hey Debby......here are two bits that you might find newsworthy for FM blog. #1...the youth program where cheryl and i have worked for more than 37 years as co-directors was the recent recipient of "Oprah's Big Give CNY", not a huge amount of $ but worth a million dollars in good press. after more than 500 nominations we were one of 10 to be awarded. complete local television newscast can be seen on home page of Town Shop's website (http://www.camillustownshop.org/). #2 in the realm of "6 degrees of separation" and "it is really a very small world"......a young woman we have known named Katrina moved to southern California 6 years ago when she was 20. we have known her since age 13 as an active participant in the youth program where we work, and she continues to be a good friend. last summer Katrina began dating a young man named Jefferson, and from the start he raved about 2 people that he did research with and called his "mentors". not to be outdone, Katrina raved back that she has mentors too, dave and cheryl, back in her hometown of Camillus. finally in September Katrina was invited to a dinner party at the home of Jefferson's "mentors". over dinner the question was asked "where is everyone from originally" and when Katrina answered "Camillus, New York" the host responded "i know Camillus, i grew up in Manlius"........Jefferson's "mentors" were none other than Wayne and Sue Trivelpiece. even MORE amazing....when Katrina was 16 she and another teen volunteered to help my mom with yardwork on Eureka Drive in Manlius. my mom wanted to pay them but the girls said "we can't accept your money Mrs. Vermilya". while they were finishing up Martha Trivelpiece stopped by to visit my mom, and seeing the girls, queried "where did you find them Margaret and can i hire them too?". "Martha, they're from Camillus and they won't accept money." but they would accept lunch, and half an hour later we were all sharing Chinese food from Ling Lings' in Manlius. how remarkable is it that 10 years later Katrina would be dining again with Martha's son Wayne in southern California. .........hope all is well with you. we see and socialize often with Frank Carrol, and recently all got together with Carmen Coleman. dv
