Come to Burgerville Thursday night!

Let me serve your dinner at Burgerville this Thursday, May 7, from 5-8 PM. They are partnering with us to raise funds for a much-needed office update at Memorial Middle School. So our staff and students will be helping out there during that time, and they give us 10% of the take.

We've been wishing for an office remodel for a long time, and it looked like it was finally going to happen this summer. Plans were drawn up, a very reasonable bid was given by our district carpenters, and we were so excited. Then our budgets were cut and cut again, and the money just wasn't available any more. So, if we want to go forward, we have to raise the money. Don't we all love fundraisers?

I was used to our office the way it was, with old mismatched furniture, (some picked up at garage sales), sitting back from the front counter, our backs turned to that our computers could be next to the wall. But when my new co-worker came in from a "modern" office with a built-in workstation where she actually sat at the front counter with her computer in front of her, right where she needed to be to greet and help people, the shortcomings of the office became more apparent. We re-arranged furniture to face forward, meaning that cords are now a hazard as they snake out away from the wall, covered by a rubber guard that I have gracefully skipped over a few times. We are up and down and back and forth constantly to help people. It's good for us but not exactly the most efficient way to work.

This will hopefully be a somewhat painless way to raise some funds. Burgerville is a good fast-food option, with healthy choices and seasonal items. I'm planning on the spring spinach chicken salad. I'm hoping lots of people come!