The final week
At this stage of the campaign and with a blog to write, what should be its theme? There will be a final push this weekend to get out the vote on November 6. Is it too soon to take a short look back?
Last June the Library Board was seeking a candidate to finish an unfilled term. Monica wondered if I was interested.
For me, it was an idea that's time had come. I have signed petitions, sent letters, marched, carried signs, stood on corners and written checks for all kinds of causes and issues. And I have been left with a vague sense of doing something good. But I have also had a nagging question whether my efforts were really having any kind of impact. This past summer I was looking for a place where I could make a difference. We all want that, don’t we? We want to know that we are engaged in meaningful activity that will have positive outcomes.
Previous experience as a librarian, a life-long love of books and learning, experience as an administrator and board member, retired with time to spend on things I want to do – serving on the Altadena Library Board seemed a natural fit.
This fall, when the election was announced, I filed to run. That announcement had re-energized me. I wanted to work on behalf of our community and the Altadena Library District. It is an excellent resource for our community. It merits our deepest respect and most active support. It also is faced with challenges for which it needs a broader financial base. I want to help the Board meet these challenges. I also want to help it expand its life-enhancing literacy services.
So I am running and the race is in the final phase. It has been a real pleasure to advocate for the Library to numerous individuals and groups. It has also been satisfying to know that there have been issues raised and discussed on e-mails through the community. It has been exciting to find so many people interested in the Library's well-being, especially after learning that the Library is under our community’s control. People are talking about the Library. There has actually been an election campaign taking place and I am not the only candidate campaigning. That is very exciting. I sense this effort is a worthy one, and that it will make a difference. My efforts will have an impact. Wow!
Be sure to vote next Tuesday!
Last June the Library Board was seeking a candidate to finish an unfilled term. Monica wondered if I was interested.
For me, it was an idea that's time had come. I have signed petitions, sent letters, marched, carried signs, stood on corners and written checks for all kinds of causes and issues. And I have been left with a vague sense of doing something good. But I have also had a nagging question whether my efforts were really having any kind of impact. This past summer I was looking for a place where I could make a difference. We all want that, don’t we? We want to know that we are engaged in meaningful activity that will have positive outcomes.
Previous experience as a librarian, a life-long love of books and learning, experience as an administrator and board member, retired with time to spend on things I want to do – serving on the Altadena Library Board seemed a natural fit.
This fall, when the election was announced, I filed to run. That announcement had re-energized me. I wanted to work on behalf of our community and the Altadena Library District. It is an excellent resource for our community. It merits our deepest respect and most active support. It also is faced with challenges for which it needs a broader financial base. I want to help the Board meet these challenges. I also want to help it expand its life-enhancing literacy services.
So I am running and the race is in the final phase. It has been a real pleasure to advocate for the Library to numerous individuals and groups. It has also been satisfying to know that there have been issues raised and discussed on e-mails through the community. It has been exciting to find so many people interested in the Library's well-being, especially after learning that the Library is under our community’s control. People are talking about the Library. There has actually been an election campaign taking place and I am not the only candidate campaigning. That is very exciting. I sense this effort is a worthy one, and that it will make a difference. My efforts will have an impact. Wow!
Be sure to vote next Tuesday!
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