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0716 Michael Brandwein
Michael Brandwein
Date of Birth: 07/16/1953

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Donna Reiter Brandwein


The Virtual Birthday Party for Michael Brandwein


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  • From: Ellen and Jeff

    Wishing you a joyous birthday with your loving family, Michael! Have fun in the next 65!

  • From: Eve Dicker Eiseman

    Dear dear Michael,
    I want to take this moment to wish you a very happy 65th birthday. Not only are you the husband of someone I love very much but you are a lovely, sweet and sensitive man in your own right May the stars shine on you as you continue
    to live the meaningful life you have created. Have a wonderful day and celebrate your life!!You deserve all the accolades you will be getting. I love you. Happy birthday. Eve

  • From: Chuck Price

    Dear Michael– there have been three people in my life with whom I have been strongly motivated to stay in touch after we moved apart. You are one of them. Your creativity, your positive spirit, and your laugh all helped me get through law school and continue to inspire me to this day. Many happy returns, my friend. I miss you and hope we can see each other again soon.

    Chuck

  • From: Ed/Paula Rose

    To Michael/Donna,

    You both belong together in Life,more than any other couple I’ve ever met in my few years on earth. Happy Birthday to Michael for making right decisions……

  • From: Marc Cooper

    Happy birthday Michael. You are truly one of the most inspirational people I have ever met. From the moment I first saw you on stage, I knew we were brothers from different mothers. You understand staff, kids, camp and leadership on a different level than anyone else. Thanks so much. Wishing you 65 more happy, healthy and inspirational years ahead.
    Go grateful to call you a friend and mentor.– Marc Cooper

  • From: David Sarpal

    Happiest of birthdays, Michael! May your day be full of wonder and spiced up with laughter in abundance. May your gift of offering clarity and guidance to others continue to nurture millions of children across the world!

  • From: Micheal Brandwein

    Dear Michael,
    A very, very Happy 65 birthday. We are so grateful that you and Donna are 2 of our very cherished and loving friends. May the coming years be filled with your commitment and enthusiasm for the endless children and staff you have inspired.

    Marcy and Bob

  • From: Steve and Susie Baskin

    You are that rare person that impacts thousands of lives every year who is also an exceptional friend. We are so blessed to know you and Donna! [Note from Steve – I also appreciate anyone who can marry over his head like I did!]

  • From: MaryMargaret & Greg Pucci

    Dear Michael,
    Happy 65th Birthday! You are now:
    23,741 days old
    569, 784 hours old
    34,187,040 minutes old
    2,051,222,400 seconds old
    TIME FOR SOME FUN, GO CELEBRATE!
    Cheers, MM & Greg

  • From: Arlene & Tom

    Dear Michael,
    You are a little more than halfway as the Jewish blessing goes…”Biz hundert un tsvantsig!” Have the happiest birthday and may you have many many more to celebrate. With love from two of your Canajun friends.

  • From: L.J. Myers

    Happy Birthday Michael! I wish you a wonderful day that fills your heart with joy and blessings!! xoxo L.J.

  • From: Brian, Jackie, and Zachary Solway

    Michael –
    Happy birthday to a man who is loved and respected by all. We are definitely board members of the Michael Brandwein fan club. We love and appreciate your friendship and are honored to be a part of your family.
    You have always given us unconditional love and support. We are so grateful for everything that you do for our family. You deserve all the happiness in the world on your birthday and every day.
    All our love,
    Brian, Jackie, and Zachary Solway

  • From: Marks Family (Kathleen, Natalie, Danielle, Alison

    Happy birthday Michael/ Mr. Brandwein

    To a real CAMPER, High Holiday entertainer, father to many and a thoughtful and generous friend. We are honored to be connected to your amazing family.

    Wishing you the best year ever!

    Love,
    Marks Gals

  • From: Amy DK

    Michael – may this birthday and the next 65 be full of joy and laughter. Thank you for all the support you have given me in my music career and thank you for sharing your wonderful wife with Soiree all these years. You are a gem!

  • From: Andy Pritikin

    Happy big 65 to the youngest old guy I know!
    Seriously, your spirit transcends age, so pay it no mind. Thank you for all you have done and all you continue to do for all the camp professionals across the country. Your practical tools and delivery system are just awesome, and are will be applied to children generations from now. Big hugs to you, and I hope you keep cranking away with your awesomeness for many more years to come!

  • From: Marc, Susan, Ben and Jon

    Dearest Michael, you have brought so much to our lives and my work in the many years that we’ve known you. I do not know anyone who matches you for compassion, insight, sensitivity, creativity, honesty and anything else that would be considered a standard part of menschlichkeit. We’re fortunate to have shared so much together and look forward to sharing much more, over many years.

