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Twelve years later, something miraculous happened – bits and pieces of Vivian's life work began to resurface. The most amazing discovery of all was a stash of items found in an abandoned mini-warehouse storage locker. It was perhaps 5% of what had been lost, but it was a treasure trove. Comic strips, dolls, original pencil sketches, cards, even card racks. Vivian never expected to see any of it again. It truly was a miracle.
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What once was lost has now been found: Vivian and a friend sort through the amazing cache shortly after the discovery. Bits and pieces from Vivian's 25-year career were recovered from the mini-warehouse.
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In the basket are an Odessa and Avalanche doll. Not long ago, Vivian was contacted by a woman whose house had been completely destroyed by a fire. She'd been a fan over the years, even naming her daughter Odessa after the popular Kisses comic strip character. She had only one request – did Vivian have another Odessa doll for her daughter, to replace the one lost in the fire? It broke Vivian's heart that she had nothing to offer her. But now she does! The miracle keeps growing.
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All that's left of a 15,000 square foot warehouse are two truck loads of Kisses “But there's seed for an IPO and planet full of love.” Says Vivian. “You know the trampoline theory – the farther down you go, the higher up you rise.”
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Empty Allied Van Lines boxes from the abandoned storage locker. Who knows what lost treasures these held?
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Since
1877, The Fresh Air Fund — an independent not-for-profit
agency — has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7
million children
WHAT: Arts For Love to benefit the
Fresh Air Fund
(www.freshair.org)
WHERE: Plaid, 76 East 13th Street,
New York City
(between Broadway & 4th Avenue)
WHEN: Thursday, June 17, 2004,
7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
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Heaven Must be Missing an Angel:
Vivian Greene's own Estate Sales
I have to say my afterlife has been on an upswing lately. During the past year my lost work has been resurfacing as owners from around the world have been getting in touch. A kindly couple that owns an antique store offered to sell me my own work after finding me on the Internet. My company (what's left of it) received a phone call from a gentleman in Connecticut who wanted to know the exact date I died so he could value my artwork and sell it to Sotheby's. Other works were auctioned in various states. And a fan sent me a print to autograph from Switzerland. Apparently, she did not know I died.
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"My
company received a phone call from a gentleman who wanted to
know the exact date I died so he could value my artwork and sell
it to Sotheby's." |
The lovely couple that called actually had bought boxes and boxes and boxes and footlockers at an abandoned mini warehouse sale. Why would I have things in a mini warehouse when my
 company had its own 15,000 square foot warehouse? Well, maybe that's where warehouses are reincarnated after they die.
“After all that has happened to me, I am not overly impressed with our legal system, my tenant from hell, the moving and storage company, or the IRS and yet, I remain optimistic and full of hope for the positive future that we can create together. I am blessed with a wonderful network of friends, creative talent and those heavenly gifts that show up unexpectedly when they are most needed. For all of these I give constant thanks.
During this new phase, I have the opportunity of doing ‘angel work' by helping others to prosper and by being a wise steward of our riches so that I can invest in those things that I am passionate about like encouraging and supporting creative talent and putting an end to child labor. As an angel, I even get to preside over my own estate sales and invite others to host and prosper from them as well.
"I have the
opportunity to do 'angel work'
by helping others." |
You'll notice that many of the favorites from the KISSES family of children reflect this new reality and are now pictured as angels. Maybe I'll dress up as an angel myself and appear at autograph signings, as well as sell prints and on-line Virtual Kisses. We'll sell Collector Editions of the new, the resurrected and the re-born Kisses to generate the wherewithal to ‘Invest in Love'.
You can participate in this estate sale right now and buy and collect my life's (or death's) work and have the most original collection alive.
As of Easter Sunday, 2005, you can have a sneak peek at the Collector Editions, or learn how to host an event in your area. Share our new beginnings.
A New Beginning: Reclaiming her past, Vivian
is now turning what they left for trash back into her
treasure and rebuilding Vivian Greene, Inc.
You can be a part of a bright future by taking a leading role in a most heavenly estate sale and helping Vivian make the world a better place. Host an event, come to a seminar, collect Kisses,
Invest in Love.
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Left to right in the photo taken at
Giraffe 20th Anniversary
Oct 6, 2004 is
Tom (Ziggy) Wilson, Vivian (Kisses) Greene,
and Wally (Famous)Amos.
photo by:
Clancy Dunigan
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Some Giraffes are human. They are people who stick
their necks out for the common good. The Giraffe Heroes Project honors these Giraffes, tells their stories, and
inspires others to stick their necks out too.
Find out more about the Giraffe Heroes Project
at
www.Giraffe.org tel: (360) 221 7989
Thank you for helping make a difference in the world.
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