During the Christmas concert I overheard a few people chatting about the cabinet in our front foyer. The cabinet was the result of fine workmanship and a lot of hard work but even more importantly some serious generosity.
A good friend of mine, Joe, heard that we wanted to update the front of the school a bit in hopes of attracting attention to our students incredible art work. We had considered a display case of some sort but it was dismissed as far too expensive. He said that he would be happy to help us out with their construction. The Parent Association accepted Joe's proposal of design and asked him 'how much'?
His response was 'free'! The PA put in the money for material and Joe put in all the hours of time, experience, and expertise.
Joe also had an important contact; Darren at Oldcastle Glass and Joe went to high school together and when Joe told him about the project, Darren jumped at the chance to participate and donated all the glass for the cabinet. This tremendous act of generosity made the project possible as we wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise.
I think you'll agree that the foyer upgrade looks great and its awesome to see all our student's artwork in a professional setting. Please join me in thanking Joe for his outstanding contribution to our school's environment.
You can follow this link to see a few pictures of the construction of the cabinets. Please thank Joe the next time you see him or leave a thank you in the comments.
Good work, Joe! The cabinet looks fantastic!
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