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Real Estate Agent with The Platinum Group Realtors

Today I had the honor of receiving an email request from my Aunt.  It appears her grandson, Jackson, has a special project at school involving Flat Stanley (any memory bells ringing yet)?  

My assignment, should I choose to accept it, is to take a photo of Flat Stanley somewhere in Colorado.  I was up in Woodland Park showing horse properties yesterday and my customer and I made a stop to do a photo op of Flat Stanley with Pikes Peak in the background.

 

Flat Stanley Woodland Park Colorado

I don't know if it is too much time alone in the car or what but I have been thinking about what Flat Stanley represented and how he gave kids the opportunity to see the silver lining so to speak in a bad situation after a billboard fell and flattened him.  Fast forward to today and I am thinking that Flat Stanley, Real Estate Agent, can be a role model, inspiration and imagination that some can use right about now.

For those of you who don't know, Flat Stanley was first a book in 1964 written by a Dad for his sons.  The book was hugely successful and has been used in classrooms for years as it apparently is this week. Flat Stanley has travelled the globe and gives kids the opportunity to learn about geography, cultures, languages and writing.

Just what Flat Stanley can and will do for Real Estate.  Stay tuned....

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Kelly Young Realtor

About the Author: Kelly Conner Young, GRI

Kelly is an Associate Broker with The Platinum Group Realtors.  She has over 15 years experience in Real Estate in the Colorado Springs and Front Range region of Colorado. She represents buyers and sellers of real estate buying homes, land for sale and mountain property getaways.   Specific areas include:  Black Forest, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Divide, Falcon, Downtown, Manitou Springs, Monument, Old Colorado City, Westside, Woodmen Hills and Woodland Park. You can reach her at 719-226-0126 or by clicking "email the author" above.

Comments(4)

Sonja Patterson
Keller Williams - BV - College Station, TX
Texas Monthly 5-Star Realtor Recipient for the Hou

Flat Stanley gets around!  Funny, I never read this book--sounds like a great read...and learning tool, too!!  Sweet of you to help out a relative, Kelly!

Mar 23, 2011 04:36 PM
Kelly Young
The Platinum Group Realtors - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Real Estate ~ 719-226-0126

Sonja, apparently he is big business and quite popular with the kids (and us adults who get him).  With our email and cell photos it is fun & easy to be involved with their projects and the fun that goes with it.

Mar 23, 2011 04:44 PM
Carolyn Kolba
Serving Mentor, and all of Lake County, Ohio - Mentor, OH
Keller Williams Realty- Mentor, Ohio

Kelly, I haven't heard about Flat Stanly in quite awhile.  I hope he is alive and well, and that you are taking good care of him.  :)

I wonder if he just might have a mother... and also wonder if her name might be Lumpy Mama ?

Mar 23, 2011 05:05 PM
Sondra Meyer:
EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Kelly, I guess my kids missed out on Flat Stanley.  It does sound like a fun idea of photographing him in different places.  Great picture!

Mar 23, 2011 05:29 PM