Sometimes you just need to ask

I have been wanting to get a hold of a William Joseph lunch box for a long time. Every time I get on Facebook it seems one of my friends has posted a link to enter to win one from William Joseph. Needless to say I have not won one yet. I decided to take matters into my own hands. The following letter is a message that I sent to William Joseph on Facebook:

Dear William Joseph Fly Fishing,

I am a principal at a local (Provo) private school. I enjoy working with staff and students and find it very rewarding. I do my best to be a support to all staff in their work and students with the difficulties that they have in learning and growing. Some days can be tough and some can be excellent examples of how great it is to be involved with learning.
As a principal it is a little intimidating to go into the lunch room at times. There are a lot of kids and a lot of staff that look at you either as a threat or a support. When I take my lunch from home (my wife makes a mean ham and cheese) I walk to the fridge in the faculty room and, sometimes a little sheepishly, take my brown paper bag from the shelf and retreat to my office in shame. 
Every once and a while a friend will post a William Joseph Lunchbox give away which I normally respond to immediately. So far I have not been able to win one. In order to lessen the shame of the paper bag at school and fit in with all of the other “Cool” kids I would like to be able to purchase a Willy J Lunch box, however, there is no information on your website as to how I can do so. Please help this principal in his pursuit of the coolest lunchbox ever!
Sincerely,

Ben Parker
Principal Heritage Schools

I received a message a few days later asking to send my mailing information and less than a week after I sent out my request I had my lunchbox. I am now the envy of the faculty room. There was an incident the first day that I took it to work but I will leave that to another post.

So if you are in doubt as to whether or not you should ask about something, just ask. The worst they could say is no! By the way, Check out Willy J on Facebook, they are a really cool company.