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LIFESTYLE LETTER
NOVEMBER 2021 PUBLISHER
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Happy November, friends THIS IMAGE IS EVERYTHING.
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Michelle Tricca CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
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Our photographer Michelle Tricca met the team at the Community Foundation of Collier County for our story on page 12 and snapped this photo of the helping hands that make this strong and mighty non-profit so special. During the past challenging year, the Community Foundation collaborated with
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INSIDE THE ISSUE NOVEMBER 2021
FEATURES 12 With Love, from Naples When disaster strikes, the Community Foundation of Collier County is the philanthropic first responder.
18 When Giving Runs the Show St. Matthew’s House’s many contributions spill across our community like rays of sunshine.
24 Listen, the land is speaking Quiet sunsets, friendly mountains and stunning interiors at Horse Shoe Farm, outside Asheville.
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Good Times
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Local Limelight
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1. Afternoon traffic at Gordon Pass | 2. A summer sunset of North Naples | 3. Summer storms at the pier | 4. Pelican in flight midday at the pier 5. Colorful sunrise from 8th street beach | 6. Skimboarding session at Vanderbilt Beach | 7. Sunset over Key Waden 8
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STUDENTS BACK IN NATURE The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has resumed its partnership with Rookery Bay Natural Estuarine Research Center for the SURVIVORS program, a science field-trip program for seventh-grade students in Collier County that was paused due to the pandemic. Rookery Bay started
THE CLUB AT OLDE CYPRESS RENOVATED AND READY
the program in 2015, holding sessions at Rookery Bay’s educational learning center and then at the field station at the edge of the estuary. The
The Club at Olde Cypress has improved its golf
Conservancy partnered in 2019 to double the num-
offerings heading into the peak season, unveiling
ber of students who could participate in the pro-
a multi-million-dollar remastering of its P.B. Dye-
gram, bringing its Good Fortune II, a 35-passenger
designed golf course last month. The project
pontoon boat, to take participants out on the water
entailed resurfacing all 18 greens, the practice
for hands-on observation and data collection.
green and chipping area; enlarging, renovating tee
Classes of up to 60 students and teachers are split
boxes; the installation of a new subsurface drain-
into two groups. One performs lab work on marine
age system; and new artificial turf on the driving
invertebrate adaptations and shark movements
range. The Pro Shop was also reimagined with
at Rookery Bay’s field station. Another group goes
several interior design upgrades.
out on the Good Fortune II with Conservancy educators and uses real scientific tools to collect plankton samples and measure water quality parameters to assess the health of the estuary. Students compare the ecosystem health of two locations before switching experiences with the other group.
HOPE SHINES LUNCHEON FRIDAY, DEC. 10 NAMI Collier (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will raise awareness and funds with the Hope Shines Luncheon Friday, Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m. at Arthrex One. In consideration of everyone’s health, the luncheon event will be held outside on the terrace. The event will feature Zak Williams, the son of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, who died by suicide
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after suffering from depression and diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia. Williams’ son also navigated PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), depression
The Naples Children & Education Foundation
and anxiety, and now is a mental health advocate
(NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine
working to raise awareness and access to mental
Festival, is pleased to announce that James Beard
health support and treatment. He serves as a U.S.
Foundation Award winner Nancy Oakes, Executive
trustee for Global Mental Health, is a board mem-
Chef/Owner of Boulevard Restaurant in San
ber of the mental health awareness nonprofit Bring
Francisco, will be honored as Chef de Cuisine at
Change 2 Mind and is the CEO and founder of anx-
the 22nd annual Naples Winter Wine Festival on
iety relief company PYM. namicollier.org/events/.
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WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY IS THE PHILANTHROPIC FIRST RESPONDER.
WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING? A Category 5 hurricane, emerging drug epidemic, mass casualty event. Did anyone see the novel coronavirus pandemic coming around the corner? That was the question Community Foundation President/CEO Eileen Connolly-Keesler asked in 2017 when she and a county official brought several partners together to discuss how local leaders should prepare philanthropically for a natural or human-made disaster. Two weeks later, Hurricane Irma roared ashore at Marco Island on September 10, and Collier Comes Together was ready to respond with emergency relief funds. Being at the ready to react quickly to Irma’s widespread disruption was a valuable lesson. “We don’t know what the next crisis will be,” says ConnollyKeesler. “But when it comes up, you can’t move fast enough. And we know challenges are going to continue to crop up—they won’t just stop.” Indeed, it proved to be a warm-up. The Community Foundation has established four emergency Collier Comes Together relief funds totaling $3.9 million in the past four years: + 2017 - Hurricane Irma: $2,202,113 + 2018 - Red Tide: $82,500 + 2020 - Golden Gate Wildfires: $20,200 + 2020 - Coronavirus Relief: $1,644,000 CONTINUED >
From left are administrative assistant Flo Noel, scholarship coordinator Deborah Olson, director of education/scholarships Laura Bidireanu, grants administrator Dawn Grundeman, senior director of marketing and PR Cindi Withorn, president & CEO Eileen Connolly-Keesler, senior director of programs Laura Simmelink. Right, teamwork is dream work. Volunteers make everything possible. Join the ranks at CFCollier.org
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Connolly-Keesler often says that the Community Foundation is the community’s philanthropic first responder and convener—spearheading the charge through collaboration and leadership since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The Community Foundation hastened its trustees to establish the latest Collier Comes Together Fund. They also issued a matching grant challenge that provided NCH Healthcare System with more than $273,000 for protective gear and sanitizing robots in the pandemic’s earliest days. Then it collaborated with Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation (RMSFF), and the United Way of Collier and the Keys to identify priority needs, streamline assistance, and reduce duplication. They became known locally as the Philanthropic Four and met weekly through the end of the year to continue meeting the community’s greatest needs. The Community Foundation partnered with NCEF and RMSFF to create an application to serve the community’s most vulnerable populations. The free Collier CARES (Community Application for Resources and Emergency Services) is a bilingual mobile and web app (CollierCares.org) that connects residents in need with essential resources and services. It launched in April. The Foundation also managed $10.5 million in public funding. It was designated to distribute $5.5 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding in Collier County and another $5 million in tightly restricted American Rescue Plan Act funds. The Foundation took this course of action using its cash reserves to expedite funding to eligible food banks and food pantries while simplifying the application process. With a visionary lens polished through past experiences, the Foundation is leading the charge to create a $2.5 million Community Crisis and Disaster Relief Fund as part of its new Your passion. Your Collier. capital campaign. The fund is unrestricted to enable the Community Foundation board to act at a moment’s notice for sudden disasters that lead to mass job losses, shuttered businesses, medical-system strains, or mass casualties. 14
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The $15.5 million Your passion. Your Collier. campaign directly tackles six fields of significant concern
NONPROFIT LEADERS EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORT
identified in a comprehensive community survey:
“The Community Foundation of Collier County’s
mental health and substance abuse, housing and
experience, oversight, care, and support has been
hunger, education and employment, seniors and
instrumental in our ability to meet the demands we
veterans, environment and accessibility, and crisis
have faced. To put it simply, they have been role-model
and disaster relief. We are living in unprecedented
‘hunger heroes’ that we are proud to work together with
times, but the Foundation began planning Your pas-
to wipe out hunger.” — Donald Pecora, Our Daily Bread
sion. Your Collier. and its Community Crisis and
donor relations and communications manager
Disaster Relief Fund long before the COVID-19 pan-
“With great and growing needs in Collier, it takes a
demic, which has unquestionably laid bare pressing
working partnership of effective nonprofits teamed with
issues in this community, including food insecurity,
forward-thinking and compassionate philanthropists.
affordable housing, education, legal protections for
The Community Foundation is a wonderful conduit to
low-income families, and senior isolation.
match these groups together.” — Scott Burgess, David
Why wouldn’t an affluent coastal community—
Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health
vulnerable to hurricanes, red tide, wildfires, global
“We’ve got our hands full as a community.” —
pandemics, and who knows what else—plan ahead?
Michael Overway, Hunger & Homeless Coalition of
“What we need is money set aside so we can react to it
Collier County
on Day 1 and not Day 30,” Connolly-Keesler says.
“Many of our seniors are dealing with isola-
Learn more about the Community Foundation
tion and loneliness and lack access to adequate
of Collier County at CFCollier.org or call
resources. Increased partnership and additional
239.649.5000 to meet with the CFCC team to learn
funding from the Community Foundation to support
how to design a philanthropic plan that achieves
these services are critical in enhancing the quality
your unique charitable priorities.
of life of older adults in our community.” — Tatiana Fortune, Golden Gate Senior Center CityLifestyle.com/Naples
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GIVING BACK
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T H E
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O F
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A N D
L O V I N G
M A T T H E W ’ S
H O U S E
THANKS TO THE TEAM AT ST. MATTHEW’S HOUSE, IT’S EASIER THAN EVER TO HELP
FEED
OUR
SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY’S NEEDY FAMILIES THIS
drive by providing bins, sandwich boards, table
THANKSGIVING SEASON.
tents and transportation for the collection on
Currently St. Matthew’s House is feeding
Wednesdays and Fridays. “We will drop off and
more than 19,000 families through 12 church
set up bins and advertising. Just give us a call
partners that host food distributions at their
when it is full and we will come by and pick it
locations and individual food drives organized
up,” she says.
by scouts, neighborhoods and school groups.
