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Friday, December 21, 2012

Cincigal Grocery Store Clerk - THE WISH TREE

Inside the front door of the store, stands an artificial Christmas Tree.  There are no ornaments to adorn it and there are no blinking lights; just a plain, green, artificial tree.  And even though this tree is not decorated in Christmas fashion it does, however, provide a strong Christmas spirit - the spirit of giving.

This tree is called, Wish Tree.

Hanging from it's limbs are tags and each one has the name of a child along with their age and a description of what they may want or need for Christmas.

In passing the customers, and employees alike, stop to view this unadorned tree and  one by one the tags begin to disappear. 

With each tag that is taken, a gift is returned; all wrapped in Christmas paper and adorned with bright colored bows.  Quickly, a pile of presents starts to form and then another and another until there are grocery carts heaped with all of these gifts.  And when there is no more room in the carts then the piles start forming again.

So in these times when things seem bleak and we are all forced to contend with the uncertainties of the coming year, there is still something in us that makes us want to share, care and to give.

And when I hear someone state that everyone has lost the true meaning of Christmas and that it has become too commercial, I think of the Wish Tree.

This simple, unadorned tree demonstrates to us all that the true spirit of Christmas is still with us.

Merry Christmas

Talk at ya later!

 

Friday, December 14, 2012

Cincigal Grocery Store Clerk - A HOLIDAY THANKS

It's that time of year again, when people seem to get just a little nicer.  Customers, and employees alike, seem to smile more as they go about their every day business. 

But this year, a couple of employees have provided just a little something extra to the holiday spirit.

To start off with, a Frontline employee decided to have a Christmas Party for the department;  decorations were hung, a lot of delicious foods were prepared and the gifts were abundant.  And in order to provide a time where each of the department employees could enjoy the festivities, some managers and other department employees manned the stations. 

And to add a little something extra another Frontline employee made stockings, filling them with candy and keepsakes, and presented one to each Frontline employee.

Each of these two ladies used their time and abilities to provide a moment of enjoyment for the people that they work with. 

While we all are busy, in our personal lives as well as with our jobs this time of year, it's kind of special when someone takes it upon themselves to provide that little something extra for the people around them. 

So here's to all of those great cooks (meatballs) and bakers that provided such a feast - thanks, it was delicious. 

And here's to Debbie and Susan, for making it special.

Talk at ya later!