Troop 33o sponsors a Christmas tree lot every year. Each scout is asked to work a few shifts and the profit is divided up among all the scouts who work. Monday night was Walker’s first shift. It was cold and rainy that night. I went down with Mason to buy our tree during their shift. We were one of only three sales that night.
While there was not a lot of business Monday night, Bill and Walker did sell a tree to a couple who told them a great story. It turns out that more than eighteen years ago, they were driving around looking for a tree lot when they found Troop 330’s. They stopped and asked how much the trees cost. The trees were $10 more than they had but the scouts let them buy their tree for what they could pay. That couple has been coming back to the same lot every year since then.
It’s experiences like this one that warm my heart about the Christmas spirit and remind me that meeting people where they are pays off royally.
Wonderful story
So special