Royalty from other areas came to the bank to change clothes and get ready for the parade. One of the groups had three young girls (under 6 years old). At one point, the door to the dressing area was open and I saw a young girl dressed in white. She was looking into the floor length mirror and touching her lovely dress. The look on her face was pure joy! I could imagine her thinking, “Wow! I look pretty!” I found myself smiling from the inside out. Even now as I write these words, I smile as I recall the experience. This is one of the many benefits I get from participating as a Soroptimist.

   

Things at Key Bank were set up a bit differently this year, and it gave us more room to work. Thank you, Key Bank! The first thing we did was start the coffee. Then we cut up large muffins into more easily handled portions. Speaking of cutting up - literally not figuratively - Sherry Schubert cut all the fruit for the 12 frit trays. She is our master cut-up

Before I knew it, Betty, Jeanne and Anne were wearing gloves. Betty arranged bread onto trays; Jeanne arranged cheese onto trays; Anne arranged ham and turkey onto trays. While they were working diligently, I found the plastic wrap and waited for each tray to be completed. The plastic stuck to itself, so Betty and I wound up working together covering the trays. This was the first year I did not do the arrangement on the trays. I mentioned this to my teammates saying that instead I was the “wrap patrol.” We all laughed. There were a few times when trays were ready before I noticed. I would hear an announcement for the “wrap patrol.” Later Carol Blake, Frances Well and Elaine Carlson (how great to see her!) showed up for their shift at the bank.