Special Olympics - Saturday, October 19th, 2013

We started at 9 a.m. and the lunch bags were assembled, each with a bag of potato chips, some juice, rice crispies, condiments,apple sauce, water and a hot dog. Eventually 575 of them were produced, feeding approximately 500 "Special Olympics" participants, teachers, monitors, and other staff.

We worked in the "multipurpose" room on the sprawling campus of Sierra Gardens Park, located in Roseville. Our hot dogs were cooked (boiled) in two heavy caldrons just outside the room (on the left) and they were served on a small patio off the right side of the building.

(below left), The hot dogs being cooked, put in buns and (below right) the lunch bags assembled. We had some 16 volunteers who worked about three hours doing things: cooking, wrapping, assembling, etc.

When they came for lunch, it was a great pleasure to serve them their luncheon bags and to see  their happiness.                                            

Jeff Thompson, Karen and Bill Munsterman with Trophy received from the Special Olympics to the Carmichael Rotary Club.

 The Trophy is inscribed: "Special Olympics of Northern California" - " In appreciation of your continued support of the Special Olympics Northern California Sacramento Soccer Regional Competition" and inscribed is the Special Olympians Oath: "LET ME WIN, BUT IF I CANNOT WIN, LET ME BE BRAVE IN THE ATTEMPT"