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Out of the frying pan, into the . . . ;-P
Mar. 26th, 2009 07:40 pmSome time ago (I tried to find the post, but couldn't -- this was before I was using tags), I took a "what's your aura?" test and came up as blue and tan (or maybe tan and blue), which translated into "You are a volunteer!!!"
Indeed, as you will know if you've been following my journal for a while. I'm driven to volunteer. Not sure why.
So. I've been on the board of the UU society here since July 2004. I'm in my last year (as president emerita). I get off the board on June 30. Alison, the minister, already has churchy-things she'd like me to do.
Last fall, I was at the new Shutesbury farmers/craftspersons' market, and there was a signup sheet for a committee to organize events for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town. (The town was actually settled by whites long before that.) I love history, so I signed up.
Yesterday I was looking at the paper and saw a tiny article noting that the committee had been "newly formed," and there was my name. I playfully emailed the town administrator, telling him I was "the last to know" about this. He wrote back that a letter had just been mailed to us.
It came today. I'm on a Steering Committee "charged with preparing and recommending to the Select Board, for their [its! my editorial snort] approval, a program of celebrations to commemorate Shutesbury's 250th anniversary in 2011. This committee will organize and assist the broader community in implementing projects insuring the widest possible inclusion of ideas." (OK, sounds like a committee did, indeed, write this charge. LOL)
He went on to say that he wants us to meet for an hour and a half on Saturday, April 25, to elect a chair and secretary (guess who everyone will want ot be the secretary?), figure out what we will say at Annual Town Meeting May 2, and "just chat about ideas folks have for 2011 activities, projects and events." (I have none, except maybe to see if we can find out more about what First Peoples were here originally. From what little I've read, there were no settlements here, this was a hunting ground shared by several tribes.)
The good news is that I know most of the other members of the committee (all women, which is interesting), and I like them quite a lot and will enjoy getting to know them better.
Indeed, as you will know if you've been following my journal for a while. I'm driven to volunteer. Not sure why.
So. I've been on the board of the UU society here since July 2004. I'm in my last year (as president emerita). I get off the board on June 30. Alison, the minister, already has churchy-things she'd like me to do.
Last fall, I was at the new Shutesbury farmers/craftspersons' market, and there was a signup sheet for a committee to organize events for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town. (The town was actually settled by whites long before that.) I love history, so I signed up.
Yesterday I was looking at the paper and saw a tiny article noting that the committee had been "newly formed," and there was my name. I playfully emailed the town administrator, telling him I was "the last to know" about this. He wrote back that a letter had just been mailed to us.
It came today. I'm on a Steering Committee "charged with preparing and recommending to the Select Board, for their [its! my editorial snort] approval, a program of celebrations to commemorate Shutesbury's 250th anniversary in 2011. This committee will organize and assist the broader community in implementing projects insuring the widest possible inclusion of ideas." (OK, sounds like a committee did, indeed, write this charge. LOL)
He went on to say that he wants us to meet for an hour and a half on Saturday, April 25, to elect a chair and secretary (guess who everyone will want ot be the secretary?), figure out what we will say at Annual Town Meeting May 2, and "just chat about ideas folks have for 2011 activities, projects and events." (I have none, except maybe to see if we can find out more about what First Peoples were here originally. From what little I've read, there were no settlements here, this was a hunting ground shared by several tribes.)
The good news is that I know most of the other members of the committee (all women, which is interesting), and I like them quite a lot and will enjoy getting to know them better.
