As
another school year draws to a close, it’s a good time to turn our
attention to
one of the unsung heroes of the school system. This person works
hard and tirelessly
day in and day out, but is all too often taken for granted. Male or
female, married
or single, young or old, our Person of the Hour always puts the
students first.
Content to stay in the background, this person faithfully goes about
his or her
day with little or no recognition. Yet he or she remains faithful and
true.
Who is it? Who is this unsung hero of America? Who else? The
cafeteria men and women all across this great land!
In the hundreds and hundreds of letters that I’ve received from Brio
readers inviting me to come to their schools to sample their cafeteria
food, most of them have said the same thing. They LOVE their
cafeteria workers! They say they’re kind and friendly, they truly care
about the students, they’re someone they can talk to, and they’re
FUN! So here’s to all the cafeteria workers across America. We
salute you!
Tribute to
Cafeteria
Workers
For faithfully showing up to work every morning through the wind,
snow, sleet, heat and meteor showers, we salute you!
For all the sacrifices you make, like resisting the temptation to sample
all the brownies before the lunch bell rings, we salute you!
For your daring spirit to try new menu items like Beef Custard
Surprise and Beet Soup, we salute you!
For your kind and gentle spirit, even in the midst of our thoughtless
criticism of your Beef Custard Surprise, we salute you!
For always being there for us whenever we need to talk about
school, life or whatever problems we might have. You’ve listened,
you’ve offered advice, and most importantly, you’ve cared. For the
sacrificial giving of your time and love, we salute you!
For your sense of fun and all those times when you’ve tried to add a
little holiday spirit to the menu (heart-shaped mini-meatloafs for
Valentine’s Day, green roast beef for St. Patrick’s Day, turkey
pudding for Thanksgiving, candy cane soup for Christmas), we
salute you!
For always putting the students’ health and safety first (even the
green roast beef was no exception), we salute you!
For your patience during those times when we crowded around the
service window, looking more like an unruly mob than orderly lines,
and you never once lost your cool, we salute you!
For not serving fish muffins, we salute you!
For all your hard work and dedication. We know it hasn’t been easy
to do everything you do with little or no thanks, but we want you to
know we’ve noticed, and WE SALUTE YOU!!
