Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Back Patting

College Place Lions Board Member Carl Walk and CP Lion Tamer Dave Walk spent about 6 hours sweeping, mopping and waxing the clubhouse floor on Saturday and Sunday.

On Monday, the College Place Lions clubhouse hosted a very distinguished guest in the person of US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The public meeting was called Conversations with Cathy.   

35 mostly elderly citizens came to the meeting to sharpen their griping axes, tout their causes and basically vent out loud about whatever seemed to be annoying them on this particularly hot end of July day. Many of them had been to these Conversations before.  A few first timers came seeking help.

Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers handled all the grousing with consummate grace, dignity and intelligence. She really listened, never once condescended, and did her level best to actually engage in polite two-way communication with the disgruntled citizens. Those needing help got a caring and empathetic hearing and suggestions for solutions. Some were directed to staff members for direct counsel or referrals.


As Conversations came to an end, I stood to praise the Congresswoman and thank her for the wonderful example of Democracy that her meeting was. As I began the thanks she motioned me to join her at the podium and there thanked me for serving with the College Place Lions. 

She presented me a certificate of recognition.

I was genuinely touched by her thoughtfulness.


Every Lion feels good about a pat on the back, even a floor buffing Lion Tamer turned DG.


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