Monday's Heroes

I am really having a hard time picking my heroes today because I have so many. I will go with the most recent events and then use the others for future blogs.



This last Saturday we had our Trunk or Treat/Chili-Cook-off at Church. We don't have an Activities Committee right now because our membership is so low that we are lucky to keep the auxiliaries manned. So everyone just kind of chipped in and helped. The YM/YW started off the event by playing games with the children while the adults cleared the parking lot and set up for Trick or Treating. The little ones loved it! A couple of this kids told me that was their favorite part. During this time several other adults set up the tables for the dinner and put up the chairs so that the families would be able to corral their gatherings better at a table.



Trunk or Treat is always fun. I had to monitor some of the more aggressive ones. I think they forget that they have been by two and three times because they just get caught up with the idea of filling their containers. We never give out candy. When we were in Ephraim we gave Halloween pencils but here we can't find anything like that so we have started giving out 'lite sticks'. We usually buy the good quality ones that are a little more expensive so we buy just enough for each child in the Primary with a few extras for their friends. We did have quite a few leftover this year. Colds and flu really put a dent in the activity. (There is a joke going around the ward that by the time the vaccine is available everyone will have had the Swine Flu and we won't need it anymore!).



The Relief Society took care of organizing the Chili Cook-off. They got the judges, put the food out and made sure that things went off without a hitch. Then when the activity was all over - everyone pitched in and cleaned up! So my heroes and heroines today are the members and friends of the Newport Ward. Thank you for making the Ward Activity a success but more importantly, thank you for being the kind, warm hearted people you are and prove to be over and over again.



Things I thankful for: the beautiful Autumn colors, kindnesses given without a thought, grocery stores, hugs from children and wonderful friendships.