Letters to the Editor 06-15-1998
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Optimist Theft
Optimist Theft
Editor, Times-Union:This is a letter to those young people who broke into the old Endicott Building where the Breakfast Optimist Club holds its annual Haunted House.
You have some "black lights," some strobe lights, some plastic body parts and some small electric motors.
You probably told your parents you got them from a friend and they bought it. You probably have some neat little "action" going on in your bedroom, garage or attic. Cool man.
Now we don't want to spoil your fun. In fact we want you to keep the stuff and this year YOU can operate the Haunted House. It's quite a bit of work to set up and then you have to get about 25 of your friends to help you run it for seven to eight nights. This shouldn't be a big problem for resourceful guys and gals like you.
One last thing, you may not have exactly lied to your parents when you told them you got the stuff from a friend. You see, the Optimists have spent 41 years helping the youth of the Warsaw area with scholarships and support for many activities. I'm sure you won't mind using your proceeds to help other youth in the community, but if this is a problem, you can just return all the stuff to the Open Air Garden Center, 965 N. Lake St., or call 269-1277. They're too busy to ask any questions and we'll do our best to run it again this year.
Richard Burkett
Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club
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Optimist Theft
Editor, Times-Union:This is a letter to those young people who broke into the old Endicott Building where the Breakfast Optimist Club holds its annual Haunted House.
You have some "black lights," some strobe lights, some plastic body parts and some small electric motors.
You probably told your parents you got them from a friend and they bought it. You probably have some neat little "action" going on in your bedroom, garage or attic. Cool man.
Now we don't want to spoil your fun. In fact we want you to keep the stuff and this year YOU can operate the Haunted House. It's quite a bit of work to set up and then you have to get about 25 of your friends to help you run it for seven to eight nights. This shouldn't be a big problem for resourceful guys and gals like you.
One last thing, you may not have exactly lied to your parents when you told them you got the stuff from a friend. You see, the Optimists have spent 41 years helping the youth of the Warsaw area with scholarships and support for many activities. I'm sure you won't mind using your proceeds to help other youth in the community, but if this is a problem, you can just return all the stuff to the Open Air Garden Center, 965 N. Lake St., or call 269-1277. They're too busy to ask any questions and we'll do our best to run it again this year.
Richard Burkett
Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club
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