I’ve had a very busy and stressful couple of weeks in the office. Not the Auxiliary office, but the money making office that allows me to do all the volunteer work. So today, I received a nice little chuckle from a piece of snail mail that I wanted to share with anyone who would read…..
In the last few weeks the DAV Auxiliary State Department of North Carolina mailed to all our members a fund-raising letter titled “Count Your Blessings (CYB) Tax”. The CYB Tax Form allows the recipient to take time out of their busy day to think about all the things they have in their lives that are considered blessings. A couple of examples: for every TV set you own, you pay $0.25 tax per TV; for every cup of coffee you drink per day you pay $0.25 per cup; if you had ever been to Disney Land or Disney World you pay $5.00.
On Saturday, I received my personal copy of the CYB Tax Form and immediately completed my form. When I reached the Disney Land Tax Line, I personally thought that was a little steep. Some of the lines were $0.20 each which I thought was too cheap. However, when I completed my form, my tax totaled around $15 - which wasn’t that bad since $5.00 was for my trip to see Mickey. I thought the $15 that I owed was just right.
As State Assistant Adjutant, I am the person responsible for receiving everyone’s Count Your Blessings Tax Form and their payment. In today’s mail I found the first 12 returns in the box. I looked at each form wondering if someone would include a cute little note with their donation…after all this was the first time we have used this project and I felt sure someone would make a comment.
Then, in the final envelope, there it was…..the envelope without a donation included. There was no return address on the envelope and no name on the CYB Tax Return…. The individual completed each line as they counted their blessings. On the line “I have a lovely Spouse pay $1.00″, the filer put -$50.00 (that’s right a negative $50). At the bottom of the return, there it was…. on the Total Due or Donation Line, the note I was yearning for….You Owe Me $44.80.
All I can say is…..to the anonymous filer….thanks so much for the chuckles as every time I think of your note, it cracks me up.
