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Posted by Michelle C. on August 13, 2009, 2:23 pm
Denise in NH wrote:
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> I've been the director of a food pantry for 20 years and I passed the
> torch today. I took the new lady to the bank and put her name on the
> accounts, nice and official like. Yippee!!! No more weekly shopping
> trips, 4 full grocery carts at a time, no more monthly inventory for the
> government, no more school food drives to pick up, etc., etc. I'm still
> floating on a cloud.
>
> I didn't think it would happen today and I haven't had anyone to tell
> yet. I announced my upcoming retirement to the church 2 months ago and
> I really doubted that anyone would take this job, it's 12 to 15 hours a
> week, volunteer. But this really nice younger woman, whom I had never
> met, stepped up and she's going to be great. I couldn't have asked for
> a better replacement, so I feel a lot better about leaving.
>
> I told her that I would return for a few weeks this fall to get her
> through her first Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.
>
> I've been sort of crying since I got home, partly because I'm going to
> miss my long term clients, and partly because I'm so relieved to be
> done. It's bittersweet.
>
> I don't think it will hit me for a few days. There's only the two of us
> here at home so I can go a month without having to shop for us. I have
> spent every Monday for 20 years at Wal-Mart and the Dollar stores
> shopping for the pantry. Next Monday morning I will get up early, leave
> my pajamas on and tell the puppies, "Mama's staying home today, yahoo!!
>
> I'm excited, can you tell?
>
> Denise
>
Woo-hoo! What fabulous news, Denise! You've done a very hard and
important job for a very long time. You deserve to hand off the torch.
Now give those puppies a scratch for me. :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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> torch today.