PR/social media strategist @waltcomm; mom of 2, lover of the @warriors, @49ers, @bts_twt, music, dance, gaming & recc target shooting. My pronouns are she/her.
A campaign's strength doesn't guarantee global impact 🌏 It's about cultural context, local nuance and audience relevance, not scaling what has worked elsewhere. Read more about global PR campaign success factors in the latest #WaltCrew blog post: https://t.co/awaXUCllvD
This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We’re grateful for their courage and service. Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day!
When imagination meets innovation ✨ See how client @EpsonAmerica's advanced laser projection technology is helping power @Cirque's first-ever European residency show, ALIZÉ, delivering immersive visuals that push live storytelling to new heights. 🎭💡 https://t.co/FMXa04v4QT
Senior team member Jordyn recently joined fellow peers across the @IPREX_Global network for a leadership deep dive focused on cultural awareness and strategic communication skills: https://t.co/UQ2aurjR4g #WaltCrew#LeadershipDevelopment
Today is #AILiteracyDay, focused on preparing learners for an AI-driven world. Earlier this week, Walt & Company joined fellow IPREX agencies for a Responsible AI webinar on reducing bias and misinformation. A good reminder to keep learning. #ResponsibleAI#AILiteracy
Co-owner Cyndi facilitated a high-impact media training session with client @Panduit in Illinois - sharpening key messages, practicing real interview scenarios and ensuring their leaders are ready to speak with clarity and confidence when the spotlight hits. #WheresWaltWednesday
The #waltcrew had a great day of planning recently with client Galorath at the Ferry Building 🌉 There’s something powerful about getting out from behind the screens and into the same room together.
The #WaltCrew is ready for 2026! From chasing concerts and exploring new places to prioritizing health, happiness, and peace, we’re all about living fully and making every moment count. 🌟💛
Awards, interviews, and nonstop energy. ⚡️ The #WaltCrew had a great time supporting client @Panduit at #BICSIWinter in Orlando, helping spotlight solutions shaping the future of the #ICT industry. #BICSI#PublicRelations
"They found the coats on Thursday morning.
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary. No note. No explanation. Just coats, zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen," she said. "Could be some kind of prank."
But then Kayla Martinez, eight years old, said her mom worked nights cleaning offices and couldn't afford a winter coat this year. She'd been wearing three hoodies layered up. She touched a purple one on the fence, the right size, and whispered, "Can I?"
Mrs. Alvarez, the PE teacher, said yes before anyone could stop her.
By lunch, all fifteen coats were gone. Fifteen kids who'd been shivering through recess were warm.
The next Thursday? Twenty coats. Different fence, same neighborhood, outside the community center. Then thirty coats appeared at the downtown shelter. Then blankets. Then winter boots.
No cameras ever caught who did it. No social media claims. Just... coats. Every Thursday. All winter long.
The news picked it up. Called them "The Fence Angel." Interviewed grateful families. But nobody knew.
Until March.
Old man died, Earl Hutchins, seventy-one, lived alone in a basement apartment on Fourth Street. When they cleaned out his place, they found receipts. Thrift store receipts. Hundreds of them. He'd been buying every decent winter coat he could find, spending his entire disability check, and hanging them up at night.
His nephew found a journal entry, "Lost my son to exposure in 2004. He was homeless, prideful, wouldn't take handouts. Froze to death behind a dumpster wearing a T-shirt. If I put coats on a fence, nobody has to ask. Nobody has to admit they need help. They just take it. Dignity intact."
I'm Kayla Martinez. I'm sixteen now. That purple coat got me through fourth grade. I never knew Earl. Never got to say thank you.
But last November, I took my babysitting money to Goodwill. Bought six coats. Hung them on that same fence.
My friends saw. They bought coats. Then their parents did. Then the high school started a coat drive, not for a bin, for the fence.
Last Thursday, there were 200 coats. Scarves too. Gloves. We call it "Earl's Fence" now. There's one in Detroit. One in Manchester. One in Vancouver.
I never met the man who saved me from freezing. But I'm becoming him, one coat at a time.
Because the best kind of help doesn't ask for credit. It just hangs there, quiet, waiting for cold hands to find warmth."
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By Mary Nelson
AI is pushing data centers to their limits and the infrastructure behind them matters more than ever. Bob Wagner, @Panduit shares insight on how leaders can future-proof for AI, from power and cooling to fiber and deployment. Read more on @TheAIJournal. https://t.co/b0OOikLSU7
To celebrate the launch of client @EpsonAmerica's 7th generation of #EcoTank printers, the #WaltCrew traveled to Las Vegas to support the “Big Dreams, Little Visionaries” event and helped local youth gear up for back-to-school. @shaqfoundation@StaplesStores