TOCA president, Bill Klutho

By Bill Klutho, TOCA President

My son Charlie is a nine-year-old who desperately believes in Santa Claus…so much so that he hand-lettered signs welcoming Santa and his reindeer and placed them in our front yard. He also created over two dozen single sheets professing his belief in the jolly guy from the north and why others should join his crusade. Those were in a file folder nailed to a post next to the welcome signs in our yard for all passersby to pirate away while they walked their pets. The world is glorious place for a believer.

What do you believe in enough to put it on your front lawn? A political candidate? Religion? A yard-care company?

As we go headlong into 2007, we all have an opportunity to celebrate our beliefs everyday. We can help people we work with smile a little, treat others with respect, and make the world a better place to be. Sometimes we think about what people will say and end up not doing anything. Santa lives somewhere in your heart…even if you’re the Grinch.

We can also believe in the goodness of TOCA.

Taste that goodness at the annual get together, this year in Savannah, Georgia, at the Hyatt Regency May 1st – 3rd. An outstanding program is planned with you as the only missing element. Like 2006, this is a mid-week meeting so you have the opportunity to have a loved one meet you for a cozy weekend in a great location.

See you in Anaheim and Savannah!