Legacy Files July 22, 2010 [Updated June 2012]Welcome to the new Michael's Angels section!  To see the information from the original launch of Michael's Angels, including our first contest and the first set of members' stories, please click here.The Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait has an opportunity, with members worldwide and celebrity support, to really make a difference - to really carry on Michael's legacy. Through you, our MJTP family, The Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait project in its entirety can consistently work to make sure we, as some of his true "soldiers of love," carry on his legacy, to continue to focus on love as our message, with love as our mission.  We can share and express Michael's message of love through taking action to help change the world in Michael’s name.  We are Michael's Angels.Michael Jackson wasn’t just the greatest entertainer in the world; he was also a great humanitarian. Passionate...

Legacy FilesAugust 14, 2010Please watch this video brought to us by Valmai Owens, our Director of Publications.  People just like you are making a positive difference to make this world a better place.  We hope this video will inspire you to do something - anything - to help.  Whether helping the homeless, the elderly, the poor, the hungry, the lonely, animals, victims of abuse, or the planet, no act is too small."Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." ~Mother Teresa"It starts with us. US. Or else it'll never be done." ~Michael Jackson"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." ~Mohandas GandhiThank you for continuing to do Michael's good work! Read more here about becoming one of Michael's Angels.                                              ...

Legacy Files August 10, 2010In Memory of My Friend Cindy: One of Michael’s AngelsBy: Gina Odell (GinaA)Tribute Team AssistantMy friend Cindy Elliott-Park passed away on July 27, 2010, at age 55.  Cindy wasn’t well known.  She wasn’t rich.  But she had a huge heart that opened itself to help in her own special ways.  I have been thinking over the past weeks since her death that I wanted to honor her publicly in some way.  I think Cindy was an angel on Earth in so many ways that can be wonderful examples of what kinds of service we can do in spite of any life challenges.Shortly after we first met, Cindy told me that she contracted a viral infection that damaged her endocrine system at aged two and she was left with type 1 diabetes as well as other endocrine malfunctions. This condition was not discovered until she was 17 years old and had lived for years with various health issues. She took great care of herself and was one of the most positive...