Stopping Traffic

I never cease to be awed by how Falls Villagers are willing to do grunt work for their favorite causes. (I lived in Manhattan for twenty years where many people's idea of charity is writing a check, eating canapes and drinking Champagne. You were never greeted by friendly volunteers at fundraisers but by supercilious young PR girls with Walkie -Talkies and just-blown-out hair who would look you up and down as if they were judges on "Project Runway.") Thus, I am still not accustomed to sights such as my friend Mary Elling cheerfully directing traffic in front of Bunny Williams' house on Sunday morning. Mary is on the board of Women's Support Services and she was doing her part by telling the Range Rovers and Audis where to park for the charity garden tour. Mary and her husband, George, moved to FV from Kent a few years ago and they are indispensable and indefatigable. Mary is on the Board of Education and helps with all the fundraisers at the Hunt Library. George is on the Board of Finance, the Library Board and the building committee for the Falls Village Community and Cultural Center. George is expert at directing traffic, too. He was working the parking lot at Trade Secrets on Saturday. Next time you see either of them, Honk and say "Thanks."