The BIG GIVE at Calvin CRC

 Hello again to those who follow this blog : ) 

Another event we held just a bit ago at Calvin was 

THE BIG GIVE.  

https://thebiggive.ca/

The last one we held was back in June of 2022.  

We took a bit of a break, but came back this year with a scaled-down version.  

Below are some pics and videos of the morning. 

We held our BIG GIVE from 

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 

Saturday, June 7th.  

Set up started at 9 a.m.  ish. 

Lots of different tents to shelter us from the Sun. 

Our Prayer Tent. 

Several people just stopped by for prayer. We hope they were blessed.  

Soon to be the coffee/snack shelter

We also received some donations and placed them out for people to take for free, as everything offered that day was free.  : ) 

Our bike repair tent.  

A couple of pics of the overall area. 

The bike repair tent was consistently busy for the entire time. 

We held a free car wash as well.  

We cleaned over 30 cars.

  

We had live music.  Thanks for doing that Nisse. 

Cars just kept coming : ) 

Terkuma decided he wanted his bike cleaned as well. 

 : ) 

And we had kids enjoy making crafts.  

Somehow I forgot to get pictures of the lunch we served, which was hotdogs and veggies and juice boxes.   

All in all we served about 160 people for lunch and all who came we hope felt blessed. 

Below you can see two videos.  

The first is Albert riding a pretty cool bike that was fixed up. 

The second was just a panorama of the different things that were going on. 

Thanks again to alllll who helped out and made this event happen. 

Pizza and Games night at Calvin

Hello again, 

So, after the Cadet-o-rama, it was home for a nap and then off to Calvin for our annual pizza and games night. 

We hold this once a year, and different people come out each time.  

This year we had about 37 ish, which is a nice number. 

Pics below. 

Enjoy : ) !! 

The event started at 6 p.m. 

I arrived JUST in time with the pizza's as there was a bit of a snafu with the pizza company, but all worked out.  

The group is waiting patiently for us to get the food out : ) 

Let the pizza devouring begin : ) 

We had 5 different types.  

Along with some veggies and dip and drinks.  

And then the games came out. 

So many different kinds.  This is a very different game of CLUE than I was used to.  

A game of Ticket to Ride also happened.  

Never heard of this one, nor do I remember what it's called.  

And then there was this group of four who decided that fellowshipping was as good as gaming.  

I'm all for it : ).  

Not sure what this one was either, but it was enjoyed.  

The game of life. 

I played Apples to Apples eventually and we all had a great time.  

Until next year. 

D.V. 

2025 Cadet o rama

Greetings again, one and all who follow this blog periodically.  

I was asked to attend this year's Cadet-o-rama with David, as, for some unknown reason, all the OTHER counsellors were unable to attend.  : ) 

It was a privilege to step in and help out. 

Below are some pics and comments.  

Enjoy !!  : ) 

This year's Cadet-o-rama was held in Brockville.  

We took 6 boys with us.   

At 9:30 a.m., the different cadres? Sp.  gathered in the gym for opening exercises.  

Then we were let loose to play different games. 

Like Gaga Ball

some sort of fish game : ) 

And dodgeball.  

A Bible verse game

You had to find the verse in the Bible that was mentioned

Then find it at that table waaaayyyy down there and bring it back.  

Rest time for the boys between games. : ) 

We played tic-tac-toe 

And a hammer and nail game.  First team to hammer the nail all the way into the wood wins.  

Then we had lunch. 

Pizza, hot dogs and juice.  

Enough to get the boys to the finish line :) 

There were two vending machines, and I tell you, they were THE most popular item at this cadet o rama.  : ) 

After lunch, the highlight of the day. 

Cub car races. 

Four tracks were set up.  

Some cadets helped out.  

Practice runs.   

And the races began. 

This is quite a sophisticated endeavour, let me tell you. 

Score keeping and yelling out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 

It all gave me a headache, but the boys loved it!  

We didn't end up winning, but they had fun.  

And Luke, well he didn't care about not winning the races.  He wanted to place in the top three for car design, and guess what! 

He got 2nd!!! 

Congrat's Luke!! 

Mission accomplished.

We were done at 2:30 p.m. and headed home. 

It was a fun day overall. : )   

 

Calvin's 2nd "Soup"erBowl Potluck

 

Greetings again 

We just finished our 2nd annual "SOUP'erBowl potluck.  We hoped to have it on March 30, but our wonderful weather put a stop to that.  So we held it on April 6th instead.   

Below are some pics and commentary. 

ENJOY!  : ) 

We start with the coveted GOLDEN LADEL!

Last year's winner was Phil.   

Did he win again this year??? 

We shall see. 

Here's a list of the soups made this year 

1. Pumpkin Sauage - Joycegina

2. Thai Soup - Cheryl T.

3. Tom  Kha Gai - Phil 

4. Chiken Pot Pie Chowder - Judy 

5. Hamburger Soup - Annet 

6. Tex Mex - Jaccinta

7. Tomato Basil - Bea

8. Snert (Pea Soup) - Ineke

9. Mulligetawny Soup - Mike 

10. Pea soup - Jack

11. Chicken/tomato - Diana

12. Chicken/veggie - Wilma M

13.  no name soup.  by ??

The group gathered and are ready to taste test.  

The group let loose : ) 

This year we tried something different. 

To allow people to taste test better we purchased trays and small cups, and people used the small cups to taste test. 

It worked very well : ) 

People went up several times to try to taste all the soups on offer.  

Some of the taste testers : ) 

So how are the soups James and Annette?  

Wow, Cheryl is taking this to a new level : ) 

Very methodical and scientific I heard. 

Fred, who is your top pick?  

This one went SUPER fast : ) 

In the end, here were the standings. 

3rd place (16 votes)- Ineke (far right)

2nd place (18 votes) - Phil

1st place (18 votes) - Cheryl!!  And Sandy (far left) apparently helped with the shrimp, so he gets an honourable mention : ).  

A great job all, and yes, your soups were VERY GOOD!  

As were the others.  

The Winner. 

Names will be placed on the trophy soon and displayed in the church (seeing that Cheryl didn't want to take it home : ) ) 

Until next year!!!!