Friday, July 29, 2016
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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