"Manners are the outward expression
of our inward character."

Judi The Manners Lady, Author, Manners Matter & Character Counts
Founder, International Project for Manners & Civility

Let's strengthen our nation by strengthening families and communities.  Together, we can fight crime, gangs and bullying by promoting civility, character and respect. 

Our mission is to inspire and equip this generation of children, teens, families, schools, athletes and businesses to live with character, integrity and respect.  

Let's be intentional to live with with 9 Key Principles & 12 Key Values that will help us build strong families that are the foundation for strong communities and a strong, free and civil nation:

12 Character Values:  Honesty, Reverence, Hope, Thrift, Humility, Charity, Sincerity, Moderation, Hard Work, Courage, Personal Responsibility, Gratitude

London "Friendship Ambassador" Tour 2012: 

To book Judi The Manners Lady's June "Say Hello to all the World" "Friendship Ambassador" Tour and Multicultural Hospitality training concerts and workshops for schools, communities and churches for the London 2012 Summer Olympics, contact info@mannersandcivility.com or call: 604.530.4346 in Canada. 
Download "Friendship Ambassador Cards: 3 Respect Keys," Manners Lady Concert Poster, and "Say Hello to all the World" poster! 
Click here to see a sample of Manners Lady concerts.

Coming Soon:
The "William Wilberforce Character Awards"
National Manners Month, October 2012

"God Almighty has set before me two great objects,
the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners."
William Wilberforce, M.P.

National Manners Month in October is an exciting time for communities and families to focus on civility, respect and manners!

See below for valuable resources and ideas for families, schools, athletic coaches, etc. 

Send us YOUR ideas for celebrating NMM.

• Congrats to the gentlemen around the world who celebrated International "BE A GENTLEMAN" Day on  February 22nd!   (We'd love to hear your stories of people in your  lives who are worthy of being called a "gentleman!) Send stories to:  Info@nationalmannersmonth.com
  
  

• Congrats to the many who celebrated George Washington's Birthday (Feb 22nd) by being a "gentleman!"  Download George Washington's Rules of Civility -- this was his penmenship homework as a child, and laid the foundation of character for his life!  Let's strive to live with character and integrity like Pick up a copy of "Being George Washington." You'll be thrilled and inspired by what you learn!

•  Congrats to Utah's Governor Herbert
    for declaring Manners Month in Utah!

May's Character Value of the Month:

Gratitude

Let's show our thankfulness for our family, our friends and our freedom!  (sing Judi The Manners Lady's award-winning song: "Goodness Gracious Gratitude")

2012 - A Year for Civility

Friends, the world is crying out for civility. 

Every day, the media flashes images of the results of incivilty:  crime, road rage, shootings, thefts, bullying, drug abuse.  We must inspire and equip this generation with the tools:  the attitudes, words and actions of civility and respect -- to make our homes, our communities, our nation and our world... a better place.  A safe place.  A fun place.

Where does civility start? Civility and manners starts in our homes.  With respectful and loving relationships.  When children love their parents, they obey them with a great attitude, do the whole job completely... and go an "extra mile with a smile." 

FREE:  Download the "Honor Your Parents Challenge!" 

(also available Canadian and faith-based versions.)

Congrats to Langley, B.C. & Penticton, B.C.!

Exciting events included:

• High School Leadership "Character Boot Camp" program

• The Rotary Club (see Rotary Pledge for Schools)

• Elementary Schools (Carmi, Parkway, Columbia, West Bench)

• Community Concert at Bethel

• Parent / Teen workshop at the Vineyard, "Grooming the Next Generation for Success."

For photos of NMM click HERE.

Thank you to the Penticton Western News and the Penticton Herald for their support. Read about NMM Penticton HERE. 

 Ideas to help you Celebrate

National Manners Month in YOUR city!

Here are a few ideas to help your family and community celebrate National Manners Month... all year long...  and to choose to live with character and good manners! 

1.  "Meet Your Neighbour Contest!" - a great way to fight crime and build community!   (A new twist on the Neighbourhood Watch program!) 

