Back on the Bus!

For those of you who check in to this site with some frequency. . .my apologies. I'm going to take a couple minutes from United Way and "share" for a moment. For me, sharing really means rambling. . .and I'm a pro at it.

Ok. . .so, great kick-off event at Lincoln Country Club for Pacesetter Coordinators. My take on it was great participation, super energy, free t-shirts. . . and on a Thursday to boot. How great is that? For those of you able to attend, thanks so much.

So that was Thursday, June 19th. On Saturday, June 21st I left for Shanghai for work.

Views of Pearl Tower (famous landmark) and across Huangpu River over to the Bund. Shanghai is like NYC, on steriods.

Good trip, although full of delays. In case you're wondering what brings a schmuck like me to China, I work in Strategic Sourcing (fancy word for Purchasing) at Novartis. My degree is in pharmacy, and I work for sourcing raw materials for the products we manufacture here in Lincoln. China is one of the many markets we look at. Anyway. . .Got home late Saturday, June 28th. . .actually was early Sunday, June 29th. I was delayed because although I was ready to come home, one of my bags decided to spend the night in Denver.

So back to work on Monday, June 30th. Walked around in a haze for 3 days, falling asleep at work and then up all night at home (there's a 13 hour time difference between Lincoln and Shanghai). Then my employer graciously (yea Novartis!) gave us a 4 day weekend for the 4th of July, and I took Monday and Tuesday (July 7 & 8) as vacation. So now it's Wednesday, July 9th. . .and I'm way behind the 8-ball, with both work and United Way. The Novartis kick-off is 2 and 1/2 weeks away!

So. . .I'm getting back on the bus. I was able to sit in on an Eastmont Towers campaign meeting today. They're running a new campaign this year. . .and their excitement and involvement was just the jump start I needed.

I'll send out another note shortly . . .from the bus!

Thanks. And as always, big thanks for supporting United Way. Dave