User talk:Adele wilke

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the heart” - Hellen Keller Adele Cernik Wilke is a long-time community-oriented professional. Born in Texas, Adele grew up with strong family values and focus on ”The Golden Rule”. The Wilke family was economically-poor, but soulfully-rich in love. The Wilke children embraced many cultures in their diverse Houston neighborhood and are proud of their respect for diversity. Compassion and humanitarianism was strengthened, in the Wilke children, as the Wilke children shared care-giving for their disabled sibling. During her youth, Adele was blessed to have raised many types of pets on the Wilke mini-farm and out of that nurturing love for animals grew the desire to be a Veterinarian. Adele’s high school efforts entailed pre-Veterinary classes and she joined Rams for Animal Protection. Adele’s Veterinary dream dissolved as she was forced to choose ‘the working world’ in order to help her family when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Adele’s mother died when Adele was only 18 years old, but Adele is grateful that her path of “career-vs-college” opened many doors thus allowing Adele to discover internal talents/passion for Graphic Arts and Photography. While working three jobs-at-onece to care for her ailing father, Adele found self-fullfilment through volunteerism and career development. Adele’s career has encompassed many facets of art, office/facility management, media production, public relations, fire/life safety public education, public information officer and public affairs - she is a successful, accomplished professional achieved through diligence and dedication. Adele is a supporter of many community organizations and charitable causes such as Disabled American Veterans; National Organization of Women; Toastmasters International; Human Rights Campaign; Humane Society; PETA; BSA Explorer Advisors; United Way; American Red Cross; Susan G. Komen; Rotary International; homeless shelters and Friends of The Library. “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving” - Mother Teresa