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Thanks to the dedication and hard work of the Picnic Committee,
the assistance of the many volunteers and, most important,
the attendance by . . .
. . . ALL OF YOU . . .
our 2011 Annual Picnic was another HUGE SUCCESS!
2011 Grand Marshalls Lead Off Country Parade
 Grand Marshalls, Catherine and Paul Silfies led off this year’s combination hay ride and country parade. Bikes, golf carts and wagons were all decorated according to the “Country Hoedown” theme.
Following the parade, the kids were offered several additional hay rides thanks to Justin Leche from JML Landscaping for donating the use of the wagon and Herman Schmid for pulling the wagon with his truck.
 Western Hat Decorating and Face Painting
In addition to the ever-popular face painting, the kids were treated to a “Decorate-Your-Own-Western-Hat” kit . . . a blank felt-like western hat with a kit full of different attachments that could be added to their liking.
More For The Kids . . .
”Binky” the clown and his assistant returned again this year and had the kids yelling the magic word with each wave of his magic wand as he started off with his magic show followed by animal balloons. Regardless of age, each child received an animal balloon of their choice. The 3-hour event concluded with free cotton candy for everyone provided by “Binky”.
Food, food and more food!
Following the parade, lunch was served consisting of hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks. For dinner, everyone was generous as always by bringing their favorite entree (pasta, wings, meatballs, or whatever) , their favorite salad or their favorite dessert. Thanks to that generosity, there was a lot of food to feed the hungry bellies.
 Prize Baskets & Door Prizes
The ever-popular prize baskets and door prizes were back again this year. And, based on reactions from last year, special emphasis was given to providing kids’ baskets which had some hopeful winners sitting with their fingers crossed hoping their name would be announced..
While hugely popular, what most folks don’t realize is that the majority of the contents in each basket are donated by members of the Picnic Committee who also spend a considerable amount of time assembling each of the baskets. The “Basket of Cheer” this year, again all donations from the Picnic Committee or members of the Board of Directors, was worth a couple hundred dollars.
Needless to say, the prize baskets will be on the agenda again next year and you can really help out by donating items that would be appropriate for including in a theme basket. Likewise, contributions for the next “Basket of Cheer” will be gratefully appreciated. Any donations may be left with Judy Schmid at 154 Shore Road.
. . . LIVE PERFORMANCE! . . .
Steve Jacoby and members of Fiddlin’ Around provided the live entertainment this year. Steve and the guys are part of a larger group, the “Old Time Fiddlers,” who are frequent performers at the Honesdale concerts in the park. Although appropriate for our hoedown theme, the fiddle music was not limited to country blue grass. A varied selection was offered to fill the air with comfortable, good-listening type music.
And then it was over . . .
We can’t end this wrap up without thanking the many folks who remained to help us clean up the areaway after the event. Special thanks to Dave Zeiler who, each year, has let us use the dumpster at his insurance company office to dispose of all the trash. And thank you, too, to Ken Ziegler who used his pickup truck to load and drive the trash over to the dumpster.
A special “shout out” to Tony Marseglia who, for the past two years, has provided the photos of our event and are viewable in the Photo Album section of this website.
Many, many folks to thank for making our picnic another huge success. It’s because of that dedication and participation that we want to do it again next year.
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