To The Editor:
In the August 22 article of the Eastwick Press, S.O.S Seniors of Stephentown, on page 11, there are two sets of figures that need clarification in order to prevent misunderstanding by the readership.
The first is – we do not have, at this writing, forty active members. What we have is forty people who have stated to me, either in person or on the phone, that they wanted to become active members. In other words, to do things to be “active.”
The second is the reference to 18 to 24 seniors showing up at meetings. The number 18 to 24 refers to the number of people who have been to our temporary meeting place (our home), to talk over plans and voice their support for S.O.S. Some of the people came on our meeting day, some the day before and a few a day or so later, for their own various reasons.
I need to say that this jumble of information is not the fault of the writer of the article, David Flint. It was most likely the fast pace of the interview and my not being able to process the wording of the questions clearly enough.
My reason for writing this clarification is to keep the Stephentown public in general, and our new members in particular, as correctly informed as possible.
Mary DeFreest
Pres. S.O.S.