{"id":9449,"date":"2021-03-01T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9449"},"modified":"2021-03-31T06:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T06:27:01","slug":"march-2021-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9449","title":{"rendered":"March 2021 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"logo editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image logo-container\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f27684c0-2e96-4cf1-a358-c604dfbda1c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1235\" height=\"393\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"004E86\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Domine; font-size: 2.4rem;\">The latest in our series&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\">The People of the Park:<\/h3>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Gerry Carson<\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<h4 align=\"center\">By Dale Dauten<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What do Butterball turkeys and the Rolling Stones have in common? Well, they both came up while visiting with Gerry Carson about his life and his career. Both were relevant because Gerry split much of his time between his love of music and his success in the grocery and food brokerage business.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As for music, if you\u2019ve been lucky enough to see the Silveridge House Band in action, then you know that part of the enjoyment of being in the audience is seeing how much fun the musicians are having. So you won\u2019t be surprised to hear that when we asked Gerry to describe a perfect day, he told us, \u201cI can tell you this &#8212; my biggest joy is music. I love creating music charts for the band.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">PHOTOS: Top \u2013 That\u2019s Gerry on the right along with ( L-to-R) Al Cook, Morrie Woodruff and Rob Foy. Lower\u2014at the Sweetheart Dance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/92e289ca-fc50-4298-b186-da87a18acf3e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"551\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/48b146a4-8b1b-493e-affd-7b48446d1d4c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"222\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gerry grew up in Plattsburg, Missouri, which he describes as \u201cdefinitely, small town America.\u201d\u00a0(Photos below: Downtown Plattsburg and one of the town\u2019s historic homes)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"45%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/5bc91f0a-58d8-4c2c-a346-428a4b5c5c52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"294\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"55%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/830314d6-bc80-430f-a636-0671e1cabcb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"328\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>It was there in Plattsburg that Gerry\u2019s love of music first turned into side gigs \u2013 in middle school and high school he played in a rock band at first called The Lamplighters, although \u201cthe name changed about 15 times.\u201d The music also changed over time: \u201cThis was the late \u201860s and we played the Rolling Stones because they were popular with the kids,\u201d Gerry recalled, \u201cbut the adults were into contemporary country and the adults had the money, so we could make more playing for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After Plattsburg High, Gerry went to Western Missouri State University and it was around then that he started dating the girl from Plattsburg who would become Mrs. Sharon Carson.\u00a0They\u2019ve now been married 48 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Photo: Sharon and Gerry)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/7e41ae6d-a957-45d9-aa1c-597103861877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"257\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>Gerry graduated from WMSU with a music degree, but realized that teaching music wouldn\u2019t support a family, so he accepted an offer from the grocery store where he\u2019d worked part-time during school, and soon became a store manager. From there, he moved in sales management for Conagra, the giant food broker who represented dozens of product lines, including Butterball Turkeys, Campbell\u2019s soups, Kingsford Charcoal and Swanson\u2019s Frozen Dinners. (It was the mention of Swanson\u2019s that brought back old memories for us and Gerry told us, \u201cI wasn\u2019t there for the introduction of the frozen TV dinner but I was there when Swanson\u2019s did their first microwave meal, called Le Menu.\u201d) Along the way, he added another college degree, this one in business from North Central College in Illinois. And that love of music never died \u2013 he always played music in church and was Choir Director for a church in suburban Kansas City.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>DISCOVERING SILVERIDGE &amp; THE BEST ADVICE<\/h4>\n<p>Even before Gerry retired, he and Sharon had begun traveling with a 5<sup>th<\/sup>-wheeler, and they decided they wanted to spend time in Arizona: \u201cWe checked out 10 or 12 places in the Valley,\u201d he remembered, \u201cand we booked a spot at Silveridge for three months. That was seven years ago. We kept coming back and two years ago bought a park model.