The weather report for October 11 looks great, with Indian Summer gracing us with autumn warmth. This is the perfect time to kick back and enjoy some wonderful food and camaraderie with friends and neighbors in a backyard setting beneath a real grape arbor and some shady shelters. The fragrance of roasting meats over a charcoal fire whets our appetites as the Palermo Community Center and the Great ThunderChicken Drum welcome everyone to the feast. Some of Palermo’s best cooks will share a buffet of salads, beans, roasted turkey, chicken, pork, and brats in a beer hot tub (child friendly) and, of course, seasonal pies and crisps. Tickets are only $12.00 for people over age 12, with smaller kids free. Takeout is also available. The fun and food commence at 1:30 pm., and there is plenty of parking behind the grape arbor. The Community Center is at the corner of Turner Ridge Rd. and Veterans Way. A left turn behind the Center at the wood shed will lead down a pathway to the parking area.
Following the feast, Don Kealey will enliven the crowd with the raffle drawing. The prizes include serious garden tools donated by The Home Depot, potting soil and fertilizer from Annie Frier and Sandy Davis, a bird feeder and seed from Ruth Flint, and a backyard firepit from Ann and Peter Bako. There are also some nice wall décor pieces from Nancy and Dawn Beekley, with some other intriguing items still arriving. Then, there will be entertainment! A Japanese Taiko Drum group of young adults and their sensei will make sure nobody drifts off on a full stomach.
This is a celebration honoring our volunteers, who have put in many long hours working on the grounds, placing a new sign on Turner Ridge Road. The Food Pantry volunteers have been serving neighbors in need every week for the last 14 years. The Great ThunderChicken Drum has brought inspiration, cultural wisdom, and song to many hearts since 2008, and the Community Garden provides hundreds of pounds of very fresh, organic produce to the Food Pantry. The Community Foundation thanks AARP and Community Connections for a grant of $3,700 for the road sign, and SeedMoney.org for a grant of $2,150 for the Community Garden. Thanks also go to Hannaford for their contribution of meat for the feast!
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