Thursday, October 29, 2009

Fall Festival a success!

Many, many thanks to all who helped to make our First Fall Festival a success! The weather couldn't have been more perfect. Everywhere I looked people seemed to be truly enjoying themselves. We are blessed to be part of such a collaborative community of faith.

I am collecting feedback from the event, so please email your comments, both what to keep and what to improve upon, to sscott@dsj.org

This event would not have been possible without the help of the following parishioners:

In the kitchen: Marika Harkins, Joan and Greg Sease, their son, daughter and their 3 grandchildren, Bill McPeak, Mike Froess, Maria Etheridge, Mary de Leo, Lucy Chai, Hedwig Harkins, Lorene and Roger Hughes, Sue and Jackie Winklebleck, Ziggy Freslassie, John Cruickshank, Ken and Margaret Shieck,

With the drinks: Frank and Becky Muller and John and Edith Cruikshank.
Setup/tear down/facilities: Alan Welch.
Silent Auction coordinator: Kathy Quick.
Music and announcements: Luisa Lennon.
Pumpkin Walk: Hank, Vicki, Jessica and Kenny Schwoob, Leticia Tapia, Alicia Dagdagan, Samantha Supan.
Ticket Sales: Pat Arand.

Games: Rocky Tilney, Kathy Foos, David Silva.

Shifts: Curtis, Nancy and Madison Lindsey, Joe, Mary, Katie and Thomas DiLeo, Doug and Anne Moe, Ying, Matt, James and Joshua Holden, Rocky Tilney, David Silva, Delia Besio, John Ordona, Capella Kerst, Marina Valdez, Meg Alduino, Ralene Wasielewski, Antonella Biondi, Sara Machado, Jeremy Panelli, Kim Hanrahan, Steve Salcido, and the students from Canyon Heights Academy: Alexandra, Emika Lewis, Josh Parker, Joel Parker, and Carbel.

Food contributors: Lorene Hughes, Cynthia Ruiz, Rosemarie Luck, Meg Bullock, Amy Trayer, Donna Poppenhagen, Ralene Wasielewski, Eleanor Licup, Patricia Soraire, Maria Panelli, Betty Theresi, Jo Ann McPeak, Diane Dalton, Evan Rust, Delia Besio, Mary DiLeo, Corina Martin.

Underwriting: three anonymous contributors.

To wrap up, our silent auction took in $808, and a preliminary look at our numbers shows that we profited $1,700, all of which will go towards our catechetical programs.