Pollyanna and Petula

My parents, Ethel and Harrold Johnson.

I've been called a lot of things and one of them is Pollyanna.  Guilty as charged. I can blame my parents for that, thank you very much. When it comes to seeing things on the the bright side, viewing the glass as half full and looking for the silver lining, they were role models supreme.  I learned at a young age to count my blessings and to understand that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.  At the same time I have to say that all of those ingrained habits also lead me to a clear realization that we are surely blessed in Orrville and Wayne County. Our Chamber Board agrees that you don't have to look far to find out that we are better off than many other towns. That's why our banquet theme is "Where the Grass Really is Greener", a slightly tongue in cheek twist to last year's "Where Progress and Tradition Meet" brand launch. 

Now here's the inside secret about the banquet for those of you who are reading this: If you so choose, you'll be given an opportunity to stand up and tell us why you agree that our grass really is greener. 

Here's how it will work.  We're going to have a little fun with a Greener Grass Guessing Game. A series of slides, each with six images, will ask the questions, "How are these alike, and how are they different?"  Once the audience has come up with the answers, our roving reporter (who looks a lot like Mayor Handwerk) will ask someone in that set of six to tell the rest of us why the grass is greener here for them. Then if others in the audience have something to share, (that's where you come in) we want to hear it.
 

Here is a sample of one of the slides.  Can you guess how these are the same, and which one is different? There might be more than one answer!  




We're looking forward to a great evening of honoring our triple crown COYs and applauding a number of very deserving others, too.  Bring your thoughts along with you as we plan to have fun with this open forum of ideas and sharing about our green grass world.

Petula and I look forward to seeing you,

Jenni