November / 2008 President's Message Archives: -- Select One -- November / 2008 10 / 2008 09 / 2008 06 / 2008 05 / 2008 04 / 2008 03 / 2008 02 / 2008 01 / 2008 11 / 2007 09 / 2007 05 / 2007 04 / 2007 03 / 2007 02 / 2007 01 II / 2007 01 / 2007 11 / 2006 10 / 2006 09 / 2006 07 / 2006 06 / 2006 05 / 2006 04 / 2006 03 / 2006 02 / 2006 11 / 2005 09 / 2005 06 / 2005 05 / 2005 04 / 2005 03 / 2005 02 / 2005 01 / 2005 11 / 2004 10 / 2004 09 / 2004 06 / 2004 05 / 2004 03 / 2004 03 / 2004 02 / 2004 01 / 2004 11 / 2003 10 / 2003 09 / 2003 06 / 2003 05 / 2003 04 / 2003 03 / 2003 02 / 2003 01 / 2003 12 / 2002 11 / 2002 10 / 2002 09 / 2002 06 / 2002 05 / 2002 04 / 2002 03 / 2002 02 / 2002 01 / 2002 12 / 2001 11 / 2001 10 / 2001 09 / 2001 06 / 2001 05 / 2001 04 / 2001 03 / 2001 01 / 2001 11 / 2000 09 / 2000 06 / 2000 04 / 2000 As many of us prepare for America's annual Thanksgiving Day feast, Americans have much to be thankful and grateful for. As the national day of Thanksgiving is only a few days away, it may be a good time to pause for a moment to say thanks for the many blessings we so richly receive in this community, such as the following: 1) I am deeply thankful for the right of "freedom of speech", whereby citizens may express, pro and con their thoughts on community issues and other topics of the day. 2) I am deeply thankful for the hard working and often times significantly under appreciated elected and appointed officials who represent our interests at countless meetings, often late into the night, doing their best to preserve and protect our quality of life. 3) I am deeply thankful for the hard working volunteers of The Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum for all they are and all they do to assist us in bringing our message to our community. 4) I am deeply thankful for Thanksgiving Day itself. Not only because of the abundant amount of food, but because it reminds me to be thankful, that is, thankful for family and friends, thankful for life itself and thankful for the many other blessings we share. 5) They say you should "count your blessings", but frankly, I have too many blessings to count. I'd like to look for the goodness in life, embrace and praise the good deeds of the leaders in our community and express sincerely, profoundly and deeply, with gratitude and genuine appreciation, two simple words, and they are, "thank you." Sincerely, Jerry R. Mitchell, President The Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum