Christmas 2011 Dinner

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Twenty-seven Overmountain Sams plus guests gathered at Giuseppe’s in Kingsport for their annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday evening, December 13. We had a private dining room and a dedicated serving crew, and the Italian and American food was well-prepared, well served and well received.

After dining, we had a brief business meeting, during which new member Dennis Hammonds was welcomed. The camping schedule for 2012 was presented, a schedule that met with looks and comments of disappointment. After some discussion and grudging acceptance, wagon master Annie Adams confessed that the schedule she had offered was a hoax and then presented her real schedule, which met with everyone’s approval. 2012 looks like a good year.

Then came the gift exchange, which in less politically correct times would have been called a Chinese Christmas. Numbers were distributed, drawn and called. Gifts were selected, unwrapped, and, in some cases, swapped. Everyone had a good time and many laughs.

Our Christmas gift to the Southern Appalachian Ronald McDonald House included boxes and bags of pop tabs and a cash gift of one thousand, fifty five dollars.

See y’all at the February meeting. Place and time TBA.

Chuck Johnson
Newsletter Editor