Every week the General Evaluator
gives a participant of that meeting the esteemed "Vicki
Treciak Spirit Award." But, who was Vicki Treciak?
Imagine being in a silent, dark room. Suddenly someone throws
in a brilliant firecracker. It's a little too loud, lightens
up the room and you feel more alive for its presence. Vicki
Treciak was a firecracker in human form. She was always enthusiastic
and the world became less animated when she died suddenly and
unexpectedly.
Just days before she died, she wrote what message she would
like to leave for future generations. It reads as follows:
"Hi there!
I want you to work diligently at doing something good each day,
if for no other reason other than you need to - and do it for
someone who least expects it. It'll pure the bad feelings you
harbor because goodness and anger can't occupy the same heart
at the same time.
Be sure to take in desert wildflowers, pet a cat and fly kites
with kids. Make sure you have seen the sun set over the Grand
Canyon at least once.
Don't look back - you waste a lot of time "coulda-woulda-shoulda"
ing. Go forward and grow - learn new things and enjoy life.
You aren't guaranteed any length of time or any measure of success
in life, but when you're gone - make sure you have left at least
one thing as your legacy that you have made a positive difference
to someone. Now, get busy! Go on now!
Love you bunches, Vicki Treciak" |
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So, if you get the "Vicki Treciak Spirit Award,"
know that you made a difference in our club, in the here and
now, through your exuberance and dedication and Vicki would
smile down upon you.
~Luann Brown
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