Re: Silver Beaver presentation
Kim Hannemann (khannemann@WORLDBANK.ORG)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:33:40 +0000
Dave Hills wrote,
>Given the choice, I would have refused to accept the honor. I no longer wear
>it.
Gee, why not? Those who gave you the Silver Beaver obviously held you in very
high esteem, what does your refusal say to them?
To you it might say, "I don't do this stuff for myself and even if I did, I
enjoy it so much I don't deserve any awards" or, "It is my duty as a
parent/member of the community, and one should not receive awards simply for
doning one's duty" or, in a few cases, "I am a real jerk despite what may
appear on the surface, and I know it, so don't give me any awards".
To them it says, "I disdain your silly silver beaver and what it represents.
You obviously have much less class than me, and no taste either."
Look at your family, who supported you and helped make the award possible. The
honor goes to them, it says to them, "Look, all the times your husband and
father was away at events and meetings, and all the time he spent on the phone
or at his computer helping youth in the community were worth it. The
organization(s) he worked for reaaly appreciate what he has done, and that you
have helped make him what he is." If your parents, bless them, are still
around, don't you think it would make them proud? Don't you want them to be?
Did you/would you reject the Eagle award as a youth? I hope not.
Celine Dion at last night's Grammies said the award she received was not for
her, it was for all the musicians, engineers, producers, and support staff who
made her work possible. Perhaps that's the spirit in which you should display
the Silver Beaver.
Kim (khannemann@worldbank.org)
Troop 1140, Springfield, VA
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