2.  Learn to say "Hi!" in the language of the people in your community! (click here to download a fun list of phonetic greetings in lots of languages)  Hear the Manners Lady's award-winning song "Say 'Hello' to All the World!"

3.  Host a "Most Polite Contest" or a "Respect" poster contest in your school or community!  

4.  Your athletic team can take the Sports Respect & Character Pledge (Contact us to request that YOUR team logo on the Pledge!  604.530.4346)

5.  Your school can take the Respect Pledge!  (Call to ask how we can put your school mascot & motto on the pledge!)  Also, download the Rotary Club version with the Four Way Test!

6.  Your family can take the Respect Pledge!

7.  Fun for Kids! 

• Take the "I Love My Mom & Dad" Respect Challenge!  Request "The Respect Challenge" at info@theMannersClub.com

• Color "Fuzzy Wuzzy Heart" and chase away "Prickly Stickley" away!

• Help kids identify the bad attitudes and behaviors that are invading our society and then lock them up!!  Kids love to sing "The Bad Manners Monsters are Coming to Town" and play Bad Manners Monsters Tag and cut out The "Bad Manners Monsters" finger puppets! 
  
  Say The Good Manners Pledge & use The Manners Club Character Kit

 
8.  Invite Judi The Manners Lady for a city-wide family concert, high school leadership programs, ethics and customer service programs for businesses and Chamber of Commerce and Rotary and service clubs! 

 See how some communities are celebrating...

Kids Celebrate National Manners Month

on ice with the Langley Chiefs in B.C.!

Congrats to Waverley Elementary School in Vancouver for Celebrating National Manners Month with Judi The Manners Lady as they learned the 3 Keys of an Ambassdor: Respectful Attitude -- Words -- & Actions

See below for Vancouver's National Manners Month Proclamation!)

  

 

1.  Congrats to Judi The Manners Lady for being nominated as a 2012 Canadian "Multicultural Ambassador of Diversity." 

See also article on The Manners Lady in Regent University Leadership Magazine.

2. Congrats to Canada for hosting an outstanding 2010 Winter Olympics!  The Canadian Project for Manners & Civility helped train over 12,000 Canadians across the country to be Ambassadors in multicultural hospitality at Judi The Manners Lady's live "Say Hello to all the World" Multicultural Hospitality training concerts and workshops as part of our "Building Team Canada" program! 

London 2012:  To book the "Say Hello to all the World" Multicultural Hospitality training concerts and workshops for the London 2012 Summer Olympics, contact info@mannersandcivility.com or call: 604.530.4346

       Training includes:

a) multicultural greetings -- the power of a smile and learning to greet people "hi!" in their own language (click here for an easy, phonetic downloadable list of languages!)

b) "respectful attitudes, words and actions" - Ambassador Training for both during the Olympics and beyond. 

3.  Congrats to British Columbia's Solicitor General's Gang Prevention Program which featured a B.C. Lions tour in the high schools and a leadership concert tour with Judi The Manners Lady across B.C. elementary schools -- both with the goal of helping kids develop skills to be able to say "no!" to gangs.

4.  Congrats to Langley United Soccer Soccer Association in B.C. for launching their 1st annual "Respect Program" with a concert with Judi The Manners Lady and the Sports Character Pledge!  (see below)  Click HERE to download a copy of the Soccer Respect Pledge. 

Below are "Respect" Pledges for other sports.  Click to download:

 

o        SOCCER RESPECT Team Pledge

o        BASEBALL RESPECT Team Pledge

o        BASKETBALL RESPECT Team Pledge

o       HOCKEY RESPECT Pledge

o        VOLLEYBALL RESPECT Team Pledge

o        LACROSSE RESPECT Team Pledge 

o        ALL SPORTS Team Pledge – great for P.E. Depts ***

If you would like the RESPECT PLEDGE personalized for your league or team with your logo and colours, call our office: 604.530.4346 (See Langley United Youth Soccer Association's Respect Pledge below)

 

Congrats to Waverley Elementary School in Vancouver for Celebrating National Manners Month with Judi The Manners Lady as they learned the 3 Keys of an Ambassdor: Respectful Attitude -- Words -- & Actions

 Vancouver School Board Chair, Patti Bacchus, reads the Mayor's Proclamation for National Manners Month

Read Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson's

1.  Say "Hello" to all the World!:

Getting to know someone starts by smiling and saying "Hello!"  It's even more special if you can learn to say "hi!" in their first language.  Of course they speak English or are trying to learn, but their first language is the language of their heart!

