After a long drive

I am here sitting in the Big Apple restaurant in Saratoga Springs, celebrating with JCI Saratoga Springs. It is their Year-End/Installation banquet, with members and state officers around enjoying the fine restaurant and unknowingly being entertained by karaoke in the next room. it is always nice to see a chapter gather together and recognize the good that they have done and look ahead to all the good they can do. This past year, they collaborated with a number of other organizations to build a playground in Ballston Spa. After a wonderful slide show demonstrating images from the 6 day build, they recognized a local high school teacher who spear headed a neighborhood group which was behind the playground idea. To me, it is essential for a chapter to not only pay attention to the good works done by members, but also to commemorate the work of those in the community.

Dessert is coming out, and Outgoing Chapter President Ed is talking, so perhaps more later.