Editorial: Chair City – Gardner MA will always be the Share City
While changed in some respects, Gardner has been called the “Chair City” for many years. The number of chairs made in Gardner has declined, but Gardner will always be the Chair City, or in the modern vernacular, the “Share City”. A City to be proud of, where great ideas are born and shared, and resources are shared. Whether it’s the Mayor’s office, a City Council meeting, a School Committee meeting, or any number of gatherings where people talk and ‘share’. There are always chairs in the room and that simple device will always be a needed component of future success.
The Chair City is Gardner’s legacy and the “Share City” is Gardner’s Future. Great people moving forward together by sharing common goals and a love for one another. The “Share City”.
Whether you spell it “Chair” or “Share”, the Chair City of Gardner will always be the “Share City” of proud distinction. To those who say “formerly the Chair City” I say bah humbug… Some things which change sound exactly the same. The Chair City is the Share City.
Werner Poegel, Publisher