For more than nine years, Margaret Johnson (she prefers Margaret on paper but we call her Peggy) has been coming to the main Bridge office nearly every weekday.  She usually arrives mid-morning and stays for at least a few hours.  She’s like a third administrative assistant in the office.    

Peggy is our resident expert on the duplicating machine—she duplicates endless copies of newsletters, calendars, and flyers.  She helps prepare mailings, delivers materials around town, and is the keeper of our Bridge scrapbook of news articles.  She works on our annual September Breakfast on The Bridge, The Mayor’s Charity Ball, and Tune-In to Life week in April.  Because she is a detail person, a great proofreader, and a perfectionist about copying jobs, Peggy has become a great asset in the office.

Those of us who work with Peggy in the main office have become very fond of her.  We admire her energy in her retirement years—she travels, lunches with friends, challenges her mind with plays and books, and gives her time to other efforts in addition to The Bridge.  We ooh and aah over her wardrobe—she is always color-coordinated and dressed in style.  We share our family stories and she shares hers. 

Peggy had raised her four children and had recently become a widow when she first came to The Bridge.  She is blessed with many friends, and after her husband died, she filled many days and evenings spending time with friends.  While Peggy still finds time for socializing in her life, she says her work at The Bridge makes her feel like she can still contribute.  All of us could not agree with her more.  Peggy is integrally involved in the daily operations of The Bridge, and we have come to count on her energy and willingness to “pitch in” to help us accomplish our many duties.  We are extremely grateful to her for continuing to care in retirement about the welfare of today’s young people and families and for her gift of exceptional service to The Bridge Family Center for nine years. 

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