Linda Lindley

June 8, 2009

If you have ever led an organization, no matter how big or small, then you know there is one person you can always count on to keep you out of trouble.  Linda Lindley is that person at Salem.  Linda wears many different hats, and she approaches everything she does with the best interest of Salem and our boys at heart.

To begin with, Linda runs our front office.  That means directing phone calls, handling incoming and outgoing mail, taking care of billing, ordering materials, and everything else that goes with making sure an office runs smoothly.  She is also the resident Salem beautician who keeps the boy’s hair looking presentable.

In addition, she is our kitchen cook.  She orders, tracks, and prepares Salem food.  She ensures that we eat healthy, nutritious, well-balanced meals.  She is in charge of all things food related.  She also makes incredible desserts on a daily basis that treat the palates of over twenty teenage boys as well as the staff.  Linda also substitutes in the classroom on occasion, and is in charge of our yearly auction and golf events; the two primary fundraisers at Salem.  Finally, she coordinates the Rocky Mount, NC mission team event every year.  They are a group that comes to Salem and gives us an extreme ranch makeover of sorts.

But there is one more thing that Linda does that is much more important than all of these things combined: she provides that motherly touch to our boys.  She is both their fiercest advocate and their harshest critic.  She is there for them to lend an ear or to give an earful.  She is there to bandage a wound or to tell them to quit acting like a baby.  But above all of this, she loves them unconditionally.  The moms of our boys can rest assured that Linda is going to handle their kids as she would her own; which is with much grace and love.

Thanks for all you do at Salem, Linda.  But mostly, thanks for who you are.  You are a blessed asset to the mission of Salem.

Brent

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