Thank you, Lis! Thank you, Stacy! This is very exciting news! The Town Hall Exchange has definitely been one the places that makes Lincoln such a gem of place to live. My family and I have loved it for over 20 years with Stacy at the helm for many or all of those years, I think. We have missed it, Stacy and the other warm “shop keepers” and of course the penny candy! :) I can’t wait to see you there soon! Thank you both for all that you are doing to bring it back! Warm regards, Staci
On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 6:40 AM Lis Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi LT, > > I feel it is important to respond to the mischaracterization of Stacy > Osur’s long stewardship of *both* the Old Town Hall and the Exchange and > set the record straight. For more than 20 years, more than any other single > person in Lincoln — and certainly hour for hour, more than many people > combined — Stacy has taken care of management of the building, organized > volunteers, and poured a significant part of her time, amounting to > thousands of volunteer hours, into running the Exchange. For several years > she served as national President of the Federation of Woman’s Exchanges; > she managed the fundraising for the Old Town Hall Corporation; dealt with > one crisis after another; communicated with vendors and consignors and > other non-profits in town to maintain a beloved town institution; and the > list goes on and on. If something needed doing there, Stacy did it. > > For personal reasons she recently moved out of Lincoln, and while none of > that is anybody’s business, I bring it up because she has, out of love for > the building and a deep emotional investment in seeing it cared for, > undertaken the not-insignificant responsibility for everything listed > above, and then some, remotely, as well as dealt with the administrative > piece — which is to say the boring bits that few people bother to take into > account — of running a store. She still has ties to Lincoln — property and > family — and of course to the Exchange, and has devoted more time than many > probably realize to upkeep when she is in town. To characterize any of her > stewardship as obstruction is unfair — she does, after all, have a > significant responsibility as Treasurer. > > So I will leave it at that for those of you who are unfamiliar with Stacy > and her long stewardship of the Old Town Hall. I hope it helps clarify > whatever unpleasantness is out there. > > Next Wednesday I will be at the Exchange for the fall opening, and plan to > manage the store for the foreseeable future. I’ll be there when it’s open — > Tuesday to Friday from noon to 4 — with few exceptions, so if it’s open, > you will find me there. Stacy will help me, as she should, at the > beginning. I’d love to hear from old and new volunteers. My hope is to see > the building buzzing with activity, to make the shop a destination, and to > give it a gentle push into the future. > > I hope you’ll stop by, > > Lis > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 9:38 AM DEBBY ADAMS via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I will no longer volunteer until there is complete transparency and >> Stacy’s control is eliminated since she has been so uncooperative and >> impedes the operation of the store. >> Debby Adams >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Aug 31, 2023, at 9:14 PM, Carol Michener via Lincoln < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Love it Stacy! Thank you for the little history lesson!! My town would >> be poorer if it had gone! >> > Carol Michener >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> >> On Aug 31, 2023, at 6:35 PM, stacy osur <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Lincoln's Old Town Hall Exchange will reopen this coming Wednesday >> after our annual summer break. Yes, our candy will be restocked and can't >> wait to see our shortest customers back in the shop. This Lincoln >> institution that was founded in 1963, supports both consignors and the >> lovely old building that it is housed in, Lincoln's Old Town Hall. The >> building was rescued in 1962 from being taken away (yes, away!) by Henry >> Ford through a gallant group of neighbors that banded together and raised >> the funds to purchase the building and land from Sumner Smith (who had >> previously offered it to the town, but was rebuffed). The US Post Office >> remains a tenant at will and we hope they remain as long as they wish. >> Please volunteer with us, make a donation and visit soon!! 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