Library Gala; A HUGE THANK YOU
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:35 am
Observers
It's late. I'm exhausted. But yet, I cannot sleep. This once in a lifetime event keeps playing in my mind. There are so many to thank. So much hard work. So many hours to make this event the huge success it was.
This was, without question, the finest night I have ever been a party to in Lakewood. The HUGE support. The wonderful accolades of the the attendees. The MONUMENTAL success of the event, not only as a fund raiser for the the drive for public art, but also as a time when so many factets of this great community came together to celebrate and to once again proclaim the the vibrancy of this great city.
Those who had not yet seen our beautiful new edifice were awed. They understood that the Lakewood Public Library is so much more than a warehouse of books...it is the heart and soul of this great community. I am humbled by the experience. Particularly humbled by a 3800.00 bid for a meal served and prepared by the Foundation Board of Trustees....which it is my privilege to prepare. My thanks to all who came. My thanks who all who helped in the planning and execution. My thanks to the citizens of Lakewood who provided the funding to undertake this project.
I walked through the addition and discussed the what we have accomplished. It is truly remarkable. It is, truly beautiful. BUT, it is also only half done.
If what you saw on this magnificent evening of celebration was something that gave you pause, took your breathe away, or allowed you to feel the swell of pride that I feel, just wait until the other half is finished!
As beautiful, as striking and as monumental this new structure is, it is only a part of the whole. Just wait until The Spring. Lakewood you have every reason to be proud And I thank you for making it possible for this project to come to fruition.
Jeff
It's late. I'm exhausted. But yet, I cannot sleep. This once in a lifetime event keeps playing in my mind. There are so many to thank. So much hard work. So many hours to make this event the huge success it was.
This was, without question, the finest night I have ever been a party to in Lakewood. The HUGE support. The wonderful accolades of the the attendees. The MONUMENTAL success of the event, not only as a fund raiser for the the drive for public art, but also as a time when so many factets of this great community came together to celebrate and to once again proclaim the the vibrancy of this great city.
Those who had not yet seen our beautiful new edifice were awed. They understood that the Lakewood Public Library is so much more than a warehouse of books...it is the heart and soul of this great community. I am humbled by the experience. Particularly humbled by a 3800.00 bid for a meal served and prepared by the Foundation Board of Trustees....which it is my privilege to prepare. My thanks to all who came. My thanks who all who helped in the planning and execution. My thanks to the citizens of Lakewood who provided the funding to undertake this project.
I walked through the addition and discussed the what we have accomplished. It is truly remarkable. It is, truly beautiful. BUT, it is also only half done.
If what you saw on this magnificent evening of celebration was something that gave you pause, took your breathe away, or allowed you to feel the swell of pride that I feel, just wait until the other half is finished!
As beautiful, as striking and as monumental this new structure is, it is only a part of the whole. Just wait until The Spring. Lakewood you have every reason to be proud And I thank you for making it possible for this project to come to fruition.
Jeff
