows me to talk to other people about their own personal love affairs with this city. The beauty of Stand is that it creates conversations about a diverse citizenry’s most common asset: our home, Chattanooga.

    The second question of the Stand survey asks people to “imagine the best possible Chattanooga region and describe it.” For me, the best possible Chattanooga is one that is always striving to be as ideal as possible for its peoples—a city that is in constant forward motion—a city that honors its successes and assets, but refuses to abandon perpetual improvement.

    I couldn’t be more honored to have the opportunity that I have had this summer with Stand. It has been one of the great experiences of my life. 

    By Fynn Glover, Stand Field Organizer

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