Hi LT, I feel it is important to respond to the mischaracterization of Stacy Osur’s long stewardship of *both* the Old Town Hall and the Exchange and set the record straight. For more than 20 years, more than any other single person in Lincoln — and certainly hour for hour, more than many people combined — Stacy has taken care of management of the building, organized volunteers, and poured a significant part of her time, amounting to thousands of volunteer hours, into running the Exchange. For several years she served as national President of the Federation of Woman’s Exchanges; she managed the fundraising for the Old Town Hall Corporation; dealt with one crisis after another; communicated with vendors and consignors and other non-profits in town to maintain a beloved town institution; and the list goes on and on. If something needed doing there, Stacy did it.
For personal reasons she recently moved out of Lincoln, and while none of that is anybody’s business, I bring it up because she has, out of love for the building and a deep emotional investment in seeing it cared for, undertaken the not-insignificant responsibility for everything listed above, and then some, remotely, as well as dealt with the administrative piece — which is to say the boring bits that few people bother to take into account — of running a store. She still has ties to Lincoln — property and family — and of course to the Exchange, and has devoted more time than many probably realize to upkeep when she is in town. To characterize any of her stewardship as obstruction is unfair — she does, after all, have a significant responsibility as Treasurer. So I will leave it at that for those of you who are unfamiliar with Stacy and her long stewardship of the Old Town Hall. I hope it helps clarify whatever unpleasantness is out there. Next Wednesday I will be at the Exchange for the fall opening, and plan to manage the store for the foreseeable future. I’ll be there when it’s open — Tuesday to Friday from noon to 4 — with few exceptions, so if it’s open, you will find me there. Stacy will help me, as she should, at the beginning. I’d love to hear from old and new volunteers. My hope is to see the building buzzing with activity, to make the shop a destination, and to give it a gentle push into the future. I hope you’ll stop by, Lis On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 9:38 AM DEBBY ADAMS via Lincoln < lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > I will no longer volunteer until there is complete transparency and > Stacy’s control is eliminated since she has been so uncooperative and > impedes the operation of the store. > Debby Adams > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 31, 2023, at 9:14 PM, Carol Michener via Lincoln < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > > > > Love it Stacy! Thank you for the little history lesson!! My town would > be poorer if it had gone! > > Carol Michener > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 31, 2023, at 6:35 PM, stacy osur <stacyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Lincoln's Old Town Hall Exchange will reopen this coming Wednesday > after our annual summer break. Yes, our candy will be restocked and can't > wait to see our shortest customers back in the shop. This Lincoln > institution that was founded in 1963, supports both consignors and the > lovely old building that it is housed in, Lincoln's Old Town Hall. The > building was rescued in 1962 from being taken away (yes, away!) by Henry > Ford through a gallant group of neighbors that banded together and raised > the funds to purchase the building and land from Sumner Smith (who had > previously offered it to the town, but was rebuffed). The US Post Office > remains a tenant at will and we hope they remain as long as they wish. > Please volunteer with us, make a donation and visit soon!! Tuesday through > Friday noon - 4pm through September, hours to be expanded later. > >> -- > >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. > >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > >> Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > >> Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > > Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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