Being activities co-chair is an adventure. On the weekend before Thanksgiving our ward hosted our annual sub for Santa auction to make money to give Christmas to kids in Oakland who otherwise wouldn't have Christmas. Our responsibility as a committee was to decorate the institute for the invent. We met the Sunday before and had a general plan of what we were going to do but were still trying to think of ideas of what to do for table decor. It turned out the night before we still didn't have anything solid to go on. So in the morning I went to Micheal's and bought some fake Christmas tree swags and scented pine cones along with various Christmas like decor like plastic cranberries, gold stars, and candles. Then I brought them along with my trusty glue gun to the institute and we went for it. We just got creative and made center pieces for all the tables. They turned out fabulous. This is my favorite one that I made.
I made a pumpkin crumb cake to auction off in the dessert auction.
Here's the living room at the institute after we decorated. Cozy, aye?
Gar (our RSP), Katy (our wonderful new convert), Kathy (every one's friend), Me, Karina (the amazingly creative one)--friends @ sub for Santa.
Allison my roomie who made this beautiful tarts that sold for $90 at the auction!
Me and my Roommates Sam and Allison at Sub for Santa, so cute!
Joanne (my decorating buddy), Vickie (the founder of the feast), Me, Amy (the spunky side kick to Vickie in this great endeavor) after it was over and we could all go home! It was a great night and we (everyone involved did SO much) made record amounts of money to give lots of families in our stake a nice Christmas, so exciting!
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