Colonial Days Cleanup - Strike Team to the Rescue!

Colonial Days is a special event and it is a big hit with the kids. To tell you the truth, I think the adult volunteers like it too! This year's event was as good as ever thanks to outstanding planning and execution by Wendy Meyer - wife of Strike Team member Paul Meyer.

The Strike Team helped a bit with setup. Paul Meyer, Everett Blanton, John Isaza did a great job.

Cleanup proved to be a daunting task. I think if we never see sawdust again, it will be too soon! Mark Miller, Sam Hooper, Rob Lebby, Paul Meyer and Danny Carey spent a ton of time and effort cleaning up sawdust and packing the storage shed. I am not sure how they did it but Danny and Sam fit everything in the shed! Sort of a circus clown car in reverse. They kept claiming that there was no more room but somehow, some way, they kept it going.

Note to 2008 planners - cut the sawdust order by 2/3rds!

Great job guys!

Boo Blast 2007 - The Most Successful Ever!

Congratulations go to our PTA President & Boo Blast Co-Chair Lynn Gregory as well as her teammate & Co-Chair Scott Spinello for a tremendous Boo Blast! Despite rescheduling due to fires and under the threat of rain, they pulled off a record event. According to preliminary numbers, they raised more money than any previous Boo Blasts by almost double. Truly a tremendous effort by these two dedicated volunteers.

Lynn, of course, is the inspiration behind the Strike Team - she conceived of the idea and was the driving force behind its development. Scott, in addition to being Co-Chair and an instrumental part of this great event is also a Strike Team dad.

The Strike Team played an important role in support of Boo Blast. A number of dads showed up to help setup the event. Jose Vergara, Mike Gilles and Rob Lebby (left) came early to help setup booths. Nick Pivaroff, Allan Rosen, Mike Gilles and Rob Smith (right) worked an assembly line in the fish booth.

They put together a lot of fish - probably 1 1/2 hours worth of serious effort! This booth is the most popular booth at the Boo Blast so it was well worth it! Great job guys - your efforts help make this event a great success. One of the comments I heard before lunch was "we are so far ahead of schedule..."

After a great event and a long day came the tear down. A huge contribution by Strike Team dads Paul Meyer (with his wife Wendy too), Earle Wellsfry (with his wife Laura), Neil Detweiler (with ubiquitous wife Shelly plus son's Ian and Lance) Kirk Andrews and Phil McManus all delivered heroic efforts in tearing down the booths. Many hands made light work.

This is why the Strike Team works. It is the volunteers who give of themselves at Drop Off, Haunted House setup and tear down, Boo Blast and Colonial Days that makes this successful. Thank you all for your continued efforts. We are making a difference. Well done, men, well done.

Operation: Drop Off

Operation: Drop Off in Action!
At the top, Paul Meyer directs traffic. In the middle
Jose Vergara helps a young student out of her car and
I have no idea what Horst Noppenberger is doing!

Boo Blast Silent Auction Stuff - Baskets & Gift Certificates

Boo Blast is upon us and we wanted you to preview the Silent Auction items - both Baskets and Gift Certificates! There is some great stuff here - the generosity is overwhelming. So dig deep!

The baskets are divided in to three groups, Orange Bows, Black Bows and Yellow Bows. Click each item to view the details:

Baskets -

• Orange Bows
• Black Bows
• Yellow Bows
• Gift Certificates

See you there!

Boo Blast Rescheduled!

Due to the fires and subsequent air quality, the school district canceled all outdoor activities. It has been reschedule for this Friday, November 9th.

We have a number of dad's scheduled but we welcome more volunteers for setup starting at 8:30 a.m. Tear down is around 7:30 p.m. if you are available too!

See you there!

Coming up next, Colonial Days!