I think if you have a good idea it doesn't matter how long it takes you to get around to doing something with the idea.
I had written on a piece of paper the idea of an evening dedicated to 'Late Bloomers'. It would be called The Purple Aster and would be in celebration of 'Late Bloomers'. Everyone would wear purple!
The aster is a purple flower that blooms in the fall and it blooms later than most other flowers.
Because I am a songwriter I would invite wonderful performers to sing their own songs and make it an evening of original music.
I had that piece of paper tucked away for a good many years!
I left that paper tucked away until I lost a dear friend, Alison Laird, to a rare cancer called chordoma. I was heading for a landmark birthday so I decided to finally put my Purple Aster idea into action. With the help of a wonderful friend Val; Alison's family; my family and the bookgroup that Alison and I both belonged to we organized the 1st Purple Aster Concert & Silent Auction at Irene Besse's beautiful little theatre called Steinway Hall.
It was so much fun that we decided to hold it again in a larger venue and we moved to The Loose Moose Theatre. We have been at The Loose Moose for the past three years and each year we grow a little and raise a little more than the year before.
We just held our 4th Annual Purple ASter Concert & Silent Auction on May 27 and we raised $14,000.00!!
We are excited to be able to support a Canadian research scientist at The University of Western Ontario. Dr. Cheryle Seguin's work has been approved for further study by The Chordoma Foundation and we are pleased to be able to assist her in getting the start up funds that she requires for her study.
I am glad that I did not leave that piece of paper with The Purple Aster idea stuck away in a file folder. It took a long time to bring it out into the world but I am so glad that I did follow through.
I have met amazing people; heard amazing music; am working with great people and we are working toward a possible scientific breakthrough!!
It is Never Too Late to Bloom!!
I had written on a piece of paper the idea of an evening dedicated to 'Late Bloomers'. It would be called The Purple Aster and would be in celebration of 'Late Bloomers'. Everyone would wear purple!
The aster is a purple flower that blooms in the fall and it blooms later than most other flowers.
Because I am a songwriter I would invite wonderful performers to sing their own songs and make it an evening of original music.
I had that piece of paper tucked away for a good many years!
I left that paper tucked away until I lost a dear friend, Alison Laird, to a rare cancer called chordoma. I was heading for a landmark birthday so I decided to finally put my Purple Aster idea into action. With the help of a wonderful friend Val; Alison's family; my family and the bookgroup that Alison and I both belonged to we organized the 1st Purple Aster Concert & Silent Auction at Irene Besse's beautiful little theatre called Steinway Hall.
It was so much fun that we decided to hold it again in a larger venue and we moved to The Loose Moose Theatre. We have been at The Loose Moose for the past three years and each year we grow a little and raise a little more than the year before.
We just held our 4th Annual Purple ASter Concert & Silent Auction on May 27 and we raised $14,000.00!!
We are excited to be able to support a Canadian research scientist at The University of Western Ontario. Dr. Cheryle Seguin's work has been approved for further study by The Chordoma Foundation and we are pleased to be able to assist her in getting the start up funds that she requires for her study.
I am glad that I did not leave that piece of paper with The Purple Aster idea stuck away in a file folder. It took a long time to bring it out into the world but I am so glad that I did follow through.
I have met amazing people; heard amazing music; am working with great people and we are working toward a possible scientific breakthrough!!
It is Never Too Late to Bloom!!