Potluck

Samara organized a potluck for SAFE, the women's shelter she works for. The idea was to get all the newcomers to Dillingham to come out and mingle with the folks that have lived here for years. According to Tina, who is on the SAFE board, it was a good turnout for Dillingham. We had about 50 people.

Here's Samara getting things prepared in the elementary school gym. These are the only pictures I took.



Most of the new teachers showed up, and some old hands from around town. The chief of the local tribe was there. Before dinner, we played a game where you had to take a list of different attributes and find someone who had that attribute. For instance, you had to find someone who'd been born and raised in Dillingham, and someone wearing purple. Finding someone with five pets was somewhat difficult.

Dinner was good--lots of people brought different foods. SAFE provided turkey and mashed potatos, which was yummy. After dinner, they did a raffle drawing with lots of little prizes. Then we all got little flashlights and had a walk around town. It about 7:30pm, so it was dark out. We walked downtown and the chief gave a little speech about "Letting the light shine in," which was the theme of the potluck.

All in all, I'd say it was a success. Samara did a good job getting things organized for her first event, and I got volunteered to help, as usual. Hey, at least there was free food!