Church partners have been invaluable during
“Thanks to our church partners, we have
the non-profit’s growth. Church volunteers work
fed more than 225,000 families since the
two to three-hour shifts, sometimes in rain and
pandemic began,” says Bob Irzyk, director
unbearable heat. They pack bags with smiles and
of marketing and communications for St.
good cheer.
Matthew’s house in Naples. “We’re also on
The average “shopping cart” value for their
pace to feed more than 200,000 families this
food distributions recently was $124 per family.
year alone so we are asking every community
“Our goal is to distribute a combination of food
and business to host a community food drive.
items that will allow four meals a week, vegeta-
We make it as easy.”
bles, fruits, and meat to each family. As the need
Keri M. Couture is the distribution coor-
continues and we feed so many families it has
dinator for St. Matthew’s House. Her team
become harder to distribute food for four days and
has streamlined the job of hosting a food
with a healthy variety,” Bob explains. CONTINUED >
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Another arm of St. Matthew’s outreach
everything from backyard barbecues
is the impressive restaurant operation
to lobster and caviar; catering cocktail
and training at Lulu’s Kitchen, a new
receptions, weddings, elegant dinners,
8,000-square-foot, free-standing facil-
themed buffets, and luncheon with all
ity that is home to a state-of-the-art
proceeds benefiting St. Matthew’s House.
commercial kitchen, open-to-the-public
Finally, readers can support St. Matthew’s
Fresh Start Café and drive-thru window,
House, by donating by phone, texting the
Delicious by Design commercial catering
word blessing to 41444 with monetary
operation, and Culinary Training Institute
donations to help continue the glorious
of Southwest Florida.
work of these amazing neighbors.
Lorna McLain, food distribution manager says Delicious by Design offers
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Listen, the land is speaking
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"T his sense of elevation, cl arity and connection h appens for guests in and out of t he spa, by design and t he blessing s of nature on t he property, an intimate luxury f arm st ay experience wit h eigh t houses avail able t o rent, from adorable cot t ages t o timeless manors."
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property, an intimate luxury farm stay experi-
FORMATIVE THERAPY” WAS, FOR SOME
ence with eight houses available to rent, from
REASON I TRUSTED WENDY, THE SPA
adorable cottages to timeless manors.
MANAGER AT HORSE SHOE FARM EVEN
Another perfectly renovated barn houses
THOUGH I’D JUST MET HER. She looked
an indoor/outdoor playground for adults: a
me in the eyes, smiling behind the mask (it
lounge with leather seating and sweet ste-
was my first trip since the world shut down
reo set-up (with a decent vinyl collection),
last year) and explained that I was safe and
wide tables for games, interesting books, fly
so very welcome in the spa space, a beau-
fishing gear, bikes, and a craft corner that
tifully renovated horse barn on the 86-acre
would impress Martha Stewart.
riverfront estate.
An old silo has been renovated as a cozy
I’d wandered down the grassy hill to the
meditation space, inviting a soulful climb
pasture and barn, meeting a goat named
to the top where the sun shines in on an
Bob Marley could have cared less about
inviting pile of pillows. Perch there and read
me, much less the transformation I was
the quotes, dreams and wishes written on
about to enjoy.
the walls and add yours.
He too was likely in a trance, the kind I was
Do this after your time in the spa, as your
falling deeper into, every moment I spent on
head will be clearer and your body at peace.
the blissful property. Earlier, I’d moseyed
Transformative therapies includes cranial
across the pasture to a path rimmed by the
tuning, Feldenkrais-Bio-Energy Therapy,
winding French Broad, the third oldest river
acupuncture and Ayurvedic consultations.
in the world. I felt I was in the presence of
I fully endorse this side of the spa menu,
greatness and my senses were alerted and
though wouldn’t leave without a foot treat-
brightened by nature and all its wonders,
ment or facial for a super chill experience.
rolled out just for me. Or, so I assumed.
