[Dialogue] Cleveland Region Celebrates 50 for 50

[Nancy Lanphear]

Dear Judy and Norm,

Thanks for the memories and dreams. I look forward to seeing more photos of
the 50th celebration.

With love,

Nancy



On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Norm and Judy Lindblad <
nj.lindblad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sixteen amazing folks - six in the flesh and ten through letters and
> videos - became a Wall of Wonder
> on behalf of the Cleveland Region on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Hamilton,
> OH celebrating EI/ICA's 50th Anniversary. *
>
> Those present included: Emma Melton, Cleveland; Ann Antenen our host at
> her Berkeley Square Community in Hamilton; and Myra Griffin,
> Brady Melton , Jr., Norm and Judy Lindblad, Cincinnati.  In spirit and by
> YouTube: Mark, Jenelle and Tim Dove, Columbus; Jim and Joan Armour,
> Cincinnati; Michael May, Bloomington, IN; John Gibson, Indianapolis, IN;
> Nancy Lanphear, Bothel, WA; Frank Knutson, Redlands, CA; Gordon Harper,
> Seattle, WA, via e-mail and video; Doris Jane Conway, Granville, OH; and
> Suzanne Wason, San Antonio, TX, via Brady's cell phone!  All are "Alumni"
> or current residents of this "Region".
>
> An *In Memorium* table bore the pictures of deceased colleagues Jay
> Antenen, Anita Gibson, and Barbara Barkony.
>
> As we sang "Believe - That The Time Has Come" we marvelled at how
> contemporary the words felt in our mouths.
> Our song sheet is available if you're interested or curious.
>
> Memories were shared from EG (Emerging Generation) adventures to Global
> Odysseys, and amazing, urgent requests for funds and faithful responses.   Myra
> Griffin said that she finds herself reflecting, "now where did I learn
> this?" and so often it is ICA. Then she remembers the person who taught or
> said it and the memories just flow...it"s like her Meditative Council.  Emma
> and Brady Melton shared a "Recipe" for Second and Third  Generation
> involvement in "The Movement" that bridged the past, present, and future.
>  It will be posted soon on the ICA-USA website.  Videos of Ohio Teacher of
> the Year for 2011, Tim Dove, and the Phoenix Middle School in Worthington,
> OH and Gordon Harper's ToP Trainers Crowd Meeting the Occupy Crowd also
> seeded our images of the future.
>
> We discerned a few other local building blocks for the future: the
> Sustainable Indiana 2016 initiative that John Gibson is working on; an Art
> therapy program for persons with Alzheimer's that Ann Antenen has sponsored
> in her retirement community; Brady Melton's "Yes I Am" program for youth
> drawing on Imaginal Education; and Emma Melton's  "Breakthrough Schools"
> and "Greater Cleveland Congregations" collaborative.
>
> The day concluded with Celebrations...Ann's  87th Birthday and Norm and
> Judy's 50th Wedding Anniversary... 21 Challenges, and Hopes for the Future
> "Strips" were created for the Anniversary Fabric Artform.
> In closing we again affirmed that* "These Are The Times and We Are The
> People"!*
> *
> *
> **Pictures will follow in separate e-mail.*
>
>
>
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