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| Volunteers pictured (l-r): Ruth Kerwin, Anna Suttor, Pat Billings, Mike Kerwin, Kathleen Nosek, Marlene Carl, Gynnie Ambrozich, and Valerie Hartnett |
The following finger food and drinks were made available: variety of finger sandwiches cut in quarters; deviled eggs from many different providers; a veggie tray with a variety of dips; a number of fresh fruit trays; a variety of breads, cookies, brownies and cakes; coffee; and, fruited tea drinks (very popular, Ruth's idea).
The food was served on large dessert plates and 2 to 3 plate loads were the norm. Some vets saved some food items for later in the evening but when we left the food was gone. There were solid interaction and conversation between our team members and the vets.
The volunteers who participated in the evening were:
Food preparers - Jack and Pat Widlowski, Pat Kuhn, Pat Stoiber and Judie Pearson.
Food preparers and attendees - Mike and Ruth Kerwin, Bill and Kathleen Nosek, Bill George, Ed Pilarski, Gerry Krawczynski, Phil and Marlene Carl, Pat Billings, Ray and Gynnie Ambrozich, Bill and Valerie Hartnett, Carl and Anna Suttor, and Jim Albright and Rick Martin from the VFW.
There are now 50+ vets at the House, and it appears that all of them participated in the evening activities. Some, though, did opt to take their food to their room.
The timing of our next Social needs be worked out as many of the team leadership have extensive away time over the next 3 months. Everyone did a great job. It was a very enjoyable evening.
See pictures in Photos.