Re: Another Katrina aid story


"Tom Accuosti" <taccuostiVIRUS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Our office manager called me over and said that she was listening to the
> local pop station (I only mention it because of the music thread) and said
> that there was a drive to get money for Katrina aid. She volunteered to
take
> $100 against her Xmas bonus if I didn't mind. Not only didn't I mind, I
told
> her that it was such a great idea that I'd *match* her, and then some.
>
> I called an immediate company meeting and gathered all the employees in
the
> auditorium (well, okay, it's only a dozen people and we met in the little
> lunch room), and explained what we had just done and I told everyone that
> I'd match anyone's donation the same way. We ended up with $645, so I had
> her make out a check for $1,300.
>
> The neat thing is that I was impressed with how everyone in the shop was
> willing to contribute something. We decided that this is a much bigger
> disaster than anything that has hit before, and felt it deserved
something.
>
> moT
>
> Addendum: Before I could send this out, she came downstairs to tell me
that
> the radio station had recorded her as she told the story of our donation.
> After the airplay, several of our customers and suppliers in the area who
> had also been listening to the radio called us up to say that they'd heard
> her and were thinking of doing the same thing.
>

Tom,

All too many out there that's just lookin to get hisself a gold star....

Well, here's one of mine that I'm giving up to you...cause it's well
deserved, IMO.

Cheers,

--

SVL




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