Wow! Is the rain coming down or what! Hope you all are high and dry. It was good to see lots of our members present for this meeting. Yes, parking was a challenge due to the movie people. I was told that this was a Stephen King movie and the next day there was going to be a scene with an explosion. I don't know about you all but I am glad that our meeting was not taking place during this "explosion." The tables were beautifully decorated with flower arrangement. And I won one of them and it is on my table and still looks great after a week! Thanks, Maleeta. At the end of our meeting our elected officers gave their reports. Scholarship decisions are coming up at the beginning of May. We have money in the treasury and members attending. What more could you ask for?
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| Our beautiful flowers. |
The Honorable John Tecklenburg, mayor of the city of Charleston, was our guest speaker. He started and ended the meeting by playing the piano. That was a great beginning and ending.
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| Our Mayor tickling the ivories |
What a great photo op! We really enjoyed "On the Sunny Side of the Street." He changed the saying that we should leave a better world for our children to we should leave better children for our world. That does give one pause. He is probably right on the money with that expression. He thanked us for our service. He also said that he meets regularly with our superintendent, Dr. Postelwaite. That's a good thing.
He recommended that as seniors we look into the senior center on James Island. He also is excited abut the senior center being built in West Ashley. And speaking of West Ashley: He stated that this area will be the focus of his administration. The farmers' market is opening. Mayor Tecklenburg spoke of the revitalization of downtown. He also is advocating for the completion of I-526 which should have been done 20 years ago. Several members asked questions with the main concern being the traffic situation all over but especially in West Ashley. Seems like we had a great attendance from West Ashley. After fielding these inquiries the mayor closed his presentation with another piano piece, "The Maple Leaf Rag."
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