Wednesday—November 25th, 2020
What Everyone Sees But Nobody Talks About Nº376
Today we're in for a long issue—if that is a deal breaker for you, if you only have a mind for mindless gossip, I suggest you keep scrolling and proceed to read about Miss Havisham's cats and Marianne Smythe-Smith's secret boyfriend. But if you care about GH, or just the world in general, I want to make you aware of what our beloved town is facing.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that most of us have to search for our vocations for a long time before we find ourselves doing what God intended for us. As it happens, some of us—a few lucky bunch—receive their call without ever having to look. Call it fate or karma, what's ours finds us (whether we like it or not).
This week it was Katharine Sheffield's turn to be found by her worthy call. Kate (for more information, find issue 247 of my work and read about how her fiancé broke up with her during a surprise birthday party she planned for him), for the great many of you who aren't aware, is the daughter of the late Frederick Sheffield and stepdaughter of our current Madam Mayor. Just last Monday, she engaged in a major protest (by herself) in Sand Avenue that resulted in her temporary victory over the patriarchy that rules us all.
You know what I'm referring to, dear reader, or you've been seriously misinformed by the Great Hamptons' officials (granted a very likely event). The Thomas Jefferson Community Center (and here, if you don't know who Thomas Jefferson is or in which part of town there's a Community Center, or even that we have one, I suggest that you go read a book instead of gossip column) has always had, since its creation in 1892 by Walter Romero (who served two mandates as mayor of the tons), one simple goal in mind—to be an all-embracing organization for the people of the tons, appreciative of its art, nature and religion, fostering the concept of community development and democracy. Not to mention art (Sheffield's manifest had a lot to say about art).
In Katharine Sheffield's manifest, written in a strong hand with red ink that may or may not be the blood of her enemies, Kate alleged that the Community Center has strengthened family bonds ("when you take part in a family activity, it brings a sense of accomplishment and joy... sometimes families can get so busy and caught up with household tasks that there's no free time left to just BE a family"), has offered valuable community info ("excellent resources for providing families with easy access to events, programs, courses, and general information about the tons"), has connected the many families we have here ("...and we have developed rich friendships as a result") and has helped us with mental health issues ("we find that checking in with the happenings and forcing ourselves to get out and take part really helps people feel better").
Indeed our Community Center has played a significant part in the life of many of us—a point that is made by it's primary aim today to attend to our needs, desires and aspirations. Both you and I can vouch for that. In a century so centered in the wonders of technology and making friends through a computer screen, we need each other's help more than ever and I find myself disappointed, though not surprised, that some of you have forgotten all the good the Community Center has brought to the tons.
Surely I'd hate to be the one (no, I wouldn't) to drag the Bridgerton name into this, but it is a widely known fact that Anthony Bridgerton, head of BCorp, has issued the order to destroy the Thomas Jefferson Community Center just last Friday, November 20th. Whether he made that decision on his own, whether he has bigger dreams for the tons, whether he had bad eggs in the morning that day, doesn't concern us. The point is that, unfortunately, shamefully, none of the Bridgertons has ever been seen by myself (or anyone else) inside the Community Center (or even in its proximity), which is a slight I'm sure they'll be delighted to fix, but therefore lies their ignorance as they don't have any idea of what TJCM means to the rest of our community.
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