  • From: Bob and Harriet Selverstone

    ON HIS 65TH BIRTHDAY
    HOW DO WE LOVE MICHAEL BRANDWEIN?
    LET US SPELL THE WAYS

    M – Magnificently Magic-Making

    I – Irrepressible + Impossible to Imitate

    C – Creatively Cool + Consistently Capable

    H – Hallelujah as a Husband

    A – Admirably Agile of mind

    E – Entertainingly Enthusiastic

    L – LOVING, Loyal + LOVABLE

    B – BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT

    R – Resourceful + Respectful

    A – Always Affable, Affectionate, Awesome + Ageless

    N – Nifty + Never Negating (yep; that’s a double negative!)

    D – DONNA’S DUDE

    W – Wondrously Winning + Wonderful; a Winner

    E – Extraordinarily Enjoyable

    I – Immeasurably inventive; Incredibly Intelligent

    N – NICE, NICE, NICE, NICE

  • From: Larry and Pearl Bell

    Happy Birthday Michael!!!
    We thought we might record our traditional Birthday Greeting which as you know is always off key, but we couldn’t find a way to do it on this site.
    At this important time we feel blessed to have had such a great relationship with you and Donna and David and Ben. From the first time we attended a keynote you gave so many years ago we knew that you were very special. At that time your humour, your magic and juggling skills and the wealth of knowledge you brought with you would make you an important person in our lives and those of campers and staff at our camp and those around the world.
    Over the years you have always been available to all of us. Your creativeness, your wealth of knowledge, your humour (Cnd spelling) and your ability to reach and maintain the attention of those with whom you are sharing has had an impact on, in particular, the camping community. The fact that you have taken many hundreds of hours to share your insights in your books gives us an idea of your dedication to your work. Anyone who has been to any of your workshops knows how giving you are that you encourage others to use what you have created.
    We wish you many more years of health, happiness and continued success. We love you.

  • From: Beth & Travis Allison

    Dear Michael,

    We wish you the happiest of birthdays!

    We even made a video for you: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LyaKWT61pGyEHOEU2

    Take care,

    Travis & Beth

  • From: Laura Nolan

    Happy Birthday Michael!

    Here’s a little ditty just for you on this special occasion. You can think of the lyrics below as a sort of hand out, but with all the spaces filled in so you can simply follow along…or for someone close to you that, on the off chance, might want to do a sort of karaoke for you.

    Fingers crossed the DropBox link to the audio file works without a hitch:
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2c3ig1vyljynlp2/AACxV6aw73Yk80JdQ53tIirZa?dl=0

    The Michael Brandwein Song
    (Set to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon, with many liberties taken)

    CHORUS
    The Great Michel Brandwien, traveled sea to see
    And frolicked in the playfulness and intentionality

    Seasoned camp directors, loved that rascal’s stuff
    For he taught so many things, to diamonds in the rough

    Around the world he’s traveled (except Antarctica)
    Michael keeps a look-out for, amazing boys and girls-ah
    CITs and counselors, when at camp he does get
    Would learn ‘bout “grout” and fav’rites like, “in a minute, but not yet”

    CHORUS (twice)

    Ripples spread forever, from all that Michael’s taught
    We’ve been trained to fill in blanks, on handouts that he’s brought
    There’re so many choices, Circle Dircle is just one
    CDOS, Operation G.R.O. Orientations’ just begun!

    Oh! Great Michael Brandwein! So many thanks to you!
    You’ve shared with us your genius, hugs and laughter too
    I’d sing Happy Birthday, But I fear I’ve run too long
    You’ll just have to settle for, The Michael Brandwien Song

    The Great Michel Brandwien, traveled sea to see
    And frolicked in the playfulness and intentionality
    Oh! Great Michael Brandwein! So many thanks to you!
    You’ve shared with us your genius, hugs and laughter too
    (END)

    Enjoy your special day Michael! Sending all the love, hugs, and well wishes I can muster straight from Minnesota!
    Laura Nolan

  • From: Melissa

    Happiest of birthdays to you! Thank you for all of your amazing ideas and support for the Early Childhood Community!

  • From: Tom Simons

    Michael,
    The happiest of birthdays to you. Keep making your magic. For me that is a real ART!

    Tom Simons
    Joslyn Art Museum
    Omaha, Nebraska

  • From: Howie, Sari, Jordanna, Cole & Zane Grossinger

    Happy 65th Birthday Michael!
    Wishing you all the best on this special birthday.
    We are so blessed to have you in our lives!
    You never cease to amaze us – with that big heart of yours, amazing “know how” that you share in your unique way, to your awesome family, and so much more!
    We love spending time with you and your family – even though we don’t get to see each other as often as we would like when we do it is like no time has passed!
    Thanks for being part of the family that we get to “choose”!
    Wishing you all the best today and all year long!
    Lots of love – The Grossingers

  • From: Jennifer Haggart

    What joy it brings me to celebrate you on your special day! Your friendship means the world to me and I’m so grateful for you and the many blessings knowing you has brought to my life.
    Enjoy ~ Hugs!!
    Jen

  • From: The Levin Family

    Happy Birthday! We are wishing you the happiest of days and hope that you will celebrate in style!

