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I've been intrigued by the recently revealed "Make It Better" campaign. I like the concept. Along with volunteers, the Blazer organization is truly making an effort to "make it better". There is no promise of miracles, just a simple offer of effort. The simplicity is a beautiful thing. We all could take a cue from the Blazers and do this very thing on a daily basis.

I've contacted the Blazers to see about ways that fans outside the Portland area can help. Being a volunteer is great, but it's not so easy when you live elsewhere. I've suggested they sell their "make it better" lapel pins and use the funds towards their efforts. It seems to work for just about every other program out there, why not this one? Blazer fans wearing these pins can be a visible sign of a new era, a new sense of belonging, a way to pledge your citizenship to Rip City. Why not?

While taking a closer look at the program I learned that the Portland Trailblazers, to this day, are the ONLY sports franchise to have personally been awarded the "Points of Light" award. While other teams are partnered with other businesses and organizations that have received this award, the Blazers are the only individual team to earn the award on their own.

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To think this has been going on behind the scenes since 1999 was a surprise to me. Clearly it got drowned in the flood of negative press we have been receiving for way too many years now. I'm glad the skies have parted and the rains have stopped. As the skies clear, the good the Blazers do is being revealed. Hopefully it will stay this way and soon the rest of the world will realize that those who continue to use the Jail Blazer references are fools. It simply doesn't apply anymore.

I'm proud to be a Blazer fan again. It feels good.

GO BLAZERS!