Goodbye from Gina!
Hello wonderful community,
After a year and a half of posting, reading, supporting and being all round inspired by the ReachOut community, the time has come for me to say goodbye!
I have loved working with the incredible Moderators, Builders, and members to grow and support this great community, and to encourage powerful peer support.
This community offers a unique opportunity for all of us to grow, and be supported through life's ups and downs - it is rare to find such a generous and kind bunch of people on the internet!
Keep doing what you all do- supporting one another with grace and kindness, tapping into your own strength and resilience, and being open about when you need extra support. You're in very safe hands with the rest of the ReachOut Community team.
There might be opportunities for me to jump back on and say hi, but my last day as a Community manager will be Wednesday 5th of June.
Thank you all for having me here in your community and for being all round great! I will miss you! 
I have to go to training in a minute so..
Goodbye 😢
Wishing you the best of luck again! Can’t wait to have you back here!
Thanks for everything ❤️
Logged in this morning to all these wonderful replies!
Goodbyes and change are never easy
@blobby @letitgo @scared01 @Tiny_leaf @WheresMySquishy @Bananatime04
Thank you all so much for your generous beautiful words!!
I have been so so lucky to 'meet' you all, and work together with all of you - it has been so amazing for me to see all of you grow and overcome so many different things.
You have each inspired me in different ways!
You will be missed so much. if you get the chance you should come back on and say hello no special roles required 😉
can i ask what the next part of your journey is?
@scared01 Time does fly!!
I know it can be really hard to navigate changing staff and people leaving. I'll be here to say goodbye tomorrow on my last day, and am hoping to be back online as a guest in the future
We are now into @gina-RO's last week at ReachOut!
To celebrate her contributions to the forums community, we have made a little certificate to highlight some of the amazing things she has done as a Community Manager:
To celebrate @gina-RO's time, you can post on this thread, or on the 1000 positives of Gina-RO thread
Thank you @scared01 - yes very true, having the time to say goodbye is important for me, and for the rest of the community.
You sure can! - I'll be staying in the peer support space but moving away from online work, and into a harm-reduction community role - working with drug users in the community to improve safety and empowerment, and advocating for harm reduction drug reform! Something I am very passionate about, and excited to be working with a peer-led team in this area
so sad to see you go 😞
Like really really sad!
But I know you'll do amazing things in your career
@gina-RO has been my other half here at ReachOut and it has been such a pleasure to work alongside you!
I learn so much from you every day! I have no doubt that the impact you have made in this community will continue on We are going to miss you!
Going to appreciate every second of our last week together I have no doubt that you will make a big impact in your next role too!
@Jess1-RO what a gif choice
Its been a wild ride!! It makes it a lot easier leaving, knowing how amazingly the community will be cared for and supported by you.
This gif also feels very fitting...
Thank you for all you've done @gina-RO! I wish you all the best for the future.
that job is also a tough one so take the good with the bad and a friendly reminder to take care of yourself
