Posted by Dicksie Tamanaha

Down the winding road, over the gravel path, from west to east (or was it east to west?), searching for a sign...

It is challenging enough to get to weekly Rotary meetings at 7:15 a.m. hungry for breakfast and needing that first cup of coffee.  But the extra challenge of meeting at another location, is especially daunting.  The Canine Companions campus is down the freeway and over a few roads, and the trip required special instructions, which were diligently emailed.

It was reassuring to be advised that a large sign would be waiting at the end of the road to direct us onward to the exact location of the meeting, from the location where we were to park..
 
And sure enough, standing prominently adjacent to the visitor parking area, was a large white board that promised to show us on another leg of our meandering journey.

As we exited our vehicles and approached the "sign" we all wondered why it appeared so mysteriously blank.  How were we to navigate our way?  Surely we were not having our meeting in this parking lot...!

But low and behold, there were faint, thin, red marks on the white surface.  And some of them even seemed to form letters and words...??  As we contemplated this mysterious message, Marty Behr, appeared to wave us on down a walkway to an open door.  And, finally, there was Starbucks coffee, cups, and a smiling Stacey Drucker-Andress who even poured the much needed caffeine for us.  Hallelujah!  We had finally come to the place where we found sustenance and fellowship.

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