I had a fun conversation last night with one of my SMLF friends. She is in the midst of a major, national conference. She and her boss, and her boss's boss are in attendance. In the course of a discussion over a political issue, the influence of individual members of the SMLF came up. The boss of the boss, who is kinda a social climbing tool, seemed ready to dismiss the SMLF as nothing more than silly people (and monkey) being silly together.
Then, the boss chimed in and pointed out several of our good deeds . . . including recently when we took on a charitable event sponsored by their company. She pointed out that after the SMLF started promoting it, their participation numbers quadrupled. There were other deeds recounted.
The boss of the boss, clearly wondering why she wasn't a member, was also taken aback to learn the identity of our newest member . . . as well as some of the folks who have been guests at our table. When she asked how we started, my friend and her boss put the blame on me. They recounted how I pulled together several leaders within our community for regular meetings, and working together to achieve mutual goals within our community.
To hear them tell it, it kinda sounds like the way the kiwanis got started. Except we're not opposed to the evils of drink.
Imagine, someday in the future, your town might also have a SMLF. . . and then things will really hop! I think this calls for a funny hat and salute!
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