![]() ![]() On Wednesday, November 23 and on the following day, two Thanksgiving activities were held by theYRM. November is widely known and celebrated as Thanksgiving month, the last Thursday designated as Thanksgiving or Turkey Day, mainly in North America. So thinking quickly we decided to hold a Chinese auction for one gallon of ice cream, and of course OT came out the highest bidder at the amount required to pay for the ice cream.We all had a good time as we also planned a visit to the Tobago Cays. ![]() On that occasion we had ordered a quantity of seamoss ice cream and fell short of some funds to pay for the ice cream. ![]() We all had a good sea food dinner (compliments Kelly Glass) at Combination Restaurant, Zannie Adams being the main chef.Īt that awards giving ceremony in my citation for OT, I said that we prefer to honour our benefactors and supporters while they are alive, so that they could appreciate the kind sentiments offered, which they so rightly deserve. ![]() I felt a sense of relief that seven years earlier, during our 20th anniversary as a non-profit, community service organization, OT was our guest of honour at an awards giving ceremony held on Mayreau. EDITOR:When our good friend and benefactor OT Mayers passed away earlier this year, he among other things requested that no flowers or funeral service be held for him because he preferred the ‘flowers when he could smell and enjoy them’ (paraphrased). ![]()
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