Twenty-one members of the RCWA traveled to the Nemo Community Center in Nemo, SD, on Saturday for our annual Christmas Family Potluck luncheon. Hosts Patsy and Jerry setup tables, chairs, music and the tree for the event. Patsy, Kathie, Ron, Rick and Cori put on table cloths and decorated the tables. Grant made outdoor smoked turkey, a treat we look forward to each year. This was the best turkey yet! Patsy and Jerry served a mighty fine ham for the other main dish as well. We started our luncheon about 11:30 am.
Lots of great salads, breads, and desserts filled out the really enjoyable luncheon.
We started the meal with Kathie giving thanks for all the blessings of the past year, followed by lots of eating and visiting.
After lunch, Bob spoke to the group thanking everyone for all their efforts during the year in our toy making endeavors. He reported that even though we have given almost 40,000 toys out to kids over the past 15 years, there are still kids in town who haven't received any and could use a few. This was based on a conversation at Sam's Club last week with a grandma who had just recently been given custody of a large number of grandkids to watch over.
Patsy surprised us by handing out gifts of embroidered "Old Red Trucks" she made on her embroidery machine for each family. Thank you Patsy!
The road to Nemo was clear, and the gathering concluded by 2:30 pm and everyone was home long before dark. Thanks Patsy and Jerry for hosting and making the event very enjoyable. Thanks to all attending as well.
The attendees at today's Christmas Family Potluck (21) included Keith, Dorla, Bob, Kathie, Jerry, Patsy, Rick, Cori, Ron, Grant, Mary, Lon, Vicky, Al, Jeri, Tony, Darwin, Lauree, Harley, Rollie, and Norma.
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