Margaret Drew - Volunteer extraordinaire / by Carol Cutforth

    Some people work for profit, some for glory and some because they are wonderful giving people: volunteers. It is almost impossible to list what Margaret Drew does for Unit 102. She cooks, helps with partnerships, plays hostess, organizes clean-up crews, and last seen, was a caddy at the last sectional, filling in until the scheduled help arrived .
    Margaret grew up along the St. John river in the Maritimes, Canada. Her father was a well known and innovative horticulturalist. As part of the family's "squash taste panel" on Sundays (they were breeding buttercup and Hubbard squash), Margaret developed her own interest in food. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a degree in Home Economics and spent 17 years with the Ontario Dept. Of Agriculture supervising staff developing programs for rural women and girls (4H Clubs). She organized
and conducted leadership forums and media marketing. Her own marketing skills led her to Toronto real estate sales. "Educating first time buyers was great fun," Margaret commented.
    Margaret met Doug Drew in Toronto and, in spite of his passion for bridge, she married him 24 years ago. She says she continues to be passionate about not playing bridge but thoroughly enjoys being part of the bridge scene. All this led her to being a spectacular hostess for her husband when he was the ACBL
President in 1995. 
    Doug and Margaret love to travel, and they love sharing and visiting Doug's three children and six grandchildren in various Canadian provinces. Unit 102 is very fortunate that they chose Sarasota as their permanent address. 
    Margaret's dedication as a volunteer was acknowledged at our May sectional where she was awarded Unit 102's First Special Service Award. We congratulate and thank her for her immeasurable contributions
during the birth and early childhood of Unit 102.

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