Families for Obama fundraiser....and smoky bars

Tonight, the Gordons were part of the "volunteer staff" for a Families for Obama fundraiser at the Hayes-Taylor YMCA on E. Market St.in Greensboro. We got there at 5:30pm to help set up the rooms, decorate, prepare the dinner, and just all around be workhorses. The program was from 7p-9p with a high school choir, elementary school dance steppers, a jazz band, a county commissioner dignitary, an Obama DVD, and an auction. (We now have the BEST water bottle and poster money can buy!!!)


Kimberly helped in the "toddler room" much to her chagrin with her (our) cases of small child distaste. Luckily, there were more chaperones than kids, so she was able to bail and help Chris serve dinner to the 100+ people there tonight.


It was a lot of fun.


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After we broke the room down and cleaned up, we went downtown to a smoky martini/cigar/liquor bar Churchill's on Elm Street because Jaybird (of greasy spoon Fincastle's fame) and his band "Soul Central" were playing.

So now it's 1:15am on a work night and Chris is blogging in a stench of smoke while Kimberly takes a slightly drunken shower. Good night! Tomorrow it's work from 8a-4p for Chris (actually 3p to get outta town a touch early) and then a 7-hour drive up to Duke's in Mount Vernon, OH for Opening Day weekend at Jacobs, er, Progressive Field for our annual fraternity brother get-together.