Scallop Shell

   Plimouth Commons Cooperative Corporation

Board Members - 2020-2021
President/Clerk Donna L. Marshall
Vice President Linda Pomroy
Treasurer/Recording Secretary Barbara Andrews
Board Member Guido Beschi
Board Member Jack Lynch


Non-board members

Sergeant-at-Arms Art Hamblin
Scallop Shell Editor/ Webmaster    Laurie Gohl
Social Club Wendy Wright, Cathy Angelini, Shirley Dinsmore, Pat Modale &
   Patty Webster
Sunshine Club    Kathy Duart

Please Note:
The Community Board Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Clubhouse. Everyone is urged to attend these meetings. All meetings have been cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19

If you have an issue with trees - contact Jack Lynch
If you have issues with catch basins or road repair - contact George Eldridge

OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday – available by phone 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday – available at the Community Center 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – 9:00am – Noon
Sunday – OFF (except for emergencies)

"Happy Birthday Wishes"

Gale B. 1st
Jim C. 5th
Tony A. 7th
Kathy D. 7th
Renee S. 7th
Moe C. 9th
Elaine B. 14th
Andy Q. 15th
Nanette D.16th
Ralph B. 19th
Bill K. 20th
Pat M. 26th
Debra H. 31st

Congratulations
Bob & Judy M. March 10th

From the Desk of the President

This month, I would like to talk about a couple of communication areas.
For the past year, because of Covid, I have been mostly doing work at home. Yes, I do try to get to the office every Wednesday to sign checks, meet with people etc. My home office has a birds-eye view of Barnfield Drive and Sarah Lane. I see the speeders, the walkers, the joggers, the mail-picker-uppers, firetrucks, tradespeople and sometimes ambulances. It is the firetrucks and ambulances that are always of concern because I know something has happened to one of my neighbors. I don’t know for certain, but I would be willing to wager numerous other homeowners see those vehicles and are just as concerned as I am. I breathe a sigh of relief when they leave and there are no flashing lights. But if they are flashing, I become genuinely concerned as I know someone is headed to the hospital. I always say a silent prayer that they are safe and then I wait. Often, I will receive a call from a neighbor or a friend telling me what occurred. Or a text from someone with a scanner. It is when I don’t hear anything that concerns me the very most. I don’t want to know the details; I just want to know you or your loved one is all right. Please contact me or another board member so that we can inform people who have inquired. It is human nature to care about others and the members of Plimouth Commons are no exception to this.

Being an over 55 community, we are acutely aware of losing loved ones or friends to the ravages of time. We all come from different backgrounds, cultural and religious beliefs. It is important to respect the wishes of remaining family members. Since I became the President of this community, numerous beloved friends and neighbors have passed. Out of respect, I take no action to announce a passing to the community, unless I receive instructions from a remaining member of the family or their spokesperson as to what their wishes are. Normally, I put out our bereavement flag and send out an email announcing the passing and what arrangements are being made. Several families have requested privacy, some confidentiality. In all cases, it is what the remaining family members want for their loved one. All of us are sad when we lose a friend and neighbor and our condolences and deepest sympathy is shown in many different ways, but always with respect and sincere concern. As a community, we support one another, when we are ill, injured, need help or emotional aid, that is what makes us such a wonderfully special enclave of amazing people
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My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me not to measure time by saying, "It was yesterday, and will be tomorrow." Before my Soul taught me, I imagined the past as an era not to be met with, and the future as an age that I would never witness. But now I know that in the brief moment of the present, all time exists, including everything that is in time — all that is eagerly anticipated, achieved, or realized.

My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me not to define a place by saying 'here' or 'there'. Before my Soul taught me, I thought that when I was in any place on the earth I was remote from every other spot. But now I have learned that the place where I subsist is all places, and the space I occupy is all intervals.
Kahlil Gibran