2010 Fall Leader Retreat

This year's Fall Leader Retreat was over at the Blacktail Ranch in Wolf Creek, MT from September 1st-3rd. For those who don't know, the proper way to say "creek" is "crik." ;)

All 16 Leaders from around the state of Montana gathered and exchanged hellos and welcomes! We have lucked out this year by having 5 returning leaders: Wendy, Jenny, Jon, Del & Laura. We have also lucked out by having an incredible, enthusiastic group of new leaders! Those being Ruth, Katie, Anne, Stephen, John, Jill, Julia, Catherine, Jacob and myself. I'm so excited to be working with y'all (!!!!) as I see us making some serious headway in terms of service in the state of Montana. Our energy is spot on!

I have uploaded all the photos that were taken at the retreat. They can be found HERE!
Please enjoy them as much as I have and feel free to share them with whomever you'd like. That is a public link that anyone can see. Also, feel free to Tag yourself in any of those photos. In fact, I'd encourage Tagging in order to let everyone know (friends, family) what you've been up to!

Not only were the leaders oriented and welcomed, we also did some service work in Wolf Creek! Half of us worked at Wolf Creek Elementary doing necessary yard work, maintenance, and organization. We had Jon S. and Eric tackling weeds, while John D. utilized his power mowing skills. Laura and Ruth both helped in the library, organizing and categorizing books. Jenny, Marina, and Emily sanded and stained the bleachers. Ruth also helped taking some great photos! Y'all did great work, and we know that the school appreciated it judging from Bonnie's smile and kind thank yous!

The other half of us were at the Fire Station washing some Fire Trucks and Emergency Vehicles. Boy oh boy, did we have a good time! Well, it was fun until you got a spray of water from a mysterious source up above. We found out later, that was coming from Julia. THANKS JULIA. All in all, we washed 2 Fire Trucks, and 1 Ambulance, and 1 Emergency Response Unit. The worst part was probably getting squashed bugs off the grill :P But, the best part was probably being surprised with POPSICLES! AHH! Where did that Popsicle guy come from? Heaven? I think so. ALSO, how could we forget Mr. Stephen Johansson mowing that field, in sandals?! That field needed to be mowed, badly - and Stephen stepped up to the plate. I'm sorry, but I had to laugh a few times as you ran the mower into a hidden ditch (which it seemed that the whole field was made of...) Also, we had Catherine on those benches! Those benches needed a serious coating of some paint, and you provided them with that. They looked incredible when finished!

That is all for now! Take a look at those photos, they're great. I hope you all had as great a time as I did.

Let's play some Mafia soon, as I know Wendy is itching to throw some people off again :P