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Reginald barely let me finish. “That’s impractical,” he said.

“Schools move slowly. We do not have time to build that kind of infrastructure.”

I nodded and wrote down his response. Ten minutes later, after Trevor from finance asked about community buy-in, Reginald leaned forward.

“I’ve been considering a grassroots approach,” he said. “Perhaps connecting with educational institutions to boost community involvement.”

Several people nodded appreciatively. Patricia Cole, his favored program manager, smiled as though she had just heard something visionary.

I simply typed notes. Date. Time.

Meeting attendees. Original suggestion. Immediate dismissal.

Later restatement. For the next six weeks, I documented everything. Not dramatically.