Well, after being offline for nearly 3 weeks due to two computer crashes (laptop AND a second desktop–the first desktop crashed and died in May), I am finally getting back on track.  You see, after the laptop crashed, I was able to purchase a computer from friend and spent a week putting things back together before it, too, began to have problems.  When Mr. Friend came to fix the computer (while I was at work), he managed to reformat the whole thing and never bothered to warn me or to back up my data, so I had to go back to square one, once again.

My community, too, is recovering from the massive Midwestern floods, as road re-open, disaster victims are getting back into their homes or getting the help they need, and (hopefully) officials will once again be available for meetings.

This week I am rebuilding all my mailing lists, etc., completing the to-do-lists from before the crash, and re-creating documents that were lost, damaged, or destroyed, as well as re-installing all the needed software to do so.

I met with Vickie Sedam of Royal Neighbors of America and gave her all the needed information to persuade her boss to offer national support to our efforts.  Their national headquarters are here in  Rock Island.  I am still seeking ways to get printing done, looking for donors to cover costs like postage, gas, and office supplies, and getting notices out online to potential volunteers to help organize our big event.

So, I have no big news at the moment, but will keep everyone posted.

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