    Michael, I am looking at the clock and singing “What are you doing the rest of the summer…” – Elena

    Have a happy birthday! Lots of love and invisible flying gift fairies that will give you an awesome day! – Alyssa

    To my dear friend who I first met on a rainy day at the “Buckhorn Lodge” who was twisting balloons into poodles and birds. Every day since that day has always been filled with sunshine because of knowing you my brother. Happy birthday! – Lee

  • From: Ginny Weissman

    Hi Michael,
    I am so grateful for our decades of friendship. It was great seeing you in Palm Springs. Wishing you a happy, healthy and very prosperous year!
    Hugs,
    Ginny

  • From: Brenda Saxe

    Michael – Happiest of Birthdays! I am so glad our paths crossed in Omaha. As a former camp counselor and early childhood professional I have learned so very much from you – both content and presentation to adult learners. Thank you for all you so! Celebrate and have fun! Brenda

  • From: Penny Gildea

    Wonderful, kind, awesome, smart Michael. Have a very happy happy birthday! I can’t wait to learn more from you when you come to Omaha. Now, enjoy your milestone 65th birthday!

  • From: Becky Dunlap-Morton

    Happy Birthday Michael!! I have always enjoyed the positive energy you bring to training when you have been in the Omaha area! Thank you for your insight from all of your experiences! Enjoy your special day!
    Blessings,
    Becky

  • From: Gina Ewing

    It’s my pleasure to wish you a very, “Hauoli la hanau”, Michael! I have enjoyed your workshops over the years and look forward to seeing you again. Enjoy your day! Aloha, Gina…

  • From: Mary Beth Pistillo

    Happy Birthday Michael!

  • From: Jim Haggart

    Hope you have a happy day!!

  • From: Bria Cartwright

    Dear Michael,
    I’m sitting in the middle of the redwoods watching my staff work with their kiddos using so much of what you’ve shared with us! I see them DLP & WESTI on a regular basis and it makes us so much better as a result! So, while it’s your birthday, you are the gift we have received. Thank you for sharing your passion for this important work, and thank you for creating so many tools to help us continue to positively develop young people. I am so grateful to know you and to have had the opportunity to work with you. As you celebrate this special day, I wish you all the happiness and good fortune in the world. You share your knowledge, insight and expertise with us freely, which is so kind & generous. Thank you! :) I hope you’re having a wonderful summer and have some fun adventures planned. Sending love, hugs, gratitude and all my best wishes for the happiest of birthdays!
    Enjoy your special day!
    Bria

  • From: Cat, Sean, Aislinn and Ehren Curry

    My dear friend, Happiest of birthdays to you. This year, I have the pleasure of seeing my young leaders implementing W2NT3…giving directions that will start in a minute…but not yet…and sharing the energy and excitement that you continuously give to us all.

    I hope you enjoy your day and get to enjoy all the love we have for you.

    And from my kids, especially Ehren, thank you for Camp Ben. It was the best meeting they’ve ever attended.

    Much love always,
    Cat & the Curry Clan

  • From: Joe & Patricia

    Dear Michael,

    This milestone Birthday is a good time for your friends

    and admirers to reflect on and to cerebrate your many

    accomplishments. The range is so great: magician, scholar,

    lawyer, best-selling author, television impresario, motivational

    speaker, and not the least, husband and father in a family that

    exemplifies the Great Qualities that mark all of your work. And

    you do it all with your own special sense of humor and zest for

    living and learning!

    Although we have no single title for it, your work as an

    educator is certainly one of the noblest of professions. So,

    we salute you today as Teacher of Teachers, confident that your

    influence will continue to enrich the lives of generations to come.

    In friendship and deep affection,

    Joe and Patricia Wenzel

  • From: Becky Charlton

    Dearest Michael,
    God definitely broke the mold after He made you; you are one of a kind!
    It’s always a pleasure to be with you. You are kind, caring and creative with a great sense of humor. You and Donna mean so much to me! Happy 65th Birthday!!!
    Love ya!
    Becky “Brandwein” (Charlton)

  • From: The Stapleton’s

    Happiest of Birthdays to one of our most favorite people in the whole entire planet!!
    Hugs and kisses-
    Stacy, John, Charlie and Grace

  • From: Tanya Gifford

    From all of your friends in Gretna Nebraska….
    Happy Birthday Friend!!!!

  • From: Jessica Andrews-Wilson

    Happy Birthday, dear Michael!

    The world is such a better place because you were born. I am so grateful for all of the ways you have touched my life and the lives of thousands of young people who have benefitted from my learning from you!T

    You are one of the most amazing people I have had the pleasure of knowing, and I am sending you the happiest, best, fullest birthday wishes possible!

    Jessica

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