To all interpreters and those who know a language other than their own, thank you!

For your hands, your time, your patience, and your skill,

We personally thank you!

For taking the time to learn our language,

To help us communicate with your world

And to help your world communicate with us,

Thank you!

We appreciate you

For all the hard work you do,

For all the hours you put in,

For all the workshops you go to,

For all the conventions you attend,

For your dedication to your work ethic,

Thank you!

For all the odd teachers that you took classes from

Or you put up with at work,

For the bratty kids in school,

Thank you!

For all of the

The difficult meetings

The doctors’ appointments,

The strange phone calls through Video Relay,

From all of us,

We thank you!

-         Katie Stanton

December 19, 2006