Rainbow Village looks like Christmas with most of the homes decorated with beautiful lights. It is so much fun walking up and down the streets admiring how the residents have decorated their homes. There were prizes for the best decorated home and trailer. It sure was hard to pick a winner!
(Photos courtesy of Sandra Gilbert-Abel)
Tony and Gail Andrade were honored at one of our ice cream socials. They have been residents for 23 years and, due to some health issues, are going home to Maine. Tony was very involved in organizing our shuffling teams, and we will always remember Tony for his great spaghetti dinners. We wish them the best and will miss them.
Judy Lykins and Ellie Sawyer co-chaired our annual “Christmas Cookie Exchange” this year. These ladies have refreshments and punch for the ladies that donate cookies, and they decorate the tables so prettily. The residents bring two-dozen cookies: one dozen to donate to Meals on Wheels, and one dozen to share. They also can pick out a dozen to take home. They collected over 125 dozen cookies for Meals on Wheels. A big thanks to Judy and Ellie for hosting this event for Meals on Wheels.
George Raab provided the music for our Christmas dance recently. The hall was beautifully decorated for Christmas. A large crowd attended. The electric slide was one of the favorite dances during the evening. A big thanks to George Raab for his great music, and a big thank you to the dance committee for all their work so we could dance the night away.
Our annual “Evie McMann’s Tea” was held at the social hall with Sue Flynn, our manager, and Vicki Arndt chairing the tea. We were greeted at the door by Nancy Pollack wearing the dress that Evie wore 24 years ago, when she started the tea from her little trailer serving fruit cake, sticky buns, and lots of cookies and tea. It has continued each year in her memory. Sandwiches, chips, cookies and tea were served. The entertainment was a bell choir from local churches, directed by Vicki Arndt, performing some beautiful Christmas songs. We ended the afternoon with singing Christmas carols, a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. The ladies brought gifts to share with the pregnancy center. Thank you to all who helped to continue Evie’s tea.
The Rainbowettes Red Hat Ladies enjoyed a night at The Shops at Wiregrass light show, and we ate dinner at the Red Robin restaurant. It was a beautiful night seeing a great light show, especially great music from a local Methodist church.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all!
By Sandra Gilbert-Abel
Rainbow Village
Published December 30, 2015
