If you happen to bump in to either David Peters or Bryan Bahr in the coming days or weeks, please thank them for volunteering to serve on the POA’s Architectural Control Committee. Then you can also congratulate them, because you’ve elected them to do just that. Bryan is an incumbent who you’ve asked to serve another year on the ACC, whereas David will be joining the ACC for the first time, and will serve a two-year term. While you’re at it, I hope you’ll take a moment to consider how your lives are made easier by these (and other) volunteers. By definition, volunteerism is “time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain.”
Much like your POA Board, you elect them, but that’s only made possible because they have offered their time and talent without compensation (other than a heart-felt “thank you”), totally for your benefit.
Think about that. I mean, really consider all the good things that happen in our lives that wouldn’t happen at all were it not for a person, or group of people, freely giving of their time and skills (even money) to serve their neighbors. The operative word there is the “free” part of freely. And what’s not to like about free? Free is good, right? So, why is it, do you suppose, that we too-often tend to value and appreciate those services we pay for more than those which are made “free” to us? Makes no sense. After all, nothing is truly free. I mean, goods and/or services can only be free to us because they were already paid for, in either time or money or both, by someone else. Volunteers. And, because they do what they do, life is made easier for the rest of us.
For the dozen or so of you Bentwater neighbors who weren’t lining the route for the July 4th parade on Thursday, you missed some incredible displays of imagination, creativity and patriotism. And, as impressive as the “floats” and displays were, perhaps the most gratifying aspect of it all is just knowing that we’re blessed to be part of a community that participates so enthusiastically in creating and preserving our exceptional quality of life. While all the participants are to be congratulated, there were a few, according to the judges, which shined above the rest. By category, the winners were: Most Patriotic – Rodgers Stein Chiropractic; Most Creative Design – North Shore Church; Most “Encompassing Spirit” – Bentwater Volunteer Families, and; Judges’ Choice – Todd Avery. And a particular thanks to the POA board and staff for their efforts in managing the hundreds of details necessary to produce such an event. The fact that most of you didn’t even notice those details is a testament to the efficiency and effectiveness of that team. Kudos POA!!
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