"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet

And so spring is now upon us, a time of change, a new beginning they say. I humbly take the responsibility for leading our Chapter for the next twelve months, understanding the burdens we will individually and collectively feel as our economy is in a most dire state. But as Ms. Bradstreet's quote above says, perhaps we can view these trying times as an opportunity to return to some basics: connections with people, satisfaction with simplicity, hard work.