Letter from the Editor
Dear Friends:


I was born and raised in Chicago. I am not a baseball fan, per se, but yes, I am a die-hard Cub fan. I moved from Chicago over two decades ago, but there’s something about being a Cub fan that stays with you. Maybe it is the optimist in us. Or maybe it is the cold that’s affected our brains. :>)

I remember one year I played hooky from (high) school and went to see the Cubs on opening day. About eight of us took the Addison Street bus down to Wrigley Field. We got there about 6 am thinking we’d be one of the first groups in line. To our surprise, many other people were already there – with blankets and pillows. The doors were to open at 11:30 am, so we had a bit of a wait. We wrapped ourselves in our own blankets, danced around, rubbed our hands together – whatever we could to keep warm. At 10:30 am (one hour earlier than expected) they opened the doors. The crowd began to move, and move quickly. It became a mob! People were pushing forward and some people started to move when they didn’t even have their feet on the ground. Blankets and pillows were dropped and trampled over in the rush. Now how did I get on the topic of the Cubs?

Oh yeah, I was sitting thinking about 2004. What kind of slogan would go for 2004? The cubs had slogans every year. Like: “Cubs will be heaven in ’67", “Cubs will be Great in ’68"; “Cubs will Shine in ’69". You get the idea. In thinking of 2004, what came to mind is ROAR in ’04. That brought to mind Soroptimist ROAR: Recruitment Orientation And Retention. That brought to mind the Northwest Region Membership Campaign: Three To Get Ready, Four To Go.

Clubs recruiting three members between July 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, receive recognition nametag ribbons to wear at Region Conference in 2004 and the club name goes in the Grand Prize drawing. For each additional member that the club recruits over the ‘Magic 3,’ the club is entered again in the drawing.

Our club has already welcomed in three new members: Brenda Dunlap, Casey Murphy and Nanc Smith. And we have at least one, if not three, more recruits waiting in the wings! We’re on a roll!

I was wondering why this topic came to mind at this time. Then I remembered that it was around this time of year (Winter of 1997) that Soroptimist International of Sequim became a part of my life. I attended meetings for several months before I was officially inducted as a member. Like the die-hard Cub fan, I am dedicated to the TEAM.

SI Sequim has met our ‘Magic 3’ for recruitment, but there’s still more Magic in our midst. Maybe our slogan should be: “Still More In ‘04".

Light and Love,
Kathy Purcell                
Editor