Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by camperpat on Mon Sep 12, 2011 at 9:23 am

camperpat
Num Posts: 393
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hibernia
First O: 1999

Wow!  What a great weekend!  No rain, a full moon for night orienteering , beautiful waterfalls and the best food ever.  Thank you to everyone who made this happen.  

Reply by Steve on Mon Sep 12, 2011 at 9:41 am

Steve
Num Posts: 402
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Paradise Farm
First O: 1993

You are too modest Pat. I may be the lead in the kitchen, but the helpers I have are terrific. Thank you's are owed to Bob and Pat, who came in at noon on Friday, worked till dinner, came back at 9:00 on Saturday, and skipped training to work all the way to dinner. Also in the kitchen we had Dave Deutch Friday afternoon and all of the meal prep times, Steve Reeps for all of Saturday and Sunday morning (another one who does not do training) and then a steady stream of people giving up an hour or two to help. I hope I don't miss anyone. Dory and Carl Peterson, Mary Frank, Sergie ?, the cadets from West Point that did dishes, a Scoutmaster that served dinner, and a Scoutmaster that carved beef. After lunch on Sunday we had several folks help wash and store all of our equipment, so many that I did not even get a chance to say hi. All weekend long we had Boy Scouts emptying trash cans, and finally we had the entire group of 35 West Point cadets move every table in the dinning hall and sweep and mop the floor. Fred sure did like that. I can not possibly forget my chief Quartermaster (Sharon), who tells me what to buy and where, and then keeps it all in order for the weekend.

If I missed you I am sorry. Thank you to all!

Steve

(edit) I knew I could miss a few. Thanks also to Fred and Bev Hartline, who were there at six am both days and helped prep salads, shuck corn, slice fruit among other things. Mike Carter stopped in a few times to man the serving line while assisting on the stove. Two more cadets offered to serve lunch on Sunday. Don't you just love those military types?
 

I am sure I will think of others.

Reply by DougW on Mon Sep 12, 2011 at 8:56 pm

DougW
Num Posts: 18
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Crows Nest Preserve-French Creek
First O: 2010

My first training weekend. WOW! Can't wait 'till next year, hopefully me sore knee will cooperate.

What a great group of Scouts that attended also.

Thanks to everyone involved.