Surprise 65th birthday present gives voice to a winning cycling team
When cycling coach Thomas Rodriguez said goodbye to his cyclers at his team’s annual award celebration, it also happened to be his 65th birthday. On that eventful day, he received a thoughtful 65th birthday group gift that was far more personal than any cycling plaque his cyclers or fellow coaches could ever give him. He received a keepsake CD filled with the voices of his colleagues, his graduating cyclers, and their parents, expressing their thanks and warm wishes. The recordings ranged from funny to sentimental, and demonstrated to him how much he had meant to his team.
“I go out there and urge my cyclers to be the best that they can be every day. I’ve always focused on the cyclers, and when they gave me this gift I saw how much my coaching meant to them personally”.
The cyclers and their parents wanted to give the coach a meaningful present that was very personal. However, with hectic schedules, the cyclers and their parents knew that the group gift would have to be simple for everyone to contribute to.
The CD the coach received is called LifeOnRecord.
Team mom, Julie Gorski, got the idea when her husband gave her a LifeOnRecord CD as a unique birthday gift idea.
The process is simple: friends and family call a toll-free number and are directed to record a favorite memory, wish, or story. There’s no limit on the number of callers that can phone-in or on the total number of recordings you receive. The recordings can be downloaded for free using iTunes so that you can make your own compact disc, or LifeOnRecord can create a keepsake CD with a personalized label and metal case. An unlimited plan with free download capability into iTunes costs $49.99, or an unlimited plan with a keepsake CD costs $74.98.
It is a unique, affordable service that allows you to create a highly personal gift with ease.
“These young men mean a lot to me, and this is the perfect way for me to remember them and their impact after my coaching days are over. The mom who organized and put this together is my hero”.
If you’d like to be a hero to your loved one, you can purchase LifeOnRecord and give them a unique birthday gift.