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Boomer Of The Month - March 1998

 
Ten years ago, while working my full-time job, I decided 
to change the world.  I became a full-time United Way 
volunteer, working with literacy projects, teaching adults 
to read, working with abused children and foster children, 
with handicap children, and with battered wives.  I did 
this for approximately five years regularly and loved it.  
I continue to work with children, currently mentoring one 
child.  My efforts are focused on the next generation, 
the Xers.  I work on a full-time basis in the broadcasting 
field (television) and once had a short-lived role as host 
of a community talk show.  I am currently returning to 
college, as we often do, but I've been told that one tends 
to learn more the second time around.  

My hobbies are sailing, (licensed skipper) and golf (quite 
good for a "girl").  I love antiques, the Beatles, Aretha 
Franklin and any day on Cape Cod.  My favorite television 
programs are "Murphy Brown" and "Fraser", for obvious 
reasons.  Last year, I had the pleasure of attending a 
speaking engagement with Candice Bergen.  What a delight. 
(She has a boomer tee also.)  Not only is her character 
amusing, but Candice is quite the comedienne herself.  
Her character, Murphy Brown, has given boomers over a 
decade of great political and historical satire.   We 
owe a great debt to the creator, Diane English.  As you 
see, I love the show.  

My company, Sarah Elizabeth Company, (My grandmother's name) 
designs clothing.  One of the clothing lines is the Baby 
Boomer Club, specializing in boomer tees and activewear.  
My idea of the Baby Boomer Club originated from a need to 
put as much fun into adult clothing as possible, while 
remembering some of the greatest years in American history.  
For many of us, it is simply remembering our childhoods with 
others who are remembering theirs.  It is my hope that at 
least once a year the Club can arrange events where boomers
can get together and do something fun, yet meaningful, 
like the 4k walk.  My desire is to carry on the tradition 
of the 60's, changing the world, one person at a time, 
beginning with me.    

Visit Wendy Thompson's The Baby Boomer Club Web Site.