Posted 5 August 2012 - 2:52pm by Lindsay Bayes
Edict #40
“Did we do it? Did we… make a difference?
“Oh, yes. We made a difference. Thank you.”
It takes a team to run this club and I?ve had the good fortune of having some wonderful people support me along the way. Starting the term, I knew what I wanted to accomplish, and Joe and I knew how we wanted to start, but often execution took twists and that was part of the learning curve that many people helped see us through. Time for some thank yous…
Jen Herr:
With two terms as Prez in her back pocket, Jen was there for me right from the beginning, with advice and anecdotes galore. She was one of the people who encouraged me to run and I have appreciated her confidence in me all the way through.
Jen, I?ve loved all our conversations. Thank you for all your help and hard work.
Kat Dedul:
Kat was my first CO when I joined the club and I have learned so much from her since then.
Thank you Kat for your continued contributions to the club. You are a wonderful example of a CO and Fleet Commander and your ability to teach and coach is a wonderful asset. You?ve been a great sounding board on, and I know I can also trust you to tell it like it is.
Steven Sigle:
On the days when I need a laugh or an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on, he?s been there, not just for me, but many others as well.
Dearest Tadpole, I can?t ask for a better friend and you?ve helped remind me that I can?t do it all, and that?s okay. I?m admittedly not good at that, so I was glad to have you help keep me real. Thanks.
Joe P:
Lastly, I know I said a bit in the promotion Edict, but I have some more to say here. Thank you Joe for being not just my right hand man, but also a great friend. You made me laugh and gave pep talks when I needed it and gave me perspective when it was called for. It?s strange being so easily on the same wavelength as another person you?ve never met in person, but that ability to get what the other person is trying to say, even if they couldn?t always spit it out, was one of the reasons we made such a great team. I know no better person to continue all the hard work we started and I look forward to seeing what your team can accomplish this next term.
Also thanks to all members of the club who are enthusiastic writers and make STF what it is.
Lindsay Bayes, President
August 5th, 2012