The annual Ladies Picnic/BBQ was a great success with 102 in attendance. As is now becoming tradition, it was held in the Friendship Hall at Saratoga Prospect Center on July 17th.The catering was once again provided by Que-It-Up and the food was, as usual, incredibly delicious. There were 32 door prizes and Bingo provided the usual suspense with cheers and jeers!! I want to once again express my heartfelt appreciation for the first-rate effort that everyone contributed to making the BBQ such a success!! It is an incredible feeling to know every year that so many people have your back! From the planning to the set-up, to the cleanup, it was a well-oiled machine. Your willingness to step up and make everything we do successful is a perfect example of how it takes a village to do things well. Thank you to the planning/execution team of Tony Mazzucco, Doug Krause, Bernie Coullahan, Stan Schneider, Sam Khan, Galen Gipson, Don Soderman, John Pletsch, Jim Leblanc, Bruce Henry, Bob Shook, Paul Gardner, Wes Howard. I also know that several wives (Rhoda Daner, Janice Gipson, Linda Soderman, Leslie Mazzucco, Jane Earle) were thankfully involved in the set up and execution!! There seemed to be a crazy number of people helping set up and tear down/clean up, so I worry that I have missed someone and apologize if I have

Rick Hausman, Picnic Coordinator