Kathy's Non Cat Story
July 5, 2014
Hello fellow Rotarians. I am
writing this little column for our
newsletter knowing full well you
may be expecting a cat story from
me. Well, maybe next time, but
today I wanted to write something
specific to my Rotary experience.
Apparently I joined this club
twenty or so years ago. Boy, how
time flies. Of all of you that were
in this club when I joined or
shortly after, I don't see any that
look twenty years older. I'm sure I
have stayed the same too, don't
you think? As I look around the
room at each of you I realize how
much I appreciate my being a
member of this club. I almost
don't like to refer to us as a club,
but like to think of us as more of a
large group of friends.
Each and every one of you has
touched my life in some way -
large or small which makes me
realize that I have more friends
than I thought I could ever have. I
also know, without anyone saying,
that you are all there in some
capacity if I were to ever need
anything, even just emotional
support and I hope that the feeling
is mutual.
When I think of our members that
have gone before us and those that
are no longer able to attend, I
cherish their memories and our
interactions within this club. We
have all worked side by side at
spaghetti dinners, car shows,
Mayfest and who could forget
Ethan Allen Days - I know I want
to!
Our new members, I have come to
realize, are people I may never
have known if not for this club. I
certainly would not know them in
the same way that I do now. They
are folks that I could run into at the
grocery store, post office, where
ever and give a genuine 'hello' to.
All of you are people that I
consider to be my friends and
colleagues. Friends that I can sit
down and have a lunch with and
learn more about, have a laugh and
commiserate about the economy
and such.
So what am I trying to get at with
this little column, well I guess my
point is to just say thank you and I
promise a cat story my next go
round.
Author: Sally Sugarman (Club Member & Windmill Editor)
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