End of the Year Party

On the RK calendar, that's somewhere beneath the pile of May to-dos, is a final meeting date for all RK on May 22.  In the past, River Kids has turned this final meeting into a family picnic.  We have a unique opportunity this year to mix it up and have the picnic elsewhere.

Thanks to some fancy footwork by RK parent David Lobbig, we've secured the 21 O'Fallon Building as the location for our gathering.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the location, this is the home of the William H. Kerr Foundation.  It has a green roof on top with decking that allows for gatherings such as ours.  We'll be able to eat, drink and be merry while looking out at the Mississippi flowing by.

Before I go any further, let me point out that there is a 6th grade party planned for the kids that evening at NCS starting at 6:30-6:45.  We are planning on having our gathering from 4-6pm in hopes of staying clear of that party.

So here is the plan for our gathering:

4pm - Arrive and Meet the owner and director of the Kerr Foundation, Dr.
John Sweet, for a brief tour of the building and the green roof.
4:30pm - Pizza and Drinks served
   - Social time - Time Capsule
   - Speeches from select RK Members
5:45 - Cleanup
6pm - Goodbyes

There are two parts of this schedule that may need some clarification:

   Time Capsule - we are arranging to have a time capsule on site for this gathering.  All River Kids and family members may bring a small item to insert in the time capsule.  Photos, trinkets, notes, drawings, or anything else that strikes your fancy.  This will be a 30 year capsule and will be housed on the NCS grounds in a location TBD - possibly under the new deck by the green roof.

   Speeches - River Kids wanting to give a speech at the event should communicate their interest in speaking directly to me.  If there are too many people to accommodate, we'll problem solve.  Know that I will give priority to graduating members.

If anyone has any questions about this event, please let me know.  Thanks to the kids and the parents for all they've done this year to help RK continue its success.

Ben