Boulevard Bites

by Toni Locke

For a decade, the Metro has counted on devoted readers not only for financial support as Friends and Money Honeys, but as our source for replacements when volunteers leave and jobs need filling. Many splendid people have served and left: Dorothy Okamoto, Frank Tulleners, Gina Buck, Mike Fitelson, Mary Morris Lawrence, Freida Smith, Fred Shelton, Chris Carter, Judy Field, Nicole West, to name a few. This month we say goodbye to our manager of Friends and Money Honeys, Joan Veldhuizen, who is moving away from Oakland. The Metro is deeply indebted to Joan for her six-year accurate upkeep of the donor database. In addition, over the years Joan has sent out the quarterly reminders to donors, with requests for continued support of the Metro. She has also been invaluable as a copyeditor. Again, readers, we turn to you. We need one volunteer with a computer at home and a few hours per month who will maintain this database so vital to the Metro. We need another volunteer to mail out the quarterly reminders. No computer skills are needed for this snail-mail stint. Please consider being one of those needed to replace Joan, who will be missed for her good company as well as for her work. Call 530-8079 today and let Toni Locke know that you value the Metro and would be glad to join the production team.