Katharine: AWG celebrates Thanksgiving 2013

Photo credits:  Sylvia Dachs

What do 51 adults, 11 teens, 15 children and 7 babies (that's over 80 mouths to feed) do to celebrate Thanksgiving?  They come to AWG's annual Thanksgiving event. 

Give thanks

Noel, making sure the event is running smoothly

Laurent and Mireille in the kitchen

Big thanks go out to our turkey cooks: Jan C, Gretchen M, Jessica -  and that's Gretchen's husband Laurent on carving duty. 

 

Thanks also to Maggie for bringing back the turkeys from the Lot et Garonne.  They were delicious!

Kim and Denise on announcement duty, Maggie in the background

Thanks to Sylvia for generously lending us her tableware (glasses, plates, silverware, coffee makers, etc.)

Happy Thanksgiving feast

Thanks to Angela and Jill for doing such a great job with the kids and decorations.

Jessica's baby boy Michelangelo enjoys his first Thanksgiving

Angela and Cerise

Deb and Denise

Raffle balloons for all the children present and bottles of wine in the raffle behind

A special thanks to Maggie for her very successful raffle (600€ raised!) with 60 lots of exceptional prizes.

A selection from all the raffle prizes that Maggie had gathered so successfully

And thanks, of course, to all our members for attending, sharing their delicious dishes, and supporting our various initiatives (raffle, book sale, baby booties sale, greeting cards).

Enjoying lunch - Denise and Gerard

A special thanks to the Garden Group for their beautiful table decorations.

.... but there comes the point of the clean-up.  Mariannick and Angela on duty. Extra special thanks go to the clean-up crew.

And everyone thanks Noel and Rachel and their families, whose organisational effectiveness made the day a joy for everyone present.