          Take the "Say Hello!" Challenge!

Learn to say "Hi!" in the language of everyone at your school, church, temple, mosque, team, etc.  It can be our way of being an ambassador for our community and our country!  See links below to:

• Download The Manners Lady's Challenge: "Say Hello to all the World!"

• Download the lyrics to The Manners Lady's award-winning song, "Let's Say Hello to All the World"- a song teaching how to say "hi!" in 12 Languages!"  (hear the song for free at www.cdbaby.com/cd/mannerslady)

• Download an easy-to-pronounce Guide to saying "Hello" in many languages

For more info on the "Say Hello" Challenge, call 604.530.4346 or info@NationalMannersMonth.com

 2.   William Wilberforce Character Awards: 
Watch for the 2012 MOST POLITE Courtesy Awards Contest!

Do you know someone who consistently lives with great manners, kindness, and character? Someone who has served you respectfully at a local business? A child? A teenager? A professional or amateur athlete who is a good role model for kids? Even a politician with character, integrity and manners?   Your school or city can host your own "Courtesy Awards" for 2012!

In 100 words or less, nominate a person who has great manners, and who lives with kindness, courtesy and good character.  For more details or inquiries, please contact us or call 1-886-ASK-JUDI.

2.  Celebrate National Manners Month... with your businesses, schools, sports teams, family, churches, temples, mosques, etc. 

• Congratulations to Langley, B.C. for their celebration of National Manners Month - October , co-sponsored with the Langley Chiefs and Langley International Festival! 
• Thank you to the Langley Rotary Club for donating the School Pledge and The Manners Lady CD to every school in Langley. 
• Congrats to St. Margaret Catholic School in Toronto and St. Cyril Catholic School for taking the 2010 Challenge "Say Hello to All the World!" 
• Congrats to Langley's Douglas Park Elementary School  in B.C. and Abbotsford's King Traditional School, Auguston Traditional School and South Poplar Traditional School  for celebrating National Manners Month with Manners Day with the Manners Lady
• Congrats to Georges Vanier Elementary School in Surrey, B.C. for accepting The Manners Lady 2010 Challenge -- to learn to say "Hi! How are you?" in all the languages of every student who attends their school! Way to go!

• Congrats to Ecole Sandy Hill Elementary School in Abbotsford for hosting "Manners Day" to focus on character and manners -- for the whole year and also to their athletes as they commit to living by the "Sports Pledge" for athletes!

Dear Friends,

Can you imagine what our country could look like if for one month each year, everyone in our nation focused on good manners—

• Respect
• Kindness
• The Golden Rule
• and an attitude of gratitude?

People would be polite: no road rage, no school yard bullying, no harassment or dishonesty in the office, Families would be strengthened as children learned the value of honouring and respecting their parents and elders and of each of us being kind to each other.

Everyone—from the President, Governors, Mayors and City Councilors to schools, businesses, parents and grandparents, children and teenagers, service clubs, churches and sports teams, would focus on politeness. Our law enforcement officials agree that focusing on manners and respect is a positive and proactive way of dealing with crime. If people are respecting each other and their property, they won't be stealing, speeding, or breaking the law!

As a nation, let's remind our nation of the values and virtues that made us a strong country, and join together to celebrate National Manners Month this October.. and all year long!

It's all about our character. Manners are an outward expression of our inward character. As a nation-and as communities across the country, let's keep our families strong by becoming "Character Communities" and by joining together to celebrate National Manners Month... all year long!

Let us know how you would like to help your family, business, school and community celebrate National Manners Month this October!

If you share this vision to impact our community with these foundational principles, join the National Manners Month Team! Help support the project by making a tax deductible donation! Call us at 1-866-275-5834!

Respectfully yours,