President's Message
Hmmm….the month of March….it’s the third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, coming between February and April….It has 31 days….March is named after Mars, the Roman God of War….March always begins on the same day of the week as November….It’s the month that daylight saving time starts on the Second Sunday in March. We move our clocks forward one hour to help us have more sunlight at night. We do this every year to have longer days in the spring. It’s also the month which symbolically represents new growth, fertility, and procreation in humans, plants and animals. Its’ meaning embodies a kind of reigniting of the hearts. In the North ern Hemisphere, it marks the arrival of the colorful Spring season, with blossoms and warmer days, whereas it is Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, with golden leaves and cooler breezes. Now here is where Mother Nature (aka “Climate Change”) has taken over some of the previous weather patterns and conditions. Things have been decidedly changing from the older traditional weather of “robins starting to chirp” in the Spring season. Some of the newer weather patterns haven’t given us the same old glow as before. Some of the more brutal effects such as more hurri canes and snow in Florida, terrible fires in the West pushed by the major winds and other effects don’t seem to have the charm that the robin’s singing had in the past. But then, think of what is the FULL meaning of MARCH? i.e. “to move along with a steady, regular stride—especially in step with others.” Also, to “move in a direct, purposeful manner: to progress.” Thinking back throughout the history of Encore, we’ve had some marvelous times—and we’ve had a few little “bumps in the road.” Each time we’ve hit those bumps, we’ve stumbled a tiny bit, then lifted ourselves up, dusted ourselves off, and MARCHed right along—improving ourselves and our organization each time. We don’t stay static, unchanged. We keep reinventing and improving ourselves. We may “MARCH to the beat of a different drummer, but we definitely do MARCH!!!
Alana “Lannie” Hufford
President's Message
Hmmm….the month of March….it’s the third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, coming between February and April….It has 31 days….March is named after Mars, the Roman God of War….March always begins on the same day of the week as November….It’s the month that daylight saving time starts on the Second Sunday in March. We move our clocks forward one hour to help us have more sunlight at night. We do this every year to have longer days in the spring. It’s also the month which symbolically represents new growth, fertility, and procreation in humans, plants and animals. Its’ meaning embodies a kind of reigniting of the hearts. In the North ern Hemisphere, it marks the arrival of the colorful Spring season, with blossoms and warmer days, whereas it is Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, with golden leaves and cooler breezes. Now here is where Mother Nature (aka “Climate Change”) has taken over some of the previous weather patterns and conditions. Things have been decidedly changing from the older traditional weather of “robins starting to chirp” in the Spring season. Some of the newer weather patterns haven’t given us the same old glow as before. Some of the more brutal effects such as more hurri canes and snow in Florida, terrible fires in the West pushed by the major winds and other effects don’t seem to have the charm that the robin’s singing had in the past. But then, think of what is the FULL meaning of MARCH? i.e. “to move along with a steady, regular stride—especially in step with others.” Also, to “move in a direct, purposeful manner: to progress.” Thinking back throughout the history of Encore, we’ve had some marvelous times—and we’ve had a few little “bumps in the road.” Each time we’ve hit those bumps, we’ve stumbled a tiny bit, then lifted ourselves up, dusted ourselves off, and MARCHed right along—improving ourselves and our organization each time. We don’t stay static, unchanged. We keep reinventing and improving ourselves. We may “MARCH to the beat of a different drummer, but we definitely do MARCH!!!
Alana “Lannie” Hufford
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