FOOTPRINT January - February 2011
Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers
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RAW Holiday Party By Kathryn Gleghorn
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he Santa Cops Toy Drive, David Smith cooking up delicious entrees, the RAW Social committee setting up an evening of fun and the RAW folks coming together on a December Saturday evening to share the holiday spirit — it has to be the annual RAW Holiday Party. The 2010 edition was another well-attended social gathering, graciously hosted by Bruce and Kathryn Gleghorn in their Southlake home. Many thanks to Bruce and Kathryn for their graciousness and hospitality. The Gleghorn home was all decked out for the holidays, with some holly and mistletoe sprinkled about, ready to welcome the RAW guests. Multiple rooms were set up throughout the house to accommodate the large number of guests, but most were determined on congregating in the kitchen. Eventually, Byron Benoit took over the traffic control to spread people out.
(l-r) Michelle Blackard, Beth Hyland, Byron Benoit and Elizabeth Lawrence admire the Gleghorn’s holiday decorations.
The dessert room was a big hit with the party goers where people had the chance to make a dessert sampler plate that included homemade cheesecake, a variety of cookies, cakeballs and other assorted goodness. The garage RAW Room, decorated in RAW purple, housed the coolers and was a popular gathering spot of the RAW men. The RAW men made perfect use of their newlydiscovered “cave.” The outdoor patio also saw a lot of activity as people gathered outside and tried to secure a spot near one of the patio heaters or fireplaces. A few people came prepared with cigars and enjoyed an outdoor smoke in the cool night air under all the twinkle lights. As the party wound down, a few special elves earned extra points with Santa for helping with clean-up duty. RAW may have lots of serious runners, but they also have their share of serious “re-hydrators” — let’s just say there were plenty of recyclable bottles left behind.
(l-r) Rick Sanford and Kevin Wessels were all smiles when they found the dessert room.
(l-r) Bridget Smith, Randa Foster and Colleen Casey.
(l-r) Susan Harris, Courtney Noell, Laura Swenson and Monica Waite.
(l-r) Jay Jones and Joe Luccioni debate gift bags vs. wrapping paper.