Jordan Turchin is the manager of
This sense of elevation, clarity and connec-
this very special property, just outside
tion happens for guests in and out of the spa,
Hendersonville, NC (itself a destination, a
by design and the blessings of nature on the
nice bookend for your trip to Horse Shoe CONTINUED >
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Farm). His family of developers bought the land and surrendered to its sanctity, recognizing their responsibility and honoring the opportunity as space holders. “We discover that most of our guests come with an itinerary of day trips but end up staying put,” says Jordan.”They use the time to realign and reimagine.” The accommodations are just as unique and special. The Magnolia Manor (pictured left) is decorated with a modern and eclectic collection, with a chef’s kitchen, sprawling front porch (and hot tub) overlooking Mount Pisgah and a stone’s throw from a labyrinth, a meditative walking path where you can listen and maybe even find something that was missing. From Naples, fly to Asheville, connecting through Charlotte. Or stop on your drive north for the season.
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PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR BEING LEAD #20 IN THE
CL: ARE THERE THINGS YOU DO, OR MAN-
BACHELOR, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO BEN HIGGINS
TRAS YOU LIVE BY ON A DAILY BASIS?
THAN BEING ONE OF AMERICA’S REALITY TV SWEET-
BH: I don’t wake up going “today is going to be
HEARTS, SUCH AS HIS DEEP PASSION FOR MAKING
a good day.” I’ve found that some of the worst
MOVES TO “MULTIPLY GOOD IN THE WORLD.”
days have taught me the most. They’ve built
Since his time on The Bachelor, Ben has taken the opportu-
grit, character, resolve, and a story that will not
nity to use his fame to create not one, but two inspiring pod-
only help me, but allow me to be more empa-
casts, publish a successful autobiography, while also elevating
thetic and loving.
awareness of his “for-purpose” Generous Coffee brand. We sat
I did a speaking tour 4 years ago for high school
down with him (virtually) to reflect on all that he has accom-
students. At one moment during the speech I got
plished in this season of “thankfulness.”
emotional speaking about purpose; all of a sudden it was like this reeI of my life went through my
CL: WHAT DOES THE TERM ‘THANKFUL’ OR ‘GRATEFUL’
head where these little, small moments led me to
MEAN TO YOU?
that point in time to speak with this group.
BH: It may sound corny and cliche, but when I think of gratitude,
I try to sit in those moments daily and remem-
it’s an every day break to look at where my life sits and to be
ber the things that got me here, what I’ve learned
thankful for the friends and family around me and the things that
along the way that I can celebrate, and what
I am able to be a part of.
keeps me thankful.
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When the show [The Bachelor] hap-
MOST PROUD OF OR INSPIRED BY?
pened, our fundraising increased 500%
BH: I’m proud that my podcast Hope Still
within a year and that was awesome, but
Wins and my book Alone in Plain Sight both
we also knew that it probably wasn’t going
play a part in getting resources for help to
to last. We asked ourselves how we can
those who need it. One of the ways I love to
make funding this non-profit more sustain-
connect with others is to connect them with
able, and we came up with the idea that we
stories of other people that I’ve been able to
could start a for-profit business and call
be a part of. For example, in my book I high-
ourselves “for-purpose.” The founders were
lighted a girl named Annie who was 23 and
financially-able enough to donate 100% of
had two weeks to live — she was dying from
our profits to nonprofits now that we had
cystic fibrosis when I interviewed her. I got
the platform to do it.
to talk to her about the end of life and what messages she would share. I’m often asked, ‘what is this whole thing about for you, what is your mission in all of
Plus, we believe that people enjoy drinking life-changing coffee that has a story behind it over their regular cup of coffee.
this?’ Selfishly, I just want to be a part of really cool stories that I believe are good and
CL: WHAT ARE YOUR
healing. And my filter on whether they are
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good or not comes from my faith. I just want
FOR PEOPLE TO
to be a part of stories of loving others and
GIVE BACK IN THEIR
loving God well.
COMMUNITY? BH: At Generous we
CL: DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY
have
YOU WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND?
investing
BH: I want to be known as someone who
human-facing injustice,
gave more than I took, as someone who
and we do that because
cared deeply for those around me and that
that was the thing that
loved others and God well. If I could choose
angered us the most.
always in
enjoyed fighting
the memories of my kids, grandkids, friends
I think everybody can
and family, it would be to remember that Ben
figure out what they can
People matter and have value. There’s a purpose for the life we are living and when people get out and care for others well the world is a better place. Stay curious; look left and right at the needs around you and use your impact to be a community maker. That’s the message I’d like to share.
lived a life where he loved others really, really
do in their local commu-
well and he sacrificed a lot to do that.
nities by asking the same question: What is it around me that makes me the angriest?
