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One Guy's Perspective
June Jam 2011 has come and gone with a
good time had by all. Mowing day was moved up with a Mowing,
Cleanup, and Grilling Party on Thursday. Thanks to all who showed
up -- we really knocked her out fast.
Setup, smokin' and roto-tilling the
garden, started on Friday night and continued unabated through the night
(Jack we NEED more padding under the carpet in your office) and into
Saturday morning. I arrived on Friday at 4pm with 6 T-Shirts and 3
pair of shorts, sleeping bag and pillows -- ran out of clean T's at 6pm
Saturday.
God blessed the day of the event with
a wonderful breeze and cloud cover till about 3pm and then sunshine!
I was pelted by 4 raindrops about 11am making for
.0000000000000001" of drought-busting rain.
Special electrical circuits were run
to feed the bands' equipment and the tent crew showed up at 10am and
they had the tent up about 30 minutes later. That was quickly
followed by members delivering the Jump House and Dunk Tank, then the
cases of water bottles, coolers, and a massive ice run.
The ladies arrived and started
prepping for the doctored baked beans (MJ we really need to talk about
my abandonment issues!) and scalloped potatoes. The frenzy
continued all around till about 4:30pm. At 5pm the teens arrived
and so did our concert goers. There was bouncing in the Bounce House,
dunking in the Dunk Tank, beans tossed in baggy thingy's at holes in
boards, and bb's punching holes in targets at the Firing Line.
Raffle tickets were sold and then dinner was served.
The concert seemed to kick off
10 minutes early but everyone was ready for it anyway. Songs were
sung, praises were lifted on high and raffle prizes flew out the
door awning.
All too soon it was over and a REALLY special thanks to all who stayed
for clean up. I ran out of "go juice" about 8:15pm and headed home
to scritch my wife and kiss my dog... wait a minute....
Really everyone,
thanks! It was great to see and even greater to be allowed to
participate.
Same time next
year?!
Bob La Pierre --
Elder and Sous Chef
(Hey! Chris gave me the title and I'm keeping it! {of
course he also called his mother "Babe" but that's a story for another
day})
PS - A special
prayer and blessing will be offered by Steve H., Chris R., and myself
for those with the forethought to put showers in our building!
BL
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Facts and Figures
(As they become Available)
Attendance:
app 320
Meals Served:
app 194
Raffle Tickets Sold:
659
Total Funds Raised:
app $2500
Expenses:
$235 to date
Net Funds Raised for CIY:
$2265 to date |
Sponsors List
Ryan Family Ministries
Sunrise Staffing Services
Hickel Construction
Yoder Smokers
WalMart
Dillons
Sweany's Fine BBQ Woods
ACS Computers
Everything Under the Son
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