St. Jude Parish has 2 groups of ladies who count the Sat/Sun. collections every other month. Monday is the day we count and today started my group's month. We usually have 5 or 6 show up but today there were only 2 of us! And to add to the work, there were 2 collections!! Betty and I got going right away and were moving along quickly, when the secretary came to our rescue and helped us do the second collection (for the tornado victims.) It is quite interesting to see how many different ways money can be folded! What a challenge it is to have to take the time to unfold the different" designs"--accordion pleated, those folded up like the American Flag given to a deceased veterans family, kites, and those that are just "crumbled up". Papers must be filled out for the church office and everything must be counted twice and balance before the deposit slip for the bank is done. We get more dirty old bills than clean crisp ones. You can't imagine all the different varieties and colors of checks! It usually takes about 2 hours when everyone is on board, but today it took nearly 3. One person has to take deposit to the local bank, put in outside deposit box and return the key to the rectory. Quite a job when you put it all together!! Some of us have been doing this for nearly 20 years and are happy to be a "volunteer."
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 39: Money Counters
St. Jude Parish has 2 groups of ladies who count the Sat/Sun. collections every other month. Monday is the day we count and today started my group's month. We usually have 5 or 6 show up but today there were only 2 of us! And to add to the work, there were 2 collections!! Betty and I got going right away and were moving along quickly, when the secretary came to our rescue and helped us do the second collection (for the tornado victims.) It is quite interesting to see how many different ways money can be folded! What a challenge it is to have to take the time to unfold the different" designs"--accordion pleated, those folded up like the American Flag given to a deceased veterans family, kites, and those that are just "crumbled up". Papers must be filled out for the church office and everything must be counted twice and balance before the deposit slip for the bank is done. We get more dirty old bills than clean crisp ones. You can't imagine all the different varieties and colors of checks! It usually takes about 2 hours when everyone is on board, but today it took nearly 3. One person has to take deposit to the local bank, put in outside deposit box and return the key to the rectory. Quite a job when you put it all together!! Some of us have been doing this for nearly 20 years and are happy to be a "volunteer."
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Wow!! I had no idea that counting the money was so involved. No wonder you can still balance your checkbook down to the penny!
ReplyDeleteWow nana! That is a lot of work for only 2 people! I saw my friend's folded money and it was really cool what it looked like and what it spelled. Keep volonteering!
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