So since work today went pretty slow, I thought I would focus this post on the people of Fairview. Growing up in Lakewood, a suburb basically next to Fairview, I assumed that it was pretty big. While it has more than one stoplight and lots of places to eat, Fairview itself is pretty small. High schools only graduate about 150-200 while Lakewood graduated 500 in comparison. It also amazes me how everyone stays in Fairview. People who work there have lived in the area the majority of their lives and those who just graduated are still coming to the Gemini Center to play pick-up games every day. It is crazy how everybody knows everybody. I visit Kathy, a worker on the fitness floor, and she is constantly talking to someone about their kids, girlfriend, new job, etc. She knows everybody there. The Gemini Center only allows Fairview Park residents into the facility so it is no surprise that all of these people grew up together. I talk to Bob, the programs intern, and he mentions all the time how he sees people from high school and he graduated in 2009. While I am taken aback, I also think this is a very nice thing. It is like Fairview Park’s own oasis for its residents. It is nice that you can walk into the facility and automatically find a friend.
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August 2016
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