1100 Dozen Doughnuts

Well, I never knew what it looked like to have 1100 Dozen
Doughnuts in one spot until last Friday. 

We have a history teacher here at Olive Branch High School.
Like me, he is a first year teacher and a Rebel Fan.  He
teaches just two doors down from me.  He and his wife are
expecting their first baby boy at the end of April.  About
two months ago, they discovered that the baby would be born
with a heart problem.  It would be as if the baby would be
born with only half a heart.  The baby will be delivered in
Ann Arbor, Michigan where he will have to have extensive
surgery.  So, I decided that something needed to be done to
help him out.  I approached the administration about the
idea, and we decided on a doughnut sale.  So, another
teacher and myself headed the doughnut sale.  I told
everyone that I wanted to sell at least 1,000 dozen
doughnuts.  Most people believed that it would never happen.
Well, it did.  In fact, we sold 1,100 dozen doughnuts.  We
raised over $4,300!!  The difficult job was finding a system
to give out 1,100 dozen doughnuts in a 1 hour and 50 minute
window.  But, we pulled that together, and it worked
beautifully.  In addition, the community was very supportive
of the drive.  My kids got actively involved, and they
enjoyed it greatly.  It really was nice to see a school and
community pull together and help a teacher in need.  In
addition, I felt good because I knew that I had help a
fellow teacher, and more importantly, a friend.