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Page 4, Viewpointe November 2019
Gifts

By Judith Levy that doubles as a nutcracker, a pair of booties with bells clearly just what store this treasure came from. You have
on them so when you walk around you can tinkle along. no recourse but to trudge back home with this box full of
The older I get, the There are any number of these disastrous gifts that beyond an excuse for friendship.
clearer it is to me that gifts question come from the Shut Up store. You know as soon Here’s my advice, don’t let it get your goat. Throw it
are a very touchy subject. as you open the box, you’ve been given a gift so you can’t away. Please don’t burden anyone else with that miserable
Many relationships have say you didn’t get one, and now shut up! gift and maybe it will stop making its way around the
come to a screeching halt Some of these gifts are so awful you can’t even give world. Be kind and give a gift you would love to receive.
over the lack of or a poorly them away. No one wants them. You don’t even know Take the time to think about the person you’ll be giving this
chosen gift. Think of the someone you dislike enough to give it to. It does give gift to. Think about their hobbies, their taste in music or
proverbial fruitcake that has you pause to wonder what the giver was thinking when books and buy them something in that category. If you’re
made the rounds all over the they bought it for you. But perhaps they never bought it short on cash, bake something, but please not a fruitcake.
world. Some people swear there’s really only one cake. No and were just passing it on so you couldn’t say you hadn’t Have you ever received a gift you just couldn’t believe
one wants it and it keeps being passed around. There’s also been given a gift. The Shut Up present usually comes in anyone in his or her right mind would give? Just shake
a theory about the Shut Up store. No one seems to know a plain box so you don’t have any idea where you could your head and smile. It’s really not important in the long
where it’s located but everyone is certain at one time or possibly return it for an exchange and that’s the best you run. You’ve got bigger fish to fry.
other they’ve received a gift from this very store. can hope for. Some people put the Shut Up present in a
Have you ever opened up a gift and tried to imagine box from a department store and when you try to return Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling author of
what was going on in this person’s brain for them to ever it, lo and behold, it was never purchased at that store. GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS which has sold over four
think that you could possibly like or want this awful gift. In fact the clerk gives you a queer look when she sees million copies and the mega best seller GRANDFATHER
A tie that lights up and says New York Yankees, a knife this merchandise and turns up her nose. You now know REMEMBERS, published by HarperCollins. 
Harvey Theobald – Volunteer

By Arthur Dermer, 1995 and purchased a home in Boca Pointe. They loved He greatly enjoys the games. Dancing and socializing are
Volunteer – DRMSL living here. Harvey and Lana were happily married for popular pastimes.
over 50 years and blessed with a loving family. The Like the others who volunteer, he finds that giving of
Twice a week, Harvey grandchildren are the love of his life and he regularly his time and energy helping others is very rewarding. He
Theobald leaves his home visits with them. feels that he gets far more out of working at the hospital
in the La Paz community Harvey is a member of the Club at Boca Pointe and than he gives. Harvey recommends that anyone with
within Boca Pointe and takes part in many of its activities. He is an avid tennis four hours a week to give consider volunteering at the
reports for his volunteer player and a member of The Daily Doubles, a group of hospital. To find out more about volunteering call the
assignment at Boca Raton men and women who socialize and play tennis together. hospital volunteer office at 955-4098. 
Regional Hospital. He has
been a volunteer at the
hospital for 12 years helping Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc.
people entering or leaving
the hospital in need of a wheelchair. He is one of over 50 6909 SW 18th St., Suite A120 A special Thank You to our monthly volunteer contributing writers
Boca Raton, FL 33433
hospital volunteers from Boca Pointe who give of their Office (561) 395-7551 Fax (561) 395-5936 Steve Handwerker Halli Moore Judy Goldstein
time to help our community. Earlier this month Harvey Email: info@bocapointe.com Arlene Rodman Harold Katz Frank Weinstock
was honored by the Debbi-Rand Memorial Service Website: www.bocapointe.com Bob Kronish Harriet Rubin Lin Schader
League, the volunteer arm of the Boca Raton Regional Access Control Mort Mazor Jack Kulick Justin Mocha
Hospital. He was named Volunteer of the Month. He Operator: (561) 395-3392 Arthur Kravitz Elaine Rubinson Barry J. Haberman
Judith Levy
Anne Gannon
Peter Sachs
is one of over 600 others Voice mail system: (561) 395-3369 Dr. Ronald J. Meyers Elyse Weintraub Brown Steven L. Abrams
who each week give of Website: www.gateaccess.net Lisa Sileo Helen Karpel Rochelle Wilensky
their time to help others at Staff Rayna Becker Hillary Reynolds Sheila M. Cooperman
the Hospital. We are very Kathleen O’Donovan, General Manager Lori Deibel Oris Martin
proud of Harvey and the Lisa Cammaleri, Assistant Manager George Steinman Robert Weinroth
honor he has received. Yvonne Rivera, Administrative Assistant
For 35 years Harvey Justin Mocha, Director of Security The views of the writers of the various articles in this newspaper do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Boca Pointe Community Association.
owned and operated a Viewpointe of Boca Pointe is the newspaper The Association nor the individual writers are not responsible for claims
business forms company of Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc. or promises contained in any advertising material appearing in the
in New York City. He and Please direct all questions, comments or Viewpointe. Such claims and promises are the sole responsibility of the
his wife Lana, a former articles for Viewpointe to lisa.cammaleri@ individual advertiser.
New York City elementary fsresidential.com.
school teacher, retired in Harvey Theobald

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