Our church rents out space to a local preschool. The director called this morning asking if I knew if the grass was going to be cut today, because graduation is tomorrow. She seemed very concerned about the church yard being overgrown tomorrow. She mentioned there would be a lot of people coming, but it's not like they're holding the program outside. The only thing I could think of is that she was worried that the yard maintenance company would be working during their ceremony. Other than that, I got nothing. The lawn does look a little unkempt, but it's not harboring snakes yet!
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My first guess would be she didn't want the lawnmower, etc, going during the ceremony. Those can be quite loud.
Or maybe she's really wants the facility to look really nice for the graduation? Some parents are loony toons. Maybe she's worried about somebody calling her out over the grass?
I am sure she just wants it to look nice for all of the people coming. I don't think that is unreasonable. Our church mows before each event - church sponsored or not - as needed.
I think Ophelia and EmmDee are right, she probably is worried about the impression the lawn will make on the graduation day guests. However if the church has a tight budget and pays a contractor for lawn work, you better stick to the mowing schedule. If you mow it two or three extra times over the course of the summer your budget will be blown.
Since she asked if the grass was being cut today, she's probably in 'everything has to look perfect for graduation day' panic mode. The parents pick the kids up every day, so it's not like they're suddenly going to be judging the upkeep of the place. If she was that concerned, she should have mentioned it earlier and arranged for it to be mowed on her dime.
It is just factored in as part of the facility rental at our church. Our church is pretty good financially though and has a groundskeeper/maintenance guy full time plus owns the lawn equipment so some times members of the congregation will volunteer if it is needed.
I think Ophelia and EmmDee are right, she probably is worried about the impression the lawn will make on the graduation day guests. However if the church has a tight budget and pays a contractor for lawn work, you better stick to the mowing schedule. If you mow it two or three extra times over the course of the summer your budget will be blown.
