RALLY PLANNING TAKES TIME AND ENERGY

Phelps Hobart, Rally 2006 Chairman, and staff are dealing with countless numbers of details as we approach early September and look ahead to a great convention in late October.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

“How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked. “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins.

“Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she bruskuely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on teh table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left.

When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.

You see, he couldn’t have the sundae because he had to have enough to leave her a tip.

We’re extending Phelps a hearty “thanks” for his effort to plan the kind of convention, we’re calling it a Rally, which normally takes more than eighteen (18) months to plan properly.

Always remember those who serve.

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