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f5a4204e-2531-4942-85ec-0550e5edfbff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>But, even having retired from his longtime sales career, Gerry wasn\u2019t ready to really retire. He started a construction business back where the Carsons spend their summers, in the Kansas City area, inspired to do so by his grandfather who taught him construction as a young man. He credits his granddad with having offered the best advice he\u2019s ever gotten: \u201cIf you do it right, you\u2019ll never have to apologize.\u201d And that led to, \u201cMy mantra is \u2018Build it right the first time.\u2019 And that means overbuilding it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But that\u2019s for Kansas City. Here at Silveridge, in addition to his time with the band, he also helped with the new sound system in the Silveridge Ballroom. It turns out that Silveridge resident and House Band drummer, Rob Foy, was a professional sound engineer who led the effort. Gerry says of the new sound system, \u201cI am very, very impressed with the result and I think the entertainers Sue [Sue Arneson, Activities Director] brings in will be impressed, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Finally, he added another of his favorite things about Silveridge, is the men\u2019s coffee group. He laughed and said, \u201cWe solve half the world\u2019s problems, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D0ECF2\" width=\"30%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/bde84713-df03-4965-8d9d-990352ec548c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"253\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D0ECF2\" width=\"70%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Thank you for making<\/h2>\n<h2>Silveridge\u00a0a Brighter Place!<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Message From Sue<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D0ECF2\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D0ECF2\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/e099e6fa-6638-4f3a-bf37-c219a5ecc0d0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>Most of you know that my last message of the season is always dedicated to all our volunteers. This was certainly a year that our volunteers and leaders brightened our lives! It was a challenge to keep our activities going with the chaos that the pandemic brought to our world. Dealing with Covid put a whole new set of rules of \u201c Safe Fun\u201d in our Silveridge Activities. You stepped up to the plate with writing and applying the safety guidelines to your clubs and activities. Since we could not have people from outside the park, you thought outside the box by creating \u201cFun Play\u201d, \u201cNight Play\u201d and other ingenious ways of having fun with your own Silveridge friends. Kudos to all of you who kept it going forward; to all the time, energy and passion you put into the task that was before you. Whether it was being a Club Leader, washing dishes in the kitchen, beautifying the ballroom with your deco-rating talent, stocking library shelves, or whatever your volunteering skill; you did it with professionalism and with a smile! As always, you gave away many of the projects that you worked on; such as the ceramic club members who made mugs for low income seniors or the quilting members who made and gave away Quilts of Valor to the Veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Thank You to those of you who are new to volunteering and are replacing volunteers who are taking on new goals or moving on to different opportunities. Thank you to those volunteers who have served for years and thank you to the \u201cnewbies.\u201d Over 70 Silveridge mugs were delivered to new people in the park and what a joy it was to meet most of you at our Welcome Class. There is so much talent in this park and I challenge you, even if you are new, to share your gifts. There are mentors to guide you.<\/p>\n<p>To all those who volunteer in unseen ways; such as driving residents to get their Covid vaccines, bringing cards and food to the sick to house bound residents; thank you. And let\u2019s not forget our corporate leaders, business office ladies, cleaning staff, and maintenance workers who make our park beautiful! We have missed all our Canadian friends and all those who could not make it back this year for health reasons. We look for-ward to your return next season with open arms!<\/p>\n<p>A few personal thank yous: To Sharon, my friend and assistant who serves you with a smile and has been a blessing to me during the year; to Jerry our kitchen manager who brings us delicious meals cooked with love; to Tracy, our head volunteer coordinator, who recruits and trains the 100 plus kitchen volunteers;<\/p>\n<p>To John and Deb Bartlett who take care of our set\u2013ups and cleaning after all our functions. I am grateful for my husband, Jeff, who is \u201c my sounding board\u201d and who stands beside me through better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>The journey this year was made brighter with the prayer support of my \u201cBalcony Friends.\u201d These Silveridge friends uplifted the entire Silveridge Community.<\/p>\n<p>It is with appreciation that I honor all our volunteers with recognition, food and entertainment at our Volun-teer Party. Thank you for brightening our lives and making a difference to our Silveridge family!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Your Activity Director ,Sue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-divider\">\n<table 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