On Oct 26, 2005, at 20:11, Clay Blackwell wrote:
I think that it IS entirely possible that things are different in
Virginia
- and anywhere else in our country, for that matter - than they are in
New
York City. (Sorry, Devon - you walked right into that one!!) ; )
Aye, aye, Clay's right; there's vast difference between " in a New York
minute" (which is about 30 seconds long) and "I'll think about it
tomorrow" (as Scarlett did) attitude... :)
As for "running" for President of the Jaycees, that doesn't surprise
me.
Here in VA, this is one of the "incubator" civic groups which up and
coming
leaders "must" belong to in order to move up in their respective
businesses.
Indeed. My town is much smaller than Clay's (we don't even have
"Michaels" <g>), but Jaycees is the path to recognition. The guy who
used to run the music contest for kids sponsored by Jaycees and Lions,
went on to be the president of Jaycees, then to a seat on the council,
then ran for a seat in the House of Delegates for the district...
Jaycees may be of no-account in large cities but, in small towns,
they're visible.
I served as President of my guild for two terms - because I was
willing to
do it when asked, and because I had the time, energy, and some ideas I
wanted to see happen (and they did). My successor is also a willing
leader
who also has the time and the ability to get things done. In fact, I
don't
think that any of the leadership in my guild has ever been coerced.
It's
not a nasty chore - it's a fun project, and we have a good team so
you're
not shackled to the gavel if you need to be out of town!
Now, being the editor of the guild's newsletter is a whole different
ballgame :)
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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