OURTH OF JULY FETE
by Stephanie Matlock Allen
The club ’ s annual Fourth of July party took place on an Elbe riverboat this year , and the floating party was a huge success .
Despite an incredibly rainy summer day and a last-minute change of venue that left the organizers scrambling , all of our guests made it aboard with their positive moods intact .
Around sixty people attended , and ten talented bakers responded to our call for homemade pies as a way to celebrate America ! They really came through , and although the bakers were awarded with blue ribbons , it was the attendees who won , as we tasted our way through an incredible array of desserts . A huge thank-you to everyone who spent so much time and effort baking on a Tuesday !
There were more than a dozen kids on board between the ages of nine and fifteen , and they had a great time together , playing Uno and Monopoly , eating too much sugar , and building new friendships .
The credit for this great night goes to Nanci Schmidt , the AWCH events chair , who booked the boat , planned the details , shopped for and delivered and arranged all the food , decorated the room , and brought along her adorable new grandbaby for everyone to admire . Thank you , Nanci !
We also celebrated the culmination of this year ’ s Spring Challenge fitness event . Fortyseven people on two teams battled to the very last moment after spending more than a month running , walking , bicycling , rowing , Pilates-ing , and moving forward in a friendly competition that provided plenty of motivation . Thank you to Hannah Bergland for organizing this year ’ s challenge ! Be sure to read her own account of the fun in this issue .
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