AUGUST 22, 2025 VOLUNTEERS Andrea Lee Emma Kahle Amelia Brown Kelly Sharma Sara Goomar Nikki Aggarwal Alice Grant Paul Marble Kevin Johnson Matt Brown Dustin Grimm Casey Goode Patricia Hoskins Lymuel Cooper Vittorio Riley Lawrence Sobmon Alan Shoemaker Robin Willets William McGaughy Glenn Gates Tim Johnson Clarence Newman Sharon Williams Mario Davis Jeffery Lee Bill Davis Kurt Ziegler Mark Dobos William Lube Ron Gregg Lily Au Jeanne Hansknecht Josh Lee Laurie Lounsbury David Hembold Marquise Williams Donald Roberts Mary Wakefeld Charles Coleman Sarah Heidt Jeff Sabatini Sandy Schmoker Carmencita Princen Megan Walters Gwynne Osaki John Loring James Wilton Ruth Shabazz Kim Clugston Ellie Davidson Ed Davidson Miriam Shaw Lester Wyborny Carol Hafeli Michael Linkevitch Rachel Perazza Brian Nord Maggie Lad Martin Stolzenburg Elmo Morales Kristen Larcom Jan Burnham Alfred Wright Brett Hansen Meg Gower Phil Hannuksela Kate Dcamp Erica Blom Peter Sabbagh Martha Brunell Dan Reim Luanne Bullington Joseph Vetowuich Frank Shotwell Meaghan Hennesy Debbi Mourer Claire Schurr Lynda Howell Chris Gray Leonore Gerstein Al Hepperle Anna Furqua-Smith Angad Singh Francesca Lupia Luis Sfeir-Younis Annette Fisch Harvey Drouillard Nathan Stern Colleen Huysman Kathy Brindle Jesse Morgan Kyle Poplin Kathleen Harper Harleen Kaur Rasna Neelam Harnek Singh Greg Hoffman Jo Fone Gretchen Baldwin Barb Blom Hannah Moeller Elaine Nutt Jazelle Wilson Terry Jones Maria Foscarinis Paul Duke Stacey Duke Madeline Diehl Lexi Erwin Kyla Williams Nora Weber Alex Winnick Diane Sayer Steve Osborn Elliot Sorkin Robbin Lahmann Jess Salisbury Julia Henrikson Holly Watkins Lauren Halpern Sue Budin Jordan Morgan Samuel Hayes Kaitlin Schuler Don Hammond Eleyne Levitt Chuck Denton Miguel Martinez Max Wisgerhof Angelica Pilar Mike Vickers Ayden Riley Andre Vasher Luiza Duarte Caetano Navya Yagalla Logan Brown Margaret Patson Peter Beyer Shreya Chakravarthy Gerry Charbeneau THANK YOU to MANY of OUR VOLUNTEERS over the YEARS! For most of Groundcover's history, every contribution besides selling the paper was a volunteer effort. Hundreds of community members and vendors have volunteered their time to Groundcover over the past 15 years — as office staff, writers, board members, proofreaders and cooks. Each and every person has made an impact on the organization that we are appreciative of. 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Maybe some of that’s true, but that doesn’t change how I feel. It doesn’t change the fact that what I’m feeling makes up the world I live in; and my world deserves to be shared because it’s the only one I’ve got, same as anybody else. Hearing you be so open about your life and your thoughts to everyone made me realize how important it is that I accept that; who cares if others see that? Maybe we shouldn’t worry about that so much. You might not agree with whatever I’m saying, or maybe I’m not making any sense, but I think that’s fine by me. You showed me the importance of just putting my thoughts out there, “speaking my own story some more,” and all that. I do hope, though, that one thing I said while we talked or something I’m writing down here makes things a little brighter for you, the way your words made things brighter for me that day. I know you are sick, and you’re hurting, and people who can help you are ignoring you instead. I know a tiny bit about what that feels like, and if I could, I’d wipe that feeling off Earth. So here’s to the good days — the times when it feels like the haze finally clears for a bit. Here’s to those great things you kept on bringing up: when you get to cross one more thing off that ever-long list of everything in the world you want to get done, even if it’s just breathing in crisp air or having a little connection with the chubby squirrels looking into their beady black eyes. Here’s to the times when we get to enjoy what strange fun it is to be human. Here’s to those few times making everything — even all that crud that crowds up our time here — worth it. I believe in that power, that — “some things are just brighter” — and I hope you do too. You’re the one who reminded me about that, after all.
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