By taking an unusual right out of the clubhouse, the conversations did as well.
On the way back through the woods, everyone got at least 1 squat in as we picked up litter by the bench we pass each week.
Do not ask <@U08KJLBV1UZ> to start count-a-rama. It will not go the way you expect.
Lots of announcements. Some of these were actually mentioned in COT.
– Watch for potential holiday hours & convergences this week. Don’t worry – it’ll be at the last minute.
– Turkey trots in Lawson, Millbridge, Champion Forest, & Briar Crest for Thanksgiving. Wear an F3 shirt to EH some pre-FNGs.
– Turkey Jam Thanksgiving morning at Improper Pig in Rea Farms shopping center. Good compilation of Waxholes, SOB & A51 doing boot camps & pure running. Usually a great coffeteria afterwards. Previous ones have included burritoteria, cookieteria & tacoteria. 6:30?
– <@U075W83BAAV>‘s 1st intro to The Fort could come at their Thanksgiving convergence. Springfield Elementary. Their coffeteria will beat anyone else in the Carolinas, hands down. 2 full turkeys are usually fried on site with all the fixin’s.
– Karaoke at Middle James Brewery in downtown Waxhaw. Pay to (not) play. Proceeds go to Levine Children’s Hospital.
– Christmas party Lawson clubhouse, December 13. $20 per adult (no kids {our childish behavior compensates}). Paypal or Venmo F3 Waxhaw with a note saying what & who’s it for. <@U091MP2APPG> will be sending out a sign up genius for volunteers later. Chipotle catering.
– F3 will have a “float” in the Waxhaw Christmas parade December 14. Huge smoke show here if <@U03Q8TPSYEM> goes big on the burritos the night before. We’re pulling/pushing a perfectly good truck, along with having representation of our other AOs. We need as many Hard Commits as possible for this. When done well in other regions, it gets a lot of eyeballs & brings a lot of FNGs in the following weeks.
COT
In James Gunn’s discussion of his Superman movie, he said, “Punk rock is anti-establishment. It’s counter culture. And when the culture is vindictive, when the culture is self-serving, kindness & altruism & selflessness & decency, THAT is the rebellion. THAT is the counterculture. Kindness is punk rock.”