Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 MS4MS at World Series Park will feature some great entertainment (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued this week by World Series Park.) W orld Series Park in Saugus will host a fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on Saturday, October 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All-day entertainment will be featured starting at 10 a.m. Performing will be The Teddy Larkin Trio, The Memory Laners, Tom Rosa & Company Singers, Forever Unknown, Chloe Panico, Uncle Steve Furbish and Beat ConnXtionz Dance Company. The coordinator for the event is Saugus’s own Dario Pizzano, a professional baseball player and a member of the Saugus Little League team that competed in the Little League World Series in 2003. Dario has been actively involved in fundraising for MS4MS for the last two years. His mother, Traci, has suffered with MS for several years, and Dario wanted to be part of helping raise money for research and perhaps someday find a cure. The event will have a fall theme with hayrides, pumpkins, corn on the cob, cider, cider donuts, a Halloween costume contest and pony rides. It will consist of a ceremony on the field with the 2003 Little League Team, food, booths, an auction, a raffle, the famous Carpenito Real Estate Lottery Ticket House Raffle, a display of classic cars and some surprises. The day will culminate with a softball game between the 2003 Saugus Little League team and a combined team of Saugus Police and Firefighters. If you would like to help, would like to make a donation to the raffle or auction or need more information about the event, contact Bob Davis at 781-233-4555. PREPARING FOR THE SHOW: The Teddy Larkin Trio, who will perform at MS4MS at World Series Park on October 30. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) Why School Committee Vice-Chair Ryan Fisher might not seek reelection A recent post on his School Committee Facebook page Hi Saugus, It took me a few weeks to decide whether to run for School Committee the first time. That’s not theater. It’s a 25-30 hour a week volunteer job, often longer, away from my family, on top of my current responsibilities, with a five year old daughter who doesn’t understand why my endless meetings are more important to me than my time with her. I have made lifelong friends in this job, many of which I never expected to make. I’ve lost friends doing this job, which surprised me just as much. I’ve received expressions of support and pats on the back I’ll carry with me always. I’ve also been shouted at, sworn at, threatened with physical violence, and been told I’m disgusting as a human, actively negligent in my actions and that all the harm I’ve caused to children erases any good I’ve done in life. I just turned 40, so that’s a lot of harm. Way to trigger a midlife crisis, guys. Local elected officials have told me that I have no base of support (disagree – I’ve got game), that I should just go home and play with my kid (meant as an insult, which is sad for him because she’s kickass and he could be so lucky) to recently being told without a hint of irony that, unlike the speaker, I don’t care at all about kids (by someone who might not be so crass if he ever made that 3am “Tylenol or Children’s Hospital?” call, who doesn’t exactly wow me with his empathy for all children.) I’m in the middle of a vacation that was to be cut short anyway so I could, wait for it, attend a School Committee meeting this week. I’m standing in the middle of a beautiful lake, not playing with my daughter, answering school committee emails on a hopefully waterproof phone, facing the death-ray glare of my too-good-for-me wife for the millionth time, and just opened an email questioning my integrity, my commitment, and the integrity and commitment of a School Committee chairman who is shouldering more personal responsibilities than any husband and father ever should, proclaiming that we’re to be reported to the local press because we didn’t fix a situation an hour before the writer brought it to our attention. I’ll decide in the next week whether I’m pulling papers for a second term. I’m doing a terrible job convincing anyone who loves their town and their schools to throw their hat into the ring, and the keyboard warriors who love to tear things down haven’t shown much interest in actually building something (and sadly have commitments washing their hair for the next two months.) Be kind to each other, remember that two people can have the same goal but different paths to reaching it, and always take a long walk before hitting “send” on that email. Best, Ryan Fisher
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