See Fish Celebrate Lincoln

by Julia

Guess who made the paper? My very own Abe.

David is an attorney and a member of the Indiana Bar. The Indiana Bar Association asked for volunteers to present for their community outreach program "Why Lincoln Was a Lawyer." Since David is a Lincoln fan and has read big thick books about the 16th president, he readily volunteered. An added bonus was that he gets two paid days per year to do community service, so this certainly qualified.

David had to come up with his own hour long presentation to do for groups of elementary school kids. Being a trivia lover, he decided to do a Family Feud style game with questions about where Lincoln lived, when he was born, what his favorite hobby was, jobs he held, where he was shot, etc.

David drove two hours away to present to three different school groups and had a fun day (certainly different than reading documents at the office). He was featured in an e-newspaper and as the top story in the local paper, which a teacher sent us a copy of. "Lincoln comes to life" the headline blares. I think the beard and hair need a bit of work to be more lifelike, but the whole outfit did what it needed to do. This all went down on a Friday and David did not have to turn in the costume until Monday. I persuaded him to wear this outfit to the tri-stake youth valentine dance we were chaperoning on Saturday night. We got some serious looks! Once the youth got more comfortable with Abe dancing in their presence, some wore his hat, some wished him happy 206th birthday, and one guy even wanted his autograph.