CL: HOW DID GENEROUS
Maybe it’s people without homes, maybe it’s
COFFEE BEGIN?
animals or the environment. What emotional
BH: The idea came in July of 2017 and we
pull is it? Go after that.
launched in January of 2018. When I was
There’s a purpose for the life we are living
15 years old I went to Central America; our
and when people get out and care for others
hearts were broken and eyes were opened
well the world is a better place. Stay curious;
to the lack of strategy behind mission and
look at the needs around you and use your
non-profit work.
impact to be a community maker. That’s the
My buddy who was also on that trip started a non-profit called Humanity & Hope United Foundation. The idea is that we can
message I’d like to share. Plus, you can do that sitting on your couch drinking a great cup of Generous Coffee.
ask people within these communities, how can we help? The goal was a partnership
With over 1.2mm Instagram followers, Ben Hig-
for perpetuity — to help them increase their
gins is co-founder of @generous_coffee_, au-
education programs, their healthcare, but be
thor of #AloneinPlainSight, host of @hopestill-
led by them.
wins, and co-host of @almost_famouspodcast.
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ART ALIVE!
NAPLES DIGGITY DOG FESTIVAL
speakers, cooking demos, vendors,
Golden Gate Community Park, 3300
and animal rescues – with enter-
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tainment and activities for the whole
Art Alive! Every month on the
Free admission! Collier County Parks
family! NaplesVegFest.org
first Wednesday through Saturday.
and Recreation will be hosting the
Meet 80-plus artists and buy original
Diggity Dog Festival at Golden Gate
Naples art.
Community Park. There will be ven-
Naples Art District, 5850 Shirley St
the science behind the benefits of a plant-based diet. Featuring expert
dors, demonstrations, live music,
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raffles and a chance to take a peek at the Humane Society adoptees on the
FREE LIVE MUSIC AT MERCATO Mercato, 9118 Strada
The Mercato is excited to welcome back The Beatlemaniax-USA! This band captures the looks, sounds and excitement of a real Beatles concert. They perform the hits, as well as the beloved songs from your
CANADIAN BRASS
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Concert of Canadian Brass in Cape
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CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF ADVANCING LOCAL WOMEN AND GIRLS
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Naples Sailing & Yacht Club
AAUW Greater Naples Branch and
best memories.
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Foundation,
NAPLES HOME & GARDEN SHOW
Inc.
invite
you
to
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join a Celebration of 20 Years of
Community Theatre, 701 5th Ave S.
Advancing Local Women and Girls
A comedic romp filled with unfor-
Keynote Speaker, Barbara Rhodes-
gettable music and non-stop laughs.
New Hope Ministries, 7675 Davis Blvd.
Melvin, Vice President, Community
Nominated for 10 Tony Awards in
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NAPLES BALLOON FESTIVAL 2021
Collier County Fairgrounds
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Hot air balloons (weather permit-
NAPLES PIZZA FESTIVAL
November 13.
ting), food trucks, retail vendors and activities for the family! Through
Italian American Club-Naples, 7035 Airport-Pulling Rd
With your favorite local pizzerias AND Pizza vendors from all over the world
NAPLES VEG FEST 2021
Would you like to get in touch with
Sugden Regional Park, 4284 Avalon Drive
us? We would love to hear from you!
lots of hot fresh-made on-site PIZZA!
Come see how easy it is to find
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My mother, the thank you note queen.
EMILY POST SAYS THE RULE OF THUMB IS
remembers one such occasion. “I remember send-
THAT YOU SHOULD SEND A WRITTEN NOTE
ing a card to a favorite teacher when she retired,
ANY TIME YOU RECEIVE A GIFT AND THE
thanking her for always believing me. She said it
GIVER WASN’T THERE TO BE THANKED IN
was the best gift she could ever get.”
PERSON. And, notes are not always necessary. If,
Vikki continues to write thank you notes, hoping
for example, the gift is from a close friend or relative
to not only express herself but also to pay homage
(and it’s not a wedding gift) you can email or call
where it’s due.
instead if you prefer. I know another Emily who would protest this last point.
Acknowledging a gift, a thoughtful favor or someone’s warm hospitality is easy. Just speak from your heart and use a few extra adjectives.
My mother, Emily would implore you to always use a pen and paper and I tend to agree (because
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she was the pillar of politeness and good manners). This is not going to be an angry “whatever happened
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