As the Great Leaf Return is only 7 hours away, I wanted to bring some thoughts for you to ponder over these short hours. The GLR is not something to rush into, yet it is the most joyful of occasions, thus any fear or pressure should be banished from your minds. Instead, just sit with these thoughts, opening your mind and heart to what this holiday brings - the cheer, the love, and the costumed people riding bicycles.
**Leaves are more than just tree appendages. Instead, they represent the entirety of the tree and the entirety of life.
**The Great Leaf Return is not about a day. It is about the combination of moments a day contains.
**To celebrate the leaf is to open yourself to joy and possibility. As the leaf does not know the outcome of its life, neither do we, yet we must embrace this life for all it may bring.
So, go and prepare for the celebrations. There will be much rejoicing!
Additionally: does anyone own a flat-bed pick-up truck? We need someone to pick up the 10 foot tall LED Leaf at 7 am tomorrow, so that it can go on the GLR Queen parade float. There is also a dozen or so butter churns that need to be brought to the Portland Center for the butter churn competition (for those of you who wonder what butter churns have to do with the GLR, you obviously have not read the GLR Manifesto, laid down by our forefathers in 1804).
sara.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Last-Minute Details
Hey Everyone --
Just a quick update with some house keeping items for The Big Day. All of you should have received the GLR Volunteer FAQs in your mailboxes by now, along with your visors. Please keep your visor on throughout the day and try to be available for questions anyone may have. We'll have limited parking in the Tigard Triangle so please be mindful of our guests and park on the street if possible (as a reminder, 68th Avenue will be closed for the parade).
If you volunteered for the Parade Committee, please be at the South Building by 7:00 am. The fire department will be setting up cones and directing traffic to side streets while we clear room for the floats. There will be coffee available at the North building.
7:30 - 8:30 - Leadership Team breakfast and warm up in room 160. Calisthenics lead by Dan, announcements by Hannah. I've asked Sara to prepare a short prose piece to keep us focused and energized.
9 - 11 - Morning Parade
11:30 - Anticipatory Dance performed by the Leadership Team. Please be in your costumes by 11:15. We'll have time for one short run-through before the crowds assemble in 155 - and then it's time to shine.
12 - 1 - Luncheon hosted by University of Phoenix. Emcee will be David and he has asked each chairperson to give a brief report on the work each committee has accomplished this year. Important note: I am very excited to announce the keynote speaker this year will be The Wind and Rustle of the Leaves. Please use the time leading up to 2pm for reflection as needed. Childcare will be provided.
2 - THE GREAT LEAF RETURN
4:30 - Afternoon Celebratory Parade. Performances by GLR Leadership Team, Quest Diagnostics, and State Farm Insurance.
6 - Dinner and Closing Ceremonies. We're hoping to wrap up by 8 and tear down by 9.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work. This event would not be possible without you.
Take heart, dear friends; the leaves are on their way.
Hannah
Just a quick update with some house keeping items for The Big Day. All of you should have received the GLR Volunteer FAQs in your mailboxes by now, along with your visors. Please keep your visor on throughout the day and try to be available for questions anyone may have. We'll have limited parking in the Tigard Triangle so please be mindful of our guests and park on the street if possible (as a reminder, 68th Avenue will be closed for the parade).
If you volunteered for the Parade Committee, please be at the South Building by 7:00 am. The fire department will be setting up cones and directing traffic to side streets while we clear room for the floats. There will be coffee available at the North building.
7:30 - 8:30 - Leadership Team breakfast and warm up in room 160. Calisthenics lead by Dan, announcements by Hannah. I've asked Sara to prepare a short prose piece to keep us focused and energized.
9 - 11 - Morning Parade
11:30 - Anticipatory Dance performed by the Leadership Team. Please be in your costumes by 11:15. We'll have time for one short run-through before the crowds assemble in 155 - and then it's time to shine.
12 - 1 - Luncheon hosted by University of Phoenix. Emcee will be David and he has asked each chairperson to give a brief report on the work each committee has accomplished this year. Important note: I am very excited to announce the keynote speaker this year will be The Wind and Rustle of the Leaves. Please use the time leading up to 2pm for reflection as needed. Childcare will be provided.
2 - THE GREAT LEAF RETURN
4:30 - Afternoon Celebratory Parade. Performances by GLR Leadership Team, Quest Diagnostics, and State Farm Insurance.
6 - Dinner and Closing Ceremonies. We're hoping to wrap up by 8 and tear down by 9.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work. This event would not be possible without you.
Take heart, dear friends; the leaves are on their way.
Hannah
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