July 12

The conference began for me today with Leadership Day. And we weren't 15 minutes into Leadership Day when Ken Patterson asked me to do a share on how I came to RESULTS. I explained about hearing Jos Linn speak at the Zero Poverty Symposium and that it touched me at such an emotional level that I started to cry. I'll put the text of the share on the RESULTS page on the Christ Church web site yet tonight so you can see it.

Important point here -- don't ride 28 hours on a train by yourself and expect to be emotionally strong. I got to the part in the share where it said, "I started to cry." and I started to cry. Must have been okay, though, because I got a rousing ovation when it was over and five or six people came up to me to thank me for sharing.

I also told the story of why I call Jos "Grandfather." I'll put the share on the website tonight. You can find it at www.christepiscopal.org and look for the RESULTS page on the left side of the screen.

I had supper with Jos and that was a delight. I had a caesar salad. Had missed breakfast and lunch, so getting some fiber sounded like a good idea.

Tomorrow Gwen Garcelon, fundraiser expert for RESULTS, is going to do a share about our ice cream social.