November 2013

    One more Halloween without a single costumed little visitor has passed.  Where did all the kids go who used to ring the doorbell and yell "Trick or Treat" at the top of their lungs?  I suppose if I were a mother of young ones now, I might be wary of sending them off into the dark.  I think my neighborhood is safe, but I wouldn't go for a walk at night by myself or even accompanied by my dog, so I get it.  How sad that the imaginary ghouls of the holiday have been replaced by the real-life ghouls of every day.  What happened?  I wonder if the little kids can still go out and wander around in my little town in Maine like my children could here when they were small. 
   
   Of course, we MCREAers can create our own neighborhood and our own party when we need it.  These pictures will establish that.  I hope next year, more people will put themselves out there in costumes.  A good time was had by all at our Halloween party.  The Bingo game was a blast as usual and what prizes the winners received!  Sandy Stephenson does a great job getting the Bingo together for our enjoyment.  It's fun and we made a beginning to the MCREA Scholarship account. 
   
   It is time to make a contribution to the annual local scholarships.  Remember that we do not do fund raisers and try to sell each other stuff because everyone got tired of that.  Now we just bare-facedly (is that a word?) ask everyone to contribute.  It doesn't have to be a lot of money.  If everyone could give $20 or more, we would be set up to give some hard working graduates a leg up on their textbooks, at least.  Sometimes textbooks alone can run into the $300 dollar range.  We should remember that we are encouraging students who have made a commitment to become educators, a rather hard sell in these times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget that we are still collecting food for the Food Bank, books for FELT, and small items for the nursing homes.  I will see you at 11:30 on Thursday, Nov. 21.  If you have not heard from your caller during the week preceding the meeting, call Mary Ann Jensen at

756-7603 to make a reservation.

 

Ellen