Remember, in our Lodge, there are three kinds of members; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and then there are those who don’t have a clue what has happened.
Excerpt from Kol Echad, Notes from Nate, September 2010

So there we were, sitting in Harvey’s living room, the so-called seniors of the Lodge, the past presidents trying to make like a slate committee.

My friends, this is a ritual that, in the case of Forestdale, has gone on for 46 years, and this year, it was even more critical that we get it done right. Nu, so, what is a slate committee other than Stephen, Bob, Barack, Dalton, Tim and Rob (real identities have been shielded to protect the guilty) sitting around a table schmoozing.

Well, boychicks and meydlekh, it is a time for the so-called “elders” of the Lodge to look not only at the past, but, in some way, attempt to look into the direction the Lodge is heading in the future. We look at who is currently serving, who is no longer serving and who is ready to move up the executive ladder and lead the Lodge in years to come.

Each and every member has his/her own life to live, and we all suffer from a shortage of time to give the Lodge.

But, after only a few hours of deliberation, we selected a group of individuals who accepted the challenge to be slated for office.

This coming year should prove to be interesting as both old and new ideas are brought forward.

Let me leave you with a paraphrased thought from the late John F. Kennedy:

Ask not what your lodge can do for you; Ask what you can do for your lodge. That, my brothers and sisters, is the answer.
Excerpt from Kol Echad, Notes from Nate, February 2012