Twenty three candles on the old Irish Fest birthday cake for board of directors member Mary Alice Beebe. Mary Alice, who oversees our sponsor and artist hospitality and our children's area among other things, is also our resident redhead on the board which as an Irish event we are required by law to have, which you may not have known. She's also a steady force and a calm voice of reason on around a boardroom table where such qualities are highly valuable and sometimes rare. She's also a great and dear friend.
Sadly, thanks to term limits MA will be leaving us after the 2009 festival to pursue the idyllic life of a retired board member, being waited on hand and food by adoring acolytes in the private Retired Board Members Lounge (not common knowledge, but maintaining the Lounge is where some 60% of our funds are spent) and laughing at all us poor peons left behind doing the work. And as if losing her wasn't bad enough in itself, one of us remaining boardies now has to dye our hair red to stay legal.
Happy birthday, Mary Alice. Hope your 23rd year is your best one ever.
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too many redheads, all i see is red all the time, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Mary Alice! I hope it's a great one!
Marcia
Happy Birthday friend! I hope your day is as fabulous as you are!! :-)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELLOW REDHEAD! HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!
SWalsh
ps..I think Barney should be the next red-headed board member.
Breithlá shona duit!
CTG
Hope you have a great one and that Danny bought you a beer!
Mindy
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Thanks to everyone!!
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