Staff Appreciation Dinner (appropriate acronym SAD) is something we like to call “Staff Banquet.” Our students enjoy dressing up for their banquets, and the entire staff of BFA dresses up for this dinner. It is sad, however, because this banquet is a time to recognize those staff who are departing from BFA.
The evening’s schedule looked something like this:
- mingling time
- dinner
- recognition of people departing for HMA (home ministry assignment)
- recognition of service for 2, 5, 10, and 15 years
- dessert
- recognition of departing staff (that was me this year)
- closing remarks
- pictures, hugs, and kind words from dear friends
The evening marked the start of the goodbyes, the first of the lasts. After thinking forward and celebrating firsts all year, it is finally time for me to start celebrating and mourning lasts.
