Good Morning All..As most of you know, Sandy Ross and I have started a project about our Veterans here in the park. Its turning out to be a daunting task, however, we have about 70 finished, most all with their early photos. Our biggest concern is that we DO NOT want to leave anyone out of the book. There are 10 of you who we are waiting for your photos and about 9 who still have to be interviewed. There may be even some we don't know about?? Please, we need your help if you are one of those, as we want this to be finished for presentation perhaps in January. Sandy won't be back here till Sept. so time is getting to be of the essence! Call Ed 813-839-6776, or email saltydg@aol.com with any help you can offer. Thanks................Ed Bedore
A meeting will be held tomorrow with a reporter from the St.Pete Times Re: our project. They seem to be very interested.
Showing posts with label Veterans Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Veterans Book. Show all posts
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Our Veterans' Anthology
It was at a potluck supper, many months ago, that a new friendship was struck and a brilliant idea was born. IMAGINE!!?? Meeting a new person at a potluck supper? Maybe this is why the Friendship Club frowns at those folks who continually reserve seats for their neighbors, and refuse to be receptive to someone new at their table.
Well, it happened that a relatively new potluck attendee (Robby Roberts) sat near resident Ed Bedore, and they happily chatted throughout the dinner. Ed learned that Robby is the quiet little guy who calls people on their birthday and serenades them with Happy Birthday on his harmonica. Ed also learned that Robby was a WWII pilot who shot down a few Jap planes in his time. It was then that Ed decided that there are too many wartime stories right here in Regency Cove that need to be recorded right now, before we lose any of them.
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For a couple of months now, Ed has been pursuing his dream of recording the stories of the veterans of Regency Cove. He enlisted the aid of a friend who likes to write and doesn't know how to say "No". (That would be me.)
We're pretty close to 60 vets so far, men and women, Americans and Canadians, and there are many lurking in the shadows. We have been advertising for several months in the Outlook. Word of mouth has been working for us, as one guy suggests another down the block. We're hoping to get all the snowbirds before you leave.
There will be no money made on this publication, no ads, no memorials. We are planning to take the typed text to Kinkos and have them reproduce and bind the pages we've typed. It won't be a slick hard cover edition like the history book, but then again, it won't cost $45 either.
Would you just give us a call so we can talk to you? We don't want to dredge up any horrible memories, but just record who you are and briefly what you did and where you served. Think about it. Call me.
Well, it happened that a relatively new potluck attendee (Robby Roberts) sat near resident Ed Bedore, and they happily chatted throughout the dinner. Ed learned that Robby is the quiet little guy who calls people on their birthday and serenades them with Happy Birthday on his harmonica. Ed also learned that Robby was a WWII pilot who shot down a few Jap planes in his time. It was then that Ed decided that there are too many wartime stories right here in Regency Cove that need to be recorded right now, before we lose any of them.
.
For a couple of months now, Ed has been pursuing his dream of recording the stories of the veterans of Regency Cove. He enlisted the aid of a friend who likes to write and doesn't know how to say "No". (That would be me.)
We're pretty close to 60 vets so far, men and women, Americans and Canadians, and there are many lurking in the shadows. We have been advertising for several months in the Outlook. Word of mouth has been working for us, as one guy suggests another down the block. We're hoping to get all the snowbirds before you leave.
There will be no money made on this publication, no ads, no memorials. We are planning to take the typed text to Kinkos and have them reproduce and bind the pages we've typed. It won't be a slick hard cover edition like the history book, but then again, it won't cost $45 either.
Would you just give us a call so we can talk to you? We don't want to dredge up any horrible memories, but just record who you are and briefly what you did and where you served. Think about it. Call me.
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