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TO: Jessica Martin-Kingsley

Staff Supervisor and Volunteer Liaison

FROM: Matthew Danville

CEO, Danville Foundation

SUBJECT: Confidential

Jessica—

In regard to your latest memo to me, referencing Peyton O’Reilly and next spring’s Black-and-White Ball charity event, let me remind you that Ms. O’Reilly is a volunteer and cannot be reprimanded for (as you phrased it) “…irritating the oysters out of everyone with whom she comes into contact.”

As I’m sure you recall, she was put in charge of the B&W fund-raiser at your suggestion and despite my (and a few other board members’) reservations about allowing someone so new to take charge of such an important fund-raising event. However, Ms. O’Reilly was eager to take on the challenge, campaigned enthusiastically for the task, and was approved (on a vote of 5–4) as the B&W event chairperson. As she has (to date) done nothing either unethical or illegal, I see no recourse but to allow her to continue in this voluntary position.

In future, perhaps you will see the wisdom of giving new volunteers ample time to demonstrate the full extent of their irritation factor before putting them in a position from which they can (for several long months) drive our oysters insane.