Greetings Friends!
Wow, we made it through Halloween, the MAMAs, repelling down a building, and so much more in October. It is amazing how busy we all get this time of year. Rebecca and I have been working on our family calendar through the end of the year and it is just JAMMED! This is a good and bad thing. Bad in that everyone needs to take a breather here and there, and good that there is so much happening here in the Modesto area that we need to enjoy and support. In just a few weeks it will be Veteran’s Day, then the opening of Modesto on Ice, Thanksgiving, Rockin’ Holiday and so much more.
It’s fall and it’s starting to cool down the mornings and the evenings are brisk. Seems like the leaves are still green and the falling part is a ways off. Who loves the smell of morning coffee? How about that first sip aroma? I am one of those people that find peace and bliss with a cup of coffee and a real newspaper. We are in the middle of a Modesto coffee renaissance. The Queen Bean is in new capable hands, Penny University is open, Lucille is packed all the time, and Mocha Magic and Bake Shop tease us with fresh pastries and coffee. There are great local coffee options, we have local roasteries and we have one of the leading coffee gurus here in town, Tony Serrano and we chat with him this month. Most importantly, we have more place to hang out, talk, discus and share our lives with. That’s the cool thing about a coffee shop and café.
There are some important things we need to do this month and need to take care of, like the people in our community. This is the month of Thanksgiving and as we go into the holiday season, it’s what we can be doing for others that really matters. There are those that don’t have a family Thanksgiving, or warm clothes, blankets, or even a hot meal for that matter. This is when we rally together. Two really big things are the Kettle Kick off and the Thanks4giving dinner. The Gospel Mission is getting ready for winter and Love Modesto/Stanislaus is preparing Comfort kits and has a new volunteer center. Let’s do this friends. We all have something we can do. The ModestoView crew will be raising funds for Salvation Army with a Kettle Kick off team, so once again, I’ll be reaching out and I’m thanking you now for extending a hand and a donation.
On November 24 at 2 pm, there will be a special fundraising concert at the State Theatre for our friend Patty Castillo Davis, who is battling cancer. There is a story in this issue about how you can help.
So, we know the end of the year is two months away. Let’s make the most of it. Plan your times with friends and families and be a part of our community and really make some connections here in town. We have so much to catch up on. And I leave you with this. We are all about local connections, supporting our local people and businesses. These are the people we count on and are there for us, so let’s remember who puts their dollars back into our community when we are out on Black Friday and shopping small.
I am thankful and grateful for all of you and thank you for being a part of ModestoView.
Your friend,
Chris Murphy
Publisher / Founder – ModestoView
