Editor,

When does something really begin? It is like the old adage, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” So many times when working on a community project there are differing points of view of its true beginning. In retrospect, does it really matter? What does matter is the one who did the heavy lifting, the one who both mentally and physically led the effort. The “who” for me is/was Cary Peterson.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Good Cheer Bayview site at our annual “Music Fest & Garden Party” we will honor Cary. Part of the celebration will include presenting her with a memory book that will include submitted written comments from those she has helped feed, taught, worked with and/or inspired.

I will be putting in writing not only what she has brought to the wonderful organization in which I work but also what she has brought to me personally. I have been blessed throughout my life to have worked with individuals who fight for what they believe in, but I have never worked with anyone who is so strong in her beliefs that she continues to make personal sacrifices for the greater good.

If Cary has touched your life at any level, I encourage you to submit them [comments] in writing, so we can include them in the memory book we are creating. Please mail them to;

Good Cheer, P.O. Box 144 Langley, or email them to kathy@goodcheer.org.

Or join us at the event and submit your comments there.

Cheers,

KATHY MCCABE,

executive director

Good Cheer