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                                                                                                                                                                      MY WORD IGNORANCE GIG



      However, if you are passionate in any of these  complementary start up supplies such as a                                                                                         B. Lee Coyne, ATMS
      areas – please reach out to me.                        lectern, banner, timing supplies, or TI store
          Another big intent is to re-invigorate and  certificate can help clubs financially as they

      co-create a District infrastructure for club  begin this exciting journey.                                                                                                        Words are pieces of the puzzle
      growth not only this year, but for ongoing years           The second category is to incentivize                                                                                  Some encourage, others muzzle
      to come. This absolutely will take “team work  the club builders. This includes outcomes                                                                                           Not all nouns will fit together
      to make the dream work.”                               resulting toward chartering a new club such as                                                                               Adjectives not apt to tether

                                                             providing an actionable lead. As well, the final
      What incentives and recognition are you planning  step of chartering the club will be rewarded.                                                                                  One day I linked to a conjunction
      for the year ?                                             Finally, in conjunction with the Program                                                                              Did not absorb its real function
          There are two categories of Club Growth  Quality to incentivize Distinguished Club                                                                                             I also lacked the ammunition

      incentives we are forming as a Trio. The  Program engagement will also include TI                                                                                                  To delve into that preposition
      first benefits new clubs. Offering a choice of  store certificates, and other fun prizes!
                                                                                                                                                                                           Lesson next is punctuation

                                                                                                                                                                                         Greeted that without elation
                                                                                                                                                                                          Period means sentence stop
                Good leaders have vision and inspire others                                                                                                                              Question mark a query drop?


                 to help them turn vision into reality. Great                                                                                                                           Then amidst our verbal drama

                                                                                                                                                                                         I introduced a proper comma,
                 leaders create more leaders, not followers.                                                                                                                              Along alas we kept on rollin'
                                                                                                                                                                                             Till we hit upon a colon:
                 Great leaders have vision, share vision, and                                                                                                                             Possessions need apostrophe'




                         inspire others to create their own.                                                                                                                             So the subject can break free
                                                                                                                                                                                           Readers readily must hark
                                                                                                                                                                                          On seeing exclamation mark!
                                                             ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

                                                                                                                                                                                      "Quotation marks" end our review
                                                                                                                                                                                        Now grammar gurus, me & you

                                                                                                                                                                                       Our wordy knowhow is complete
                                                                                                                                                                                        So now you tab it gone: DELETE










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