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Guest Column - Dan Cross
July 1, 2021When Kristi "voluntold" me to write this column I was a little lost, and I've spent the last 2 months racking my brain on what to write. As I sit here typing this out, I'm still not sure where this is going. One thing I know for sure is that over the last 2 months I have seen a better side of Bennington than the one that has been portrayed in the news and on social media over the past few years.
This pandemic has been hard on everyone, and after a year and a half I can see that most people are at their wits-end…including me. But as we have started to open with the amazing job Vermont has done with the vaccine administrations, I can see the bright side of people again. Sports are rolling, restaurants are packed and the last time I checked there are only 2 empty store fronts on Downtown Main St, Putnam Block still pending. Things are looking up. It makes me enjoy my nightly walks to the 4-corners with Kristi that much more.
I'm now officially a Rotarian, a Shires Young Professional and I have volunteered with the SWVT Chamber of Commerce as recent as June 9th. People are happy, people are gathering and there is optimism everywhere. I'm constantly meeting new people who have moved into the area who are bringing bright new ideas and endless possibilities of growth. Just what this town needs.
With my daughter transitioning into Mt Anthony Union High School this fall, my outlook on that has never been higher. There will be negatives, every town across America has them, but this town is filled with people who care and who are truly making a difference for everyone.
People get out what they put in, and I'm seeing that clearly with the things I'm involved in. I was told as a kid that happiness is not a destination, but a choice. This couldn't be truer. You can't sit around and wait for things to get better, you need to be the change you want to see. Thank you for the honor of joining this club and broadening my opportunities to be the change this community, that I call home, needs.
Author: Dan Cross
Windmill
Guest Column - Dan Cross
July 1, 2021When Kristi "voluntold" me to write this column I was a little lost, and I've spent the last 2 months racking my brain on what to write. As I sit here typing this out, I'm still not sure where this is going. One thing I know for sure is that over the last 2 months I have seen a better side of Bennington than the one that has been portrayed in the news and on social media over the past few years.
This pandemic has been hard on everyone, and after a year and a half I can see that most people are at their wits-end…including me. But as we have started to open with the amazing job Vermont has done with the vaccine administrations, I can see the bright side of people again. Sports are rolling, restaurants are packed and the last time I checked there are only 2 empty store fronts on Downtown Main St, Putnam Block still pending. Things are looking up. It makes me enjoy my nightly walks to the 4-corners with Kristi that much more.
I'm now officially a Rotarian, a Shires Young Professional and I have volunteered with the SWVT Chamber of Commerce as recent as June 9th. People are happy, people are gathering and there is optimism everywhere. I'm constantly meeting new people who have moved into the area who are bringing bright new ideas and endless possibilities of growth. Just what this town needs.
With my daughter transitioning into Mt Anthony Union High School this fall, my outlook on that has never been higher. There will be negatives, every town across America has them, but this town is filled with people who care and who are truly making a difference for everyone.
People get out what they put in, and I'm seeing that clearly with the things I'm involved in. I was told as a kid that happiness is not a destination, but a choice. This couldn't be truer. You can't sit around and wait for things to get better, you need to be the change you want to see. Thank you for the honor of joining this club and broadening my opportunities to be the change this community, that I call home, needs.
Author: Dan Cross
Windmill