Katie the Intern
It was a cold December day, when St George’s Society held their annual Beneficiary Christmas Tea. The SGSNY team, along with approximately twenty of its Beneficiaries met at St Thomas Church to enjoy each other's company, share gifts and celebrate the festivities with carols and poems.
In attendance this year, was Steve DuPass (America’s Singing Poet) and St George’s new team member, Katie. Who was to know that this was the beginning of a great friendship? At the end of the Tea, Christmas gift baskets were shared between the St George’s Society and its Beneficiaries – a tradition that has lasted 150 years within the Society. Katie offered to walk Steve home, due to the weight of the giftbag... and this is where our story begins...
Katie was told by SGSNY Social Worker’s Mary and Julie that the walk to Steve’s apartment should be no more than 5 minutes. When walking Steve home along Fifth Avenue, they stopped to watch the Saxophonist, browsed some hats from the local vendor - soon they had arrived near Central Park, new to the city, even Katie realised this was very far in the wrong direction, 5 minutes had turned into an hour. They stood outside Carnegie Hall, surrounded by angry Christmas shoppers and crying babies, whilst Steve told the amazing story of his performance there.
Safe to say, they made it back to Steve’s apartment in one piece, and a week later Steve sent a poem to the office, a memory of the crazy adventure down Fifth Avenue that December day. Since then, the two have become good friends, and are pleased the “weighty satchel” brought them together.
“Katie the Intern”
The satchel was weighty
But thanks be to Katie
Who through her persistent insistence,
Lifted the sack
Strapped it to her back
Providing much needed assistance
It was the yule season
A timely good reason
To hold the St. George’s High Tea
It was long awaited
Where I celebrated
With over invitees like me
Although half my size
Much to my surprise
It seemed to me
She, katie were the stronger
I used to be strong
A long time ago
But that isn’t any longer
Really and truly
Mary and Julie
Had many concerns to address
With cheerful emotion
Hard work and devotion
They made the high tea a success
Tea and sweets and delicate treats
Caroling angelic voices
Danty tasty sandwiches
Depending upon
What your choices is
The party was fun
With all said and done
The crowd was beginning to thin
My hulking gift bundle
Too heavy to handle
And that is where katie stepped in
With items to carry
No time to tarry
Time only to ramble and roam
We left St George’s in care of St. Thomas
And Katie escorted me home
Ana, Steve, Heather, Marie and Katie
