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put these notices in the teachers’ boxes for them to pass out, so the kids can take them home.”
“A lot of them will never get there, you know,” Shannon said. “The kids will throw them away or lose them.”
“Yes, I know, but I’m not sure how else we can get the word out to the parents. Some of them will get to where they need to go.”
Shannon nodded. “I suppose so. I can get you a list of most of the parents’ e-mail addresses, too, so you can e-mail them directly. The school office has that information.”
Carolyn looked a little leery of the idea of doing a mass e-mailing like that. Phyllis knew that Carolyn still wasn’t completely comfortable with the computer and at times had trouble retrieving her own e-mail, let alone sending out a few hundred of them at the same time. So she said, “That would be great, Shannon. If you’ll get the addresses for us, we’ll take care of that.” Phyllis thought she could handle the task, and she knew that if she had any trouble, Sam could help her. He was probably the most computer-literate of the four of them who shared the big old house.
“All right,” Shannon said. “Give me your address, and I’ll have the school secretary save the e-mail list on my jump drive so I can send it to you later.”
Carolyn just looked more confused. So she pressed on, picking up one of the handouts she had made. “All the information about entering the contest and donating cakes or other baked goods for the auction is on here.” She handed it to Shannon and then passed copies to the rest of the board members, as well as handing one to Phyllis. This was the first time Phyllis had seen what Carolyn came up with. It was strictly functional, done probably in a word-processing rather than a graphics program, but all the necessary information was there, as Carolyn had said. Phyllis could have made it look a little flashier, but this would do the job. She smiled and nodded approvingly as she handed the sheet of paper back to Carolyn.
The others were satisfied with it, too. Shannon looked around the table and said, “All right, does anybody have anything else to bring up?”
No one said anything. Lindsey still didn’t look up from the table. She hadn’t said much during the meeting.
“I’ll be checking with all of you during the next week,” Shannon went on when it became obvious no one was going to speak up. She picked up her purse. “Now I’ll go get those posters and get started on that, I suppose.” She walked out of the conference room.
“Would it have killed her to say keep up the good work, or something like that?” Marie said when Shannon’s brisk footsteps had faded away down the hall. She turned to Lindsey. “I’m sorry that happened, sweetie. Shannon was out of line.”
“No, she wasn’t,” Lindsey said, and Phyllis saw a couple of streaks on the blonde’s face where tears had rolled down her cheeks. “I fell down on the job. It’s all my fault.”
The others tried to make her feel better, reminding her that in the past they had all been the target of Shannon’s wrath, too. After a minute, Lindsey managed a weak smile. They all got up and left the conference room together, trailed by Phyllis and Carolyn.
Quietly, Carolyn said, “Thanks for stepping in when Shannon started talking about all that computer stuff. I get lost so easily when it comes to that.”
“It’s not a problem,” Phyllis assured her. “I’m glad to do whatever I can to help.”
As they reached the parking lot, Carolyn said, “You know, I was probably too hard on you about entering the contest, Phyllis. I can understand how somebody would agree to something just to get that woman off their back.”
“I appreciate that,” Phyllis said sincerely. “It’s been bothering me a lot that I upset you.”
Carolyn shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. Like I said, I understand.” She paused as she opened the passengerside door of Phyllis’s Lincoln. “But don’t
“A lot of them will never get there, you know,” Shannon said. “The kids will throw them away or lose them.”
“Yes, I know, but I’m not sure how else we can get the word out to the parents. Some of them will get to where they need to go.”
Shannon nodded. “I suppose so. I can get you a list of most of the parents’ e-mail addresses, too, so you can e-mail them directly. The school office has that information.”
Carolyn looked a little leery of the idea of doing a mass e-mailing like that. Phyllis knew that Carolyn still wasn’t completely comfortable with the computer and at times had trouble retrieving her own e-mail, let alone sending out a few hundred of them at the same time. So she said, “That would be great, Shannon. If you’ll get the addresses for us, we’ll take care of that.” Phyllis thought she could handle the task, and she knew that if she had any trouble, Sam could help her. He was probably the most computer-literate of the four of them who shared the big old house.
“All right,” Shannon said. “Give me your address, and I’ll have the school secretary save the e-mail list on my jump drive so I can send it to you later.”
Carolyn just looked more confused. So she pressed on, picking up one of the handouts she had made. “All the information about entering the contest and donating cakes or other baked goods for the auction is on here.” She handed it to Shannon and then passed copies to the rest of the board members, as well as handing one to Phyllis. This was the first time Phyllis had seen what Carolyn came up with. It was strictly functional, done probably in a word-processing rather than a graphics program, but all the necessary information was there, as Carolyn had said. Phyllis could have made it look a little flashier, but this would do the job. She smiled and nodded approvingly as she handed the sheet of paper back to Carolyn.
The others were satisfied with it, too. Shannon looked around the table and said, “All right, does anybody have anything else to bring up?”
No one said anything. Lindsey still didn’t look up from the table. She hadn’t said much during the meeting.
“I’ll be checking with all of you during the next week,” Shannon went on when it became obvious no one was going to speak up. She picked up her purse. “Now I’ll go get those posters and get started on that, I suppose.” She walked out of the conference room.
“Would it have killed her to say keep up the good work, or something like that?” Marie said when Shannon’s brisk footsteps had faded away down the hall. She turned to Lindsey. “I’m sorry that happened, sweetie. Shannon was out of line.”
“No, she wasn’t,” Lindsey said, and Phyllis saw a couple of streaks on the blonde’s face where tears had rolled down her cheeks. “I fell down on the job. It’s all my fault.”
The others tried to make her feel better, reminding her that in the past they had all been the target of Shannon’s wrath, too. After a minute, Lindsey managed a weak smile. They all got up and left the conference room together, trailed by Phyllis and Carolyn.
Quietly, Carolyn said, “Thanks for stepping in when Shannon started talking about all that computer stuff. I get lost so easily when it comes to that.”
“It’s not a problem,” Phyllis assured her. “I’m glad to do whatever I can to help.”
As they reached the parking lot, Carolyn said, “You know, I was probably too hard on you about entering the contest, Phyllis. I can understand how somebody would agree to something just to get that woman off their back.”
“I appreciate that,” Phyllis said sincerely. “It’s been bothering me a lot that I upset you.”
Carolyn shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. Like I said, I understand.” She paused as she opened the passengerside door of Phyllis’s Lincoln. “But don’t
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