ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL QUARTZSITE RALLY

Holiday greetings to all Chapter 7 Members,

     Hopefully, you all had a Happy Thanksgiving.  We, who attended the November Rally at Quartzsite, had a fun time.  Please refer to the enclosed minutes for some of the information.

     Host for Tuesday was Bob Magda with the help of Pat and Tom Dunkel.  Registration began at 1:00 followed by the usual Friendship/Happy Hour at 4:00.  Dinner at 5:00 consisted of hamburgers, beans, chips and pudding.  A campfire and games followed.  Brenda Neil won Phase 10 and Diane Koeb (a new player to 31) won $8.00.  Donna and Donn Marschall split the pot the 2^nd night.  The lights in the tent are a wonderful addition for game players!  Thanks to Larry Smith for your brainstorming.

     Wednesday’s hosts were Doris & Robert Eildert with Guadalupe & Dennis Griffin.  At 9:00, we were served French toast with ham and juice.  At 1:00 our VCR, Lila Dudley, taught us how to do one stroke painting on gift bags.  It was a fun craft and a real challenge for some of us.  Some of us laughed that our autumn leaves looked more like hearts than leaves.  Again, Happy Hour was at 4:00.  The Dudleys handed out a Sweet Suggestions quiz that was fun to take.  (Sorry, can’t remember the winner/s.)  The answers were all candy.  Example = Giggles was Snickers, etc.  Dinner was delicious chili with cornbread and cookies for dessert.

     Thursday’s hosts were Brenda and David Neil who began our day with a Potluck Brunch.  There were many yummy dishes.  At 1:00 we did a Poker Walk, and Kathy Cochrane was the big winner.  At 3:00 was the meeting, Happy Hour and Raffle Drawings.  Dinner was at 4:30 – International Dogs:  Polish Sausage on a Mexican Tortilla, Spanish Onions, French Mustard, German Sauerkraut and American cheese.  For dessert we had Cherry Delight – one of my favorite desserts of Brenda’s.  Immediately following dinner was the CARE Auction with Brenda Neil as auctioneer and Herb Johnson helping her.  Thanks to everyone who contributed we made $1,879.00 earning us 2 more patches for the banner.

     Friday was break camp and pack up the Rally Wagon.  Thanks to Jay Baum who transported the wagon from KOFA and took it back!  I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Safe travels until we meet again.

Hugs,

Pat Dunkel, President