Feeling on edge? Take it off. Be of service.
March is one of my favorite months of the year. Okay it’s not because it is my birthday month but because I love Spring. I love the budding flowers on the plum trees in my back year even though I know a rain, or an occasional hailstorm will them out. And seeing the resilience shine through.
This month, also as incredible as it sounds, marks the one-year anniversary of our first Shelter In Place (SIP) from COVID-19. It’s been a wild ride and the way I look at this is we are making history. Seriously, one day we will look back and see that we were living in an incredible time and it will make it in the history books. We are living (and sadly far too many dying) in a pandemic. There are not too many times in the history books they talk about this, much less experience it. Let’s face it: we are making history
A year into this pandemic everyone is exhausted, lonely and on edge. I’m a firm believer that people can flourish from challenging experiences and become better people, or flounder and wallow is petty. This pandemic really has given people an opportunity to be the best who they can be if they are up to the challenge. And sadly, for some people it has been the worse time in their life, and they can't wait to get back to their pre COVID-19 life.
I am very open about being an addict and alcoholic. My sobriety is 10/1/83 and every day that I wake up I am grateful for having the opportunity to get a redo on a life I was not going to survive. Even with 37 years of no drugs or alcohol to stuff my feelings I am still humbled because we are in scary times. It does not really surprise me that a lot of people have relapsed, overdosed or committed suicide. It has truly only been though the tools I learned in my early days of 12 step programs, a high power and a desire to be a good role model to others who are suffering that keeps me going. Addiction kills and I will be damned if this will kill me. I would much rather die by giving too much of myself to others. Doing service is how I keep healthy.
I was recently given the opportunity to help keep humanity on the survival track. That’s right, I have the all-important duty to assist at the Huerta Gym. While nurses are helping inject doses of life saving vaccine into agriculture worker arms. It’s an honor to be helping these hard workers have a chance for survival. My job is to direct traffic. It might seem a minor thing to some people but at least I am doing my part in this circle of life. It is an honor for me to be helping serve humanity.
As of the February 18th, there have been 102,828 vaccine doses administered in Sonoma County. It’s not a cure, we still must mask up and socially distance but if we still get sick it’s not as deadly.
Okay now stopping back to the more fun activities in town…These were submitted and included because we want people to be educated about our upcoming future election that is mail in only and deadline is May 4th.
The Windsor Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce we will be hosting a Candidates Forum on Thursday March 25th from 6-8 pm. The moderator is Pat Kerrigan, an award-winning broadcast journalist and all 5 candidates have been invited to participate.
The candidate’s forum is being produced purely to inform voters about the candidates. The chamber does not endorse candidates for office, all activity pertaining the forum will be conducted in a fair and un-biased manner showing no favoritism toward any of the candidates
Due to the provisions of the order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma to shelter in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19 the forum will be taking place virtually. As a forum participant you will be using Zoom. The forum will be videotaped and streamed live on the Chamber YOUTUBE channel. We will be translating this forum into a Spanish language version as well.
Windsor Town Council special election Forum will be March 25th:
This information is being provide to you so you can pass along to any and all Windsor residents, groups and businesses so they can get it on their calendars to participate. If you have a newsletter please include this "hold the date" information.
More information will be posted in the Windsor Chamber of Commerce newsletter, eBlast, Facebook groups and other forms of social media will be provided as we get closer to the date. Register in advance for this meeting:
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Windsor Lions Club – First Annual Drive through Crab Feed
Windsor Community Center
901 Adele Drive, Windsor
Saturday, March 13, 2021
6-8 3:00pm-6:00pm
Tickets $60.00 per Person
Mail Checks to:
Windsor Lions Club
P.O. Box 6, Windsor, Ca 95492
