[Gatesedge] Re: Pavillion

Dan Brandow dbrandow at concentric.net
Tue Jun 12 16:38:37 PDT 2001


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Kelly Rhodes wrote:

> Gosh, I am so newly returned that I should probably stay quiet, but I just
> had to agree with Lady Guenievre:
>
>>> I have not been in the Canton long   (less than two years)   so I can not
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> speak for how old the pavilion is or what has gone on in the past but, I can
> say how it is to have a multitude of items and work to take care of and be
> on limited man power since I own and operate a farm.<<
>
> I can second this as part-owner of an assisted living facility. Caring for
> our elderly residents is a 24-hour a day, 365-day a year job, and even with
> my staff helping there's always more to be done. I know just how hard it is
> to get any time for outside activities, and the folks who volunteer for the
> Canton are definitely going above and beyond. They seem tireless.
>
> I am chairperson for the local chapter of a female pilots' group, and I know
> firsthand that there is always a core of people who work their tails off,
> and are the folks you can depend on to 'get the job done'. Coming back into
> the SCA in general and GE in particular, I see a core of people working very
> hard (some of them the same folks I remember from years back) and I've been
> totally impressed by what they're doing. Wow, has this group grown!
>
>>> The members of the Canton  "VOLUNTEER"  their time and money and get no
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> reward except for when we say "Thank-You".<<
>
> Absolutely! That's the only reward volunteers get, aside from the pure
> enjoyment of participation in the organization and its activities. I humbly
> say a big 'thank you!' to the people who have smoothed by re-entry into the
> SCA here, and have welcomed me back, and made my first 're-event' at MSF
> such a pleasant one.
>
> As for the pavillion, I was a member back during the days when the pavillion
> was being decided upon; I well recall the care with which it was discussed.
> It was such a big purchase and so carefully selected that I have no doubt
> the members did their best to maintain it over the years. But of course that
> means it must still be maintained and I have certainly contributed nothing
> toward that myself. I plan to remedy this laxity on my part.
>
>>> I hope that the message that everyone got at the meeting was the same one
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> that I received---and that is that we ALL need to pitch in more help and not
> leave the dreary duties of clean up to only a few dedicated die hard
> members.<<
>
> Exactly, and mea culpa, I haven't done a thing since I've been back. It's
> time for me to volunteer even in some small way. If the same people--that
> dedicated core--are the ones who time and again bear the brunt of the load,
> they eventually tire and fall away. New blood is essential.
>
>>> I think we all just need to organize and work within different
>>
> individual's schedules. I am sure that there are others like me that could
> provide extra help if it were " OFF SCHEDULE ".<<
>
> As the slave of a funky schedule myself, I have to agree here as well. I
> know that sometimes even offering space for storage or meetings is a help,
> and that *is* something I can do (once I get this ceiling fixed!)
>
>>> I know this message is too long but, I want to add that----I LOVE OUR
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> CANTON " GATE'S EDGE "   !!!    For those who have not seen or experienced
> the SCA outside our Canton let me tell you WE ARE BLESSED !!<<
>
> I heartily agree. I was scared spitless to return, knowing that I left
> abruptly and badly--
>
> ***for which I offer a public apology to everyone that I
> left in the lurch!***
>
> --but I've been happily surprised by the friendly welcome I have received. I
> have to give special thanks to Lady Seren and Lord Bowen for their unfailing
> kindness and courtesy to a not-so-new newcomer!
>
> Evelun Lambert
> (hey, I finally picked a name!)
>
> mka
> Kelly Rhodes
> Visit the Happy Bottom Flying Club
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> 'We who fly do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the
> air with this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet.'
>              -Cecil Lewis, WWI ace
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Evelun:
   I remember you quite well, and I'm so glad you're back!  =-)!
                                                        Ekaterina.

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