Grandma Henke

There was a successful partnership with the Auburn, Washington McDonald’s and Lea Hill Elementary tonight as funds were raised to fill in the gaps not covered by funds they receive from the school district.    It reminded me of the old, “how many college kids can you get in a phone booth”, as family after family showed up for happy meals and McDonald cookies.  The teachers and principal and office staff donated their time to help the McDonald’s staff and children came in herds to support their teachers.   Hats off to McDonald employees for staying on top of it all and remaining cool, calm, and collected.

Children had to yell their greetings to each other and parents had to shout to converse and I would make a rough estimate that it was about a ten on the Richter Scale.   Fortunately I was able to self medicate with the purchase of a rather large Diet Coke … I mean it’s for the school, right?

I have to admit, though, it was a fun noise and the children had a blast.   Kai had fun wrapping those chubby little fingers around his french fries.

I don’t have a clue what percentage of the tab actually went to the elementary school in Auburn but if our ticket was comparable to those of the other hundred or so families fighting for tables tonight it should be a respectable amount.

Lynn and I prefer donating directly to the schools our grandchildren attend, but this was a fun way for families to get together to show their support.