Saturday October 16, 2010

    

 

Other Activities in West Hall

Friday, September 24 & Saturday, September 25

Brethren Disaster Relief Auction

 

 

Can you guess what he is stirring?

 

 

He took the next shift, and is stirring the same thing. Look around and see if you can find any clues.

 

 

 

 

If you guessed caramel popcorn, you were correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This young man was accepting auction donations for his hot pads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children liked this area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flowers and Plants

 

 

 

 

Share-A-Meal is where you pay for a future meal (or meals) at someone’s home. The host/hostess signs up for this prior to the auction. They tell the coordinator how many people they can accommodate, the main meal entree, the date, their town and state, and the congregation or church (I noticed that some were Amish) they represent.

 

 

The cost is $20.00 per person per meal.

 

 

I took this photo shortly after noon on Friday, and you can see that many dates are already sold out.

 

 

A fun thing about this is you do not know who the other guests will be. For instance if the host has invited ten guests and you only need two, there will be eight other people attending the meal.

 

 

Another interesting twist is that the host does not know who is coming.

 

 

 

 

This enticing table was at the entrance of West Hall if you were coming from Center Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This added a lot of beauty to the hall.

 

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Some of you have been commenting on the large variety of items and activities, so I thought it was time to enter some information from Brethren Disaster Relief Auction literature.

The Brethren Disaster Relief Auction began in 1977, and since then twelve million dollars has been raised to help victims of natural and manmade disasters. Every 4th weekend of September, members of the Church of the Brethren gather at the Lebanon Expo Center, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in an effort to raise money for victims of natural and manmade disasters. This event is sponsored by the Atlantic Northeast & Pennsylvania Southern Districts which represent more than 130 Church of the Brethren congregations. While most people gather in the main auditorium, vendors representing broad areas of interest set up their booths to display crafts, foods items, literature, and educational materials. Livestock and agricultural items are sold in outside sheds.