RE Log - Fall 2020

34 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2020 For the REcord was created to illustrate how the RE community has responded to the challenges of the global COVID-19 crisis. Through stories and reflections shared by members of our community, this digital history in real time examines what was lost, what was gained, how we adapted and how we helped others. We hope you enjoy perusing the community REflections. For the Record REflections Darrow Dutcher Hodges ’63 wrote: “I’m on a friend’s vineyard in western Colorado in peach and wine country. I was skiing a lot and then needed to quarantine. Then I was supposed to be in Florida all April and May, working with bird groups and visiting Miami, but all hell broke loose. My house in Denver remained rented to a couple who came for surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital. So, I am happily in the best place ever, but grapes aren’t being harvested till September. I volunteered to repaint the old 1920s rock sign at the town park among other projects, like mulching vine roots with alfalfa, a secondary nutritive crop. So, home in June, but The Palisade sign is done!” Lauren Page ’24 wrote: “The thought at the forefront of my mind was to take the time to extend kindness. Having the time to help others during a scary time, helping the helpless, and seizing this moment as an ‘opportunity’ to advance literacy in so many children’s worlds at home was my initial thought. We collected, boxed, and delivered 5,000 books to families of Branches, Inc, 5,000 books to homeless residents of Camillus House, 7,000 books to United Way for distribution at COVID-19 testing sites, and delivered 9,000 books in individual boxes to the homes of families of Breakthrough Miami. Each time was an incredible experience.” Edmond Baudin de la Valette ’27 wrote last spring that he was very excited to join Ransom Everglades soon! Read additional For the REcord stories at https://bit.ly/2PffTTq