Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 14, 2011) is the wish distribution day for our 5,000+ kids. It is my 9th toy drive distribution day and it has gotten easier and more efficient each year, even though we serve a lot more kids than we did 9 years ago. Anyway, as I said we’ve been doing this for a long time now and we have a basic formula that we tweak each year to improve. Thanks to Peacock Alley, our staff, and our great volunteers, the distribution formula works.
But this year we’re scared.
Scared to death.
The weather report has been saying for a week that we are looking at rain and thunderstorms tomorrow and since our formula says that the most effective and fast way to get the toys into the vehicles of the caseworkers is to set up in the parking lot – LIKE WE ALWAYS DO – well, I have had lots of sleepless nights the past week trying to figure out the best way to make adjustments.
The staff here is getting pretty sick of me saying things like: Well, what about this? What if this happens, then what? I’m worried about this, let’s talk it through. I think we need to look at changing this if this happens. Blah, blah, blah.
Yes, my co-workers are sick of me trying to think every detail though, but I have to do it. It’s my job.
We’ve made a rain plan if we need it and now I’m letting go.
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