....YOU, people on this board.

It’s been a great year for me, since I joined the CC>CC last spring. I have met many truly wonderful and kind people in those past months and you have shown your true colors in the well wishings you sent me while I was hospitalized and then again and again as others fell ill or suffered hardships. You came out in numbers for the World Trade Center Disaster, first posting a call for everyone to go and donate blood, then money, and then running auction after auction to aid of those in need. Yes, I think actions speak louder than words, you spoke quietly and your actions screamed loudly, this is truly a unique group of people. The warmth and good will amongst this group did not wait until Christmas; I have seen it all year! Please accept my heartfelt well wishes to each and every one of you, those I have dealt chips with, heckled on the board, and those who sit quietly and just read the posts on the board, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your families may you feel the warmth of Christmas with your family.

Mike Poole