The Lowry Letter®

Week of 6/24/2020

Team Lowry Financial competed in Junior Achievement of Alachua County’s first-ever Team Trivia Bowl, AND WON (pictures of our trophies below). We had a great time and look forward to a second online trivia event for friends and family this Thursday (June 25 ^th ).

This event is open to everyone and there is a $25 entry fee per individual. Please visit this link to register.

https://alachua.ja.org/events/virtual-friends-and-family-trivia-bowl

Junior Achievement provides financial literacy and work readiness skills to children in many communities, and we have been proud to support JA financially and as volunteers for many years.

We are conscious of the rising number of COVID cases. When possible, video conference remains the ideal option for meetings. In the event that something needs to be dropped off at the office, please call ahead. When in-person meetings are scheduled, we will schedule meetings so that more than one household will not be in the office at the same time.

Thank you for your understanding!

We learned: that the United States is one of few countries worldwide that pays donors for plasma. It accounts for 70% of the world’s plasma supply. Along with a few other countries, like Germany, Austria, Hungary, and others, 90% of the world’s plasma comes through donor payment. Countries with unpaid donors have shortages and import from outside. Incentives matter, and we don’t understand why other countries don’t adopt the practice. Any counterpoints?

We read : about New Zealand’s success fighting COVID-19 with interest. It did not come without cost. Families have been divided and other challenges remain . There is no perfect way to handle a pandemic.

We've been: reminded of the importance of mentoring and coaching, particularly during t his recent podcast episode on the topic by Michael Lewis. Almost nothing is more effective than one-on-one involvement. There are wonderful programs like Take Stock in Children and Junior Achievement. During a recent Rotary forum on race, we learned about My Brothers Keeper, an organization at Santa Fe College dedicated to improving the success of black males academically and socially. Great organizations exist that can use our support, today.

We recommend: a nice float down the Santa Fe River. We have used the nice folks from Rum 138 many times and have always had a good experience, including last Thursday. They are using careful safety protocols to keep their buses and kayaks clean for visitors to use. Our group had no problem with physical distancing that day.

Ask the Joes® will return next week!

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