Thank You

Number 3 of 

The 10 Commandments of How to Get Along with People Number proclaims, 

"Praise Good Work regardless of who did it." 

My disclaimer - There's no way I can possibly even know and remember everyone who lent a hand and did good work at the 19F Spring Conference. There were too many of you. If this column leaves you out then Commandment 8 applies - I apologize promptly and also Commandment 4 - I regard you as a person of importance (even if my memory fails me.)

Crystal

Thanks and admiration to Crystal, Sam and Karen for dotting the i's and crossing the t's, ordering and selling the Purple Polo shirts, processing the registrations, paying the bills and doing the reports on the Conference. Wow!

Thanks to Derence, Crystal, Kathy, Kay, Bill, Fred, Paul, Patty and Steve for the beautiful 19F Conference Program.  

Sam, Karen, Melissa, Sunshine Jim, Kathy and Keith served up a great Fun Night Dinner at Conference. Thank you all so much!

We appreciate Ed, Darrell, Marie, A.J., the Boys, Jon, The Grangeville Wild Men and the Bunko Uproar Women for playing well with others.  

Thanks to the Prescott Lions - Mike, Sandi, Len, Sue, Chuck, Matt and Patty- for the Horseshoe Pits, The Skyrocket Wine and for being supportive Lions and good friends.

Tessa Fresco

Thanks to Allen, Ashley and Tammy and Tessa for the very sweet Peace Poster ceremony. 

We are grateful to Sarah, Vision Source Clinic of Ellensburg and Cle Elum, the Downtown Walla Walla Lions, and the Yakima West Valley Lions for stepping up to honor Marge and pay for Conference pastries and coffee.

Thanks to Fred, Ruth, Ben, Marsha, Karen, Caitlin, Darling, Tori, Steve, Viva, Kay, Ashley, Ken, Tammy and Erma for doing the lobby, the raffle, the election and the displays. 

Kudos to Ken and J.B. for preparing and bringing your Club Display Board. It was great.

Thank you Crystal, Jim, Michelle, Bill, Paul, David, Marie, Darrell, Betty, and Carol for honoring our Departed Lions with dignity and respect.

Gloria and Anne

Thank you Bob, Wanda, Steve, Larry, Gloria, Ret, Richard, Hal, Marie, Viva, Anne, Tom, Bill, Carol, Patty, Enoch, Dave and Sam for the words, the wisdom, the speeches, the presentations, the inspiration and the humor. You Guys are Great!

Thank you to all the Lions who hadn't been to Conference before and gave the Walla Walla Conference some fresh faces to look at.

Special Thanks to Alex, Carl, Brenden, Caitlin and Darling  - our youthful College Place Lions - for their stamina, strength, enthusiasm, talent and skills particularly during the Chevron Banquet.  

Thank you all of you thoughtful Lions who took time to email or actually write and mail Thank You and Congratulatory notes to me and DGE Crystal concerning  how much you enjoyed the 19F Spring Conference. Those notes buoyed up our exhausted spirits.

Now what you've all been waiting for - 

The Ten Commandments of

How to Get Along with People.

1. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think. Cultivate a low, persuasive voice. How you say it counts more than what you say.

2. Make promises sparingly, and keep them faithfully, no matter what it costs.

3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind and encouraging word to or about somebody. Praise good work, regardless of who did it. 

4. Be interested in others, their pursuits, their work, their homes and families. Let everyone you meet, however humble, feel that you regard him as a person of importance.

5. Be cheerful. Remember, everyone is carrying some kind of a load.

6. Keep an open mind. Discuss but don’t argue. Disagree without being disagreeable.

7. Let your virtues, if you have any, speak for themselves. Discourage gossip. It is a waste of valuable time and can be extremely destructive.

8. Be careful of another’s feelings. Apologize promptly.

9. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Simply live so that nobody will believe them.

10. Don’t be too anxious about the credit due you. Do your best, and be patient. Forget about yourself, and let others “remember.” Success is much sweeter that way.

 
                                  Dave