Planned Meals and Activities for the 2019 Christmas Rally
Please bring your own tableware to each meal and beverage of choice.
For the pot luck meals please bring enough to share with 6 - 8 people.
Note that we will be bringing toys for tots this year instead of having a gift exchange.
Also we will have our annual Christmas donation drive for our sponsored DAV chapter.
Cash or check donations are requested this year instead of gift cards.
The money collected will be presented immediately after the rally to
Helotes Chapter 114 DAV, for veterans and veterans families holiday outreach.
Thursday Dec 5th
1 PM -
All hands on deck the rally hall
Set up and decorate the rally hall
6 PM -
Early Arrivals Soup Kitchen
Bring a pot of soup, a salad, or a dessert to share
Campfar at Site 51 with outdoor bar and music - bring your chair.
Friday Dec 6th
6 PM -
Finger Food Pot Luck Smorgasbord
Bring samwiches, chips and dips, snack food, salads or desserts to share
Meet and greet - Introduce Newbies
8 PM -
Ugly sweater contest with prizes awarded to winners.
Wear the ugliest one you got. Enter as an individual or as a couple.
Saturday Dec 7th
9 AM -
Pancake and sausage breakfast - Provided by the Club
10 AM -
Toys for tots presentation to Montgomery, TX Fire Department
(in lieu of a gift exchange)
Each person please bring at least 1 (more if you want) unwrapped toy
(suggest $10 value or more)
1 PM -
Christmas Crafting with Pat and Amber.
Come make a beautiful Christmas decoration for yourself.
All supplies will be furnished with the cost prorated (estimated around $5).
6 PM -
Texas Christmas Feast - Smoked brisket and baked ham provided
Bring sides to complete this Texas Christmas feast
8 PM -
12 Days of Christmas playing card bingo - Winners receive Christmas gifts
Sunday Dec 8th
8:30 AM -
Coffee and pastries in the rally hall- Provided by the club
Reason for The Season Christmas Devotional - Duke Thompson
Good Byes
6 PM -
Leftover dinner for those staying over
Rally hall clean up and restore
Meal Sign Up
Thursday Dec 5th - Early Arrival Soup Kitchen
Soup:
Hughes - Mexican chowder soup
R. Martin - Chili
Rick and Jane - pork and green chili soup
Ellerbrock - broccoli cheese soup
Mann - taco soup
Jeter and Bell - Vegetable beef soup
Mills - Potato Soup
Lovitt - mild chili
Besse - soup
Salad:
Norton
Hickson
Dennis and Chela - fruit salad
McNeely - Salad
Butler - Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Andrews - Tossed Salad
Brett- Broccoli Salad
Dessert:
Bridge - Homemade Cookies
Bry - Cherry Dump Cake
Smith
Page/Wilkerson
Davidson
Foehner - peanut brittle
Rowe - coconut balls
Other:
Allen - Spicy Saltine crackers
Roth - deviled eggs
Friday Dec 6th - Finger Food Pot Luck Smorgasbord
Samwiches:
R. Martin - Turkey/Swiss Sliders
Rick and Jane - slider sandwiches
Dennis and Chela - chicken salad sandwiches
Bry - Pimento Cheese
Besse - sandwiches
Chips and dips:
Smith
Rick and Jane
Ellerbrock - hot dip
Mann - Chips and cheese dip
Phenix
John & Debbie - Spinach Dip & Crackers
Snack foods:
Hughes - Crackers and Spread
Jeter and Bell - Deviled eggs
Hickson - BBQ meatballs
McNeely - Veggie Tray
Butler - Relish Tray
Brett - cheese & crackers
Rowe - sausage/cheese/crackers
Jenkins - Tortilla Rollups
Salad:
Bridge - Mustard Potato Salad
McCleskey - Fruit Salad
Foehner - fruit salad
Andrews - Tossed Salad
Mills - Cabbage Salad
Honomichl
Dessert:
Allen
Norton
Page/Wilkerson
Jo Ann and Jodi - pinwheels
Davidson
Lovitt - cake
Roth
Saturday Dec 7th - Texas Christmas Feast
Veggies:
Allen - Pinto Beans
Wilson - Green Beans
Bridge - Sweet Potato Casserole
Hughes - Corn
Norton - Hash Brown Casserole
Dennis and Chela - maple glazed carrots
Butler - Cheesy Potatoes
Besse - Potatoes
Rowe - baked beans
Salad:
Bry - Cole Slaw
Smith - Potato Salad
Rick and Jane - coleslaw
Mann - Tossed salad
McNeely - Potato Salad
Chisam - broccoli salad
Brett - Ambrosia Salad
Mills - Potato Salad
Jenkins - Frito Corn Salad
Bread:
Rick and Jane
Ellerbrock - cornbread dressing
McCleskey
Lovitt - Dressing
Roth
Dessert:
R. Martin - Banana Pudding
Hickson
Page/Wilkerson
Jo Ann and Jodi - Angel food cake with fruit
Davidson - Texas Fruit Cake
Phenix - Pecan Pie
C. Martin - Cherry dump cake
Jeter and Bell - Pie.. Apple most likely
Andrews - Pie