I wrote in an earlier post that I had written an essay about the changing demographics in the area, and that I had won a neighborhood ice cream social for 100 neighbors in a contest sponsored by Dreyer's Slow Churned Ice Cream. I held the party at the Sunset Oaks clubhouse, many people met their neighbors for the first time, and everyone loved the ice cream. One lady tried a dozen flavors and said that it was more fun than a wine tasting. There were probably close to 100 guests in all, many of whom I had never met.
An associate at Coldwell Banker brought her two daughters, Charlotte and Catherine, who were my helpers, along with my friend Larry (who acted as official roaming photographer and trucked everything to the clubhouse and back) and Bill Tom, the board treasurer who had offered to help. Bill and Catherine scooped (there were about a dozen flavors at a time kept on ice in back of the table, with the lids in front in a row, so people could make their choices.) That left me free to greet people as they came into the pool area, show them the name tags and how to enter the door prize drawing (for free ice cream coupons) and mix and mingle. Charlotte took over the children's table and had them doing crafts and getting temporary tattoos applied (neater than face painting.) We had a helium tank and balloon for the kids.
We're talking about reinstating the Fourth of July barbecue next year, so the event was a complete success.
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