Local retirees were invited to a reception in the atrium and a tour the new building which had been completed two years the four. It was a festive event, which began the moment the guests arrived to the music of the Dixieland band. Sunday's where served by waiters dressed in soda-jerk white outfits and straw hats.
All history is built upon other history.
Let's rewind the tape a bit further. Poppin Fresh born in 1965 was only fifteen years old, nowhere near retirement age. The Junior League had already succeeded in getting to other local companies to form such groups. Honeywell's Retiree Volunteer Project would become the model for Pillsbury's Golden Ambassadors. The Junior Leagues query was forwarded to Vice President of Taxation, Jerry Brower, who was about to retire.