strategic planning over lunch

A small group of staff met over lunch today to take another look at the local strategic planning vision of the site. We categorized some of the lengthy, ambitious list created at a similar meeting in December, to then present to a wider group of site staff in a few weeks. Its an exciting list, and we are eager to share it more widely. We are gearing up our planning for me (Steve) to share with the agency's board at its April 25th strategic planning retreat. This important work of strategic planning is a challenge when so many things are going on every single day in the work of the site! During the meeting, a constant flurry of disruptions (good things, but disruptions nonetheless!!!) cause one to have to really work to focus!!! We had fingerprinting, application packets being brought in, fund raising event planning, food bank distributing, phone calls, all going on at once!!!!!