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It’s that time of year again, friends. It is time for Andrew’s Community Support pledge drive.

Andrew can only succeed to the extent that his friends and community members become engaged in his life. When people like you join together to make a change in Andrew’s life it not only improves his ability to lead a lifestyle beyond his means, but it also give YOU the satisfaction of helping someone else.

The future unfolding before us is vast, dynamic, and filled with challenges. But with supporters like YOU it is possible that these challenges can be transformed into opportunities by working together with intelligence, creativity, and compassion. It is your responsibility to make sure that Andrew can make it another year. And he can with your continued support.

Andrew’s lifestyle comes with high annual fees. Your direct financial support is essential to maintaining his high-quality standards. Like a museum or a library, Andrew Flynn is sustained through special gifts from friends like you who value his companionship. By naming Andrew Flynn in your will or trust, you can invest in the future of witty humor, intelligent talk and great entertainment. Leave a legacy and ensure the future of Andrew.

Supporting Andrew means you are supporting all the qualities you like about him and yourself. Can you imagine a Wednesday night at church without his quirky looks from the back row, or a Friday night where he didn’t lose his shoes? I certainly don’t want experience a day without him.

A variety of thank-you gifts are available when you pledge your support to Andrew Flynn!

With your donation at the $45 level: Select 1 tee-shirt from Andrew’s dresser!

With your gift at the $60 level: Select 1 generous 16oz coffee mug from Andrew’s cupboard!

With your gift at the $90 level: Select 1 insulated travel mug from Andrew’s cupboard!

With your gift at the $120 level: You can borrow one of Andrew’s sturdy canvas tote bags!

With your gift at the $140 level: You can borrow an umbrella from Andrew’s trunk!

With your gift at the $250 level: You can select 1 of Andrew’s polo shirts from his closet!

With your gift at the $500 level: You can be an Andrew Flynn “Sponsor of the Day.” This includes each of the generous gifts above AND the peace of mind that you are helping one of this community’s most treasured citizens.

It Isn't What It Is

The world is a lot of things. Grand. Mysterious. Infinitely beautiful.
But it’s also a mirror. That is, whatever you experience on the outside is a reflection of your beliefs, thoughts and character on the inside. Likewise, the faults you see in others are often your own.


This weekend while I was on a wonderful bike ride I slowed to a more leisurely pace (rare for me) and decided to take in the neighborhood. There were a thousand things going on. I couldn’t possibly take in the full scene; so instead, my mind applied a selective filter. I noticed the two older people holding hands while walking by the swimming pool. I noticed a woman changing in full view with her windows open. Two birds landed on the mail box at the corner fighting over a large chunk of birdseed. Of the thousands of things going on around me, I can onlyfocus on just a few.


The filtering system isn’t arbitrary; there are reasons why we notice what we notice. Our beliefs, thoughts, character, etc. serve in powering (at least to some degree) the selectivity we experience when filtering the world around us.


If we go through life with anger and hate, then it is anger and hate that will determine our experience of the world. If, instead, we hold love in our hearts, our life experience will be all the more joyful. I recently spent some time with a friend and was shocked at then negitative attitude. Had this been there the whole time? Are we growing apart faster than I first perceived? This person’s attitude was bringing down my own mood and I didn’t like it one bit! So, I encourage you to adapt your outlook and focus on your life, your surroundings, and your relationships and try to make the best of everything. It is never as bad as you think it is. “Whatever”or“It is what it is,” are two phrases that express nothing more than your defeated and complacent attitude.

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