Esquimalt woman spreads smiles with signs in unexpected places
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Gisele Relitz of Esquimalt has spent more than 16 years posting signs to make people smile.
Gisele Relitz doesn’t remember where she first saw the sign, but she’ll never forget how good it made her feel.
“I thought, wow!” Gisele recalls. “I’ve always seen signs that say ‘stay off the grass,’ don’t do this and don’t do that.”
But this was different. So — after printing, laminating and attaching it to a metal stand — Gisele stuck the sign in the nearby boulevard.
“I can see people walking by,” Gisele smiles. “And they kind of double take.”
And after they read the sign that says, “Please keep on the grass. Lie down. Roll around in it. Forget all your responsibilities. Have an ice cream,” Gisele says they seem happier.
“It’s literally brought smiles to people’s faces.”
And then some of the people passing started posting pictures of Gisele’s sign in local online community groups, including one that was liked by almost three times the population of their small municipality.
