DATE/TIME: Saturday, December 16 from 11:30AM until 3:00PM.
***NEW LOCATION***: EAST Lodge in Mendon Ponds Park (prior years we were at the west lodge). Plenty of parking nearby. The lodge is an enclosed, heated building that holds 75 people. Restrooms nearby. Fireplace. Sledding hill nearby. ***NEW LOCATION***
PARK/PARTY RULES: NO pets, smoking, or alcohol in the lodge. NO glitter or confetti.
FOOD & DRINK: Please bring a dish to pass or beverages (no alcohol). Post what you’re bringing and I’ll keep a running list below. We will not be doing any grilling. Outlets available for crock pots (I'll provide power strips). There are both an oven/stove and a refrigerator available.
RAFFLES: Two raffles will be available…”pick-a-prize” style, where you get to enter your raffle tickets for prizes you hope to win, and a 50/30/20 raffle. If you’d like to donate one or more GEOCACHING-RELATED items for the pick-a-prize raffle, let Team Daisydog or myself know. Raffle drawing will start sometime between 1:00 and 1:30.
GROUP PHOTO: Will be taken after the raffle drawings.
EVENT ACTIVITIES:
--- ICE BREAKER: Pick up your ice breaker game card from Mud Dancer after you sign in.
--- FOOD DRIVE: Bring non-perishable food items for the drive (optional).
--- EVENT CACHE: TBD: Let me know if you'd like to place an event cache.
--- KIDS ACTIVITIES: Let me know if you would like to plan activities for any kids that may attend.
VOLUNTEERS: Let me know if you are willing to fill any of the following TBD items:
--- DONE! Bring paper products (plates, bowls, cups, plasticware, napkins): Mud Dancer
--- DONE! Set-up (meet at 10:30AM): Mud Dancer, Jersey Girl 10, Fur007, Edina351
--- DONE! Sign-in/greeter: chickenelbows
--- DONE! Raffle ticket setup/sales/drawing: Team Daisydog (setup and sales), lpaulr and GO Geiger (drawing)
--- DONE! Photographer (for group picture): wwkayaker
--- Clean-up (3:00-3:30PM): Team DaisyDog, TBD
--- DONE! Garbage take-away (park is carry in/carry out): 55PlusShadesOfGray, Edina351
--- DONE! Deliver non-perishable food items: JAKKTeam
WHAT FOOD/DRINK FOLKS ARE BRINGING:
Mud Dancer: Zesty Coleslaw
Allyn Birch: Lettuce salad and dressing
Ms. Blonde (maybe): TBD
Fur007/Jersey Girl 10: Paw Print Cookies
Edina351: Homemade Banana Bread
LCSM: TBD
wwkayaker: beef stew
lpaulr: shrimp and cocktail sauce
GO Geiger: probably dessert (holiday cheesecake?)
PJnShivam: some type of dessert-ish item
HFJohn, ElbaPatch: fruit salad
Chilehead: TBD
55PlusShadesOfGray: crockpot main dish
mar416: Pulled pork
tonkavette, Lovebug: Pasta & burger crock pot main dish
Hiker Charlie, chickenelbows: case of water and vegetable tray
Captain Jon: assorted personal size bags of chips
JAKKTeam: rolls for mar416's pulled pork
Braveheart2665: corn casserole
Sneakypete00: pigs in a blanket
gwendy: TBD
igator210: shredded chicken and rolls
Wolfpack414: bbq burgers and buns
CanUSeeIT: delicious Fudge-Based Dessert Product
WindySkies: dessert or drinks
stump14: case of water
TS32: BBQ Little Smokies
narserio (maybe): either veggie tray or fruit bowl
clanbowen: TBD
treegal68: batch of pizzelles
ADKLoveBirds: drinks
ttomw: snacks
barbh32: an appetizer of some kind
True North 1115: drinks
NanR: cookies
Lindenfeet: rye bread dip (if not then Danny Cookies)
Team Daisydog: big crockpot of Mac n cheese
gr8xpec/Colebeans: Copycat Texas Roadhouse green beans