For a graduation

Everyone who saw the work sends a message.

Their family and friends tell the last few years back to them, and it all goes in a printed book.

Gathering is free. You won't need a card.

Hear it
Their voice plays from the page.
Read it
Every message is written out on its page.
Hold it
We deliver the printed book to your door.

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Watch it

Here's how Cathal's graduation book was made.

9:41
An older father and his grown-up son looking through a photo album together at a wooden table
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Start with the graduate's name, then send the link to the family and their housemates.

Share one link

Everyone adds their story

Friends and family can capture a memory by voice, video, writing or photos, wherever they are in the world. It's easy on any phone and nobody needs an account!

We put it together

Hear it, read it, hold it

We write out every voice note and gather it all into a podcast you can play and a beautiful book you can hold.

The three questions for a graduation

  1. What do you remember about them starting out?
  2. When did you see how hard they were working?
  3. What do you want to say to them on their graduation day?
Who's in a graduation book

Housemates and lecturers saw parts of college the family never did.

The link goes to the family group first, then on to the housemates and the friends from the course.

1

The housemates

They lived through the all-nighters and the deadlines alongside them.

2

The lecturers

A supervisor or a lecturer can record a few lines about the work itself.

3

A start on the first job

The graduate can play it on the way to work in the first week of the new job.

What people say

What people say in a graduation book

Tell them about one moment from the last few years that they might not know you noticed.

"Nobody in this family went to college before your mam, and now there's two of you. The photo from today is going on the fridge."
DDamhnaithis granny
"Cathal, your project changed direction three times in February and you were right every time. Keep in touch."
DDr Kavanaghhis project supervisor
"Congrats! I'm going to Galway next year too, so you can show me where everything is."
CCaitríonahis little sister
"You worked every Saturday for three years and studied on your breaks. Put me down as a reference."
LLochlannhis manager at the café
When to start

Allow a month before the conferring

Close it three weeks before the conferring and order then. The printed book comes before the day.

In their words
A Christmas gift
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
K
Kathleen's family
gave her the book at Christmas
What it costs

Gathering the voices is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

The gathering
Free
Send one link and collect the voices.
  • Every voice and every photo
  • Download every recording
  • Start as many books as you like
Start free
The voices
$45
Voice editing, and a personal podcast link.
  • Each recording tidied as it comes in
  • The original kept exactly as it was made
  • One link that plays every voice straight through
Choose the voices
The book
$99
Everything in the voices, plus the finished book to read online.
  • The finished book laid out to read online
  • Every message playable from its page
  • Every message written out beside its voice
Choose the book
The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
Choose the keepsake

Want to write your own questions? Start a blank book

Questions people ask

What is a meaningful graduation gift from the family?

Messages from everyone who saw them through it, from Granny to the housemate who lent them notes.

Can people send a video instead?

Yes. You decide whether the book takes voice notes, videos, writing or all three, and the big button on each phone leads with the one you pick.

Can family who can't get a ticket to the conferring send a message?

Yes. They can record from anywhere in the world with the link. We post the printed book to Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, every EU country, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

Can we keep it a surprise until the graduation?

Yes. Send the link round in a group they're not in, and they get nothing until you give them the book.

Can older relatives take part?

Yes. Someone can call round with their own phone and record them on the link.

Whose graduation is coming up?

Start the book now and invite people whenever you're ready.

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