Re: A Few Words About Alice ...
From: Alice Alexander (alicecohousgmail.com)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 07:20:33 -0700 (PDT)
Fran, how very sweet of you, thank you!
Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director (until 6/30/17)

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Fran Hart <hartmagic [at] frontier.net> wrote:

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> Ann, thanks for putting words to what's alive for me in acknowledging Alice
> and wishing her well on her next adventure.  From someone who plays in the
> outer circles of CohoUS, I've admired Alice and her work.  I met her
> briefly
> at the conference in Durham, I've appreciated many different aspect of her
> leadership and I feel as if I have a friend at the core of our
> organization.
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> Alice, with you at the helm I'm proud to be a part of the cohousing
> movement.  Hugs and blessings to you!
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> In Community,
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> Fran Hart
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> "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come
> alive and then go do it.
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> Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive." ~ Harold
> Thurman Whitman
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> Fran Hart
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> 970-884-1139
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> hartmagic [at] frontier.net
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> www.heartwoodcohousing.com
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> Southwest Colorado
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> Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 19:09:20 -0400
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> From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
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> To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
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> Subject: [C-L]_ A Few Words About Alice ...
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> Hello all ?
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> Unless you?ve been living on an island with no internet service, you know
> that Alice Alexander, current Ex. Director of CohoUS is ? retiring.
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> Ii was asked to ?say a few words? about Alice at the lunch on Saturday.
> Alice didn?t want any kind of a fuss.  Just a few words ?
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> Well.
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> Heh. Heh.
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> It?s impossible to say just ?a few words? about Alice.
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> Herewith are the words I used ? if you read vertically down the page you
> will see the first letter of each word easily spells out Alice Alexander.
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> Awesome ? inspiring awe, admiration or wonder
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> Likeable ? readily or easily liked; pleasing
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> Ingenious ? inventiveness and skill
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> Creative ? originality of thought/expression
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> Extraordinary ? beyond what is usual or ordinary
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> Abounding ? existing in abundance.  Too much Alice is never enough.
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> Laudable ? praiseworthy, commendable
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> Enjoyable ? giving or capable of giving joy
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> Xenodochial ? friendly to strangers
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> Amiable ? having good natured personal qualities; affable
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> Noetic ? requiring the use of the mind
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> Deliberate ? carefully weighed or considered, studied, intentional,
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> Empowering ? to enable
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> Resolute ? firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion
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> Wherever you go, Alice, be blessed, prosperous and healthy.
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> With love and admiration,
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> Ann Zabaldo, Takoma Village Cohousing; Mid Atlantic Cohousing
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> And here are all the other words I thought about using ? still not enough
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> get to the true essence of Alice.
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> Astounding
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> spectacular
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> wondrous
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> miraculous
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> impressive
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> kind
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> nitid
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> considerate
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> friendly
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> hospitable
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> generous
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> unflappable
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> good humored
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> cooperative
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> sympathetic
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> charming
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> genial
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> agreeable
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> insightful
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> kind
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> empathetic
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> reliable
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> Best --
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> Ann Zabaldo
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> Takoma Village Cohousing
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> Washington, DC
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> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
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> Falls Church, VA
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> 202.546.4654
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> As long as you have two or fewer ? your ducks are always in a row.  The
> Covert Comic
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-- 
Alice Alexander
Executive Director
http://www.cohousing.org
[image: The Cohousing Association]

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