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February 1, 2021
Well, I'm sitting here today, Friday, December 11, thinking only about Sally Sugarman. She was Rotary. I met Sally when I was a member of the Manchester Rotary Board of Directors many years ago. I'm not sure what her title was at the time but she would always show up with the District Governor, whoever that was. I really didn't pay that much attention to titles then and I still don't. In an organization such as Rotary, everyone does what they can to help out, always; without question.
Years ago (11 years ago in fact), I was shocked when Sally celebrated her 80th birthday. Impossible, I thought! It's easy to take a person for granted when they volunteer to do so much so often. How did she do it? Selflessly and enthusiastically is how she did it. Sally was on committees, not just to sit in on meetings but to offer assistance and ideas. She personified the sort of volunteer, committee member, board member, mother, wife, and dear friend all of can admire and aspire to become.
A very embarrassing moment in my life was when I wanted to share a Happy Dollar. It took so long for me to be recognized that I forgot what I was going to say, except that, "My Happy Dollar is for the beautiful smile that greets us every Friday, by... " I was looking right at Sally and my mind went blank! I couldn't think of her name! I was so grateful that she had a sense of humor! Christmas Day... I still see Sally with her great smile when I sat next to her at our Rotary luncheon. The holidays are always a season for reflection but this year the reflections are deep, penetrating and filled with tears, heartache and loss... Loss of friends, loss of lives to COVID-19, loss of confidence in local, state and national governments. We will get to the other side and past these tragedies. We will have our luncheons, happy dollars, jokes, speakers, good food, and drinks with buddies at the bar! I'm SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU! My happy dollar will be, as always, of course, "I'm happy to be here!"
Author: Susan Coons (Club Membe)
Windmill
Guest Column
February 1, 2021Well, I'm sitting here today, Friday, December 11, thinking only about Sally Sugarman. She was Rotary. I met Sally when I was a member of the Manchester Rotary Board of Directors many years ago. I'm not sure what her title was at the time but she would always show up with the District Governor, whoever that was. I really didn't pay that much attention to titles then and I still don't. In an organization such as Rotary, everyone does what they can to help out, always; without question.
Years ago (11 years ago in fact), I was shocked when Sally celebrated her 80th birthday. Impossible, I thought! It's easy to take a person for granted when they volunteer to do so much so often. How did she do it? Selflessly and enthusiastically is how she did it. Sally was on committees, not just to sit in on meetings but to offer assistance and ideas. She personified the sort of volunteer, committee member, board member, mother, wife, and dear friend all of can admire and aspire to become.
A very embarrassing moment in my life was when I wanted to share a Happy Dollar. It took so long for me to be recognized that I forgot what I was going to say, except that, "My Happy Dollar is for the beautiful smile that greets us every Friday, by... " I was looking right at Sally and my mind went blank! I couldn't think of her name! I was so grateful that she had a sense of humor! Christmas Day... I still see Sally with her great smile when I sat next to her at our Rotary luncheon. The holidays are always a season for reflection but this year the reflections are deep, penetrating and filled with tears, heartache and loss... Loss of friends, loss of lives to COVID-19, loss of confidence in local, state and national governments. We will get to the other side and past these tragedies. We will have our luncheons, happy dollars, jokes, speakers, good food, and drinks with buddies at the bar! I'm SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU! My happy dollar will be, as always, of course, "I'm happy to be here!"
Author: Susan Coons (Club Membe)
Windmill