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Monday's Internet Edition, January 05, 2009.
CRES Back-to-School Picnic proves fun for families
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Photo by Andrew Greene
Ten-year-old Jordan Kaiser (right) and her dog, Pearly wait for their hamburger to be assembled by volunteer Louise Gumbinger at the annual Cosumnes River Elementary School picnic held at Stonehouse Park on Sept. 14.
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By Andrew Greene
River Valley Times Staff
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More than 100 Cosumnes River Elementary School family members attended the annual Back-to-School Picnic on the clear and sunny afternoon of Sunday, September 14. The event was sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association and was held at Stonehouse Park in Rancho Murieta.
The picnic-goers enjoyed food fresh off a flaming grill and participated in fun and games as they met new friends and got reacquainted with friends from previous school years. PTA social event co-chair Erin Howard said that 180 people attended the picnic, consuming 112 hamburgers and 73 hotdogs.
The children and their parents played softball, and kids enjoyed having their faces painted. Leland Hendricks, father of kindergartener Kayla, said he was glad he and his family had come to the picnic. “We support the school and participate in community functions," he said. "We really appreciate the school and the PTA putting on these types of events in our community.”
Howard said that support for the event had been tremendous. “The Kiwanis Club has been great. They’ve got six volunteers here barbecuing and serving food. The Optimist Club is helping at the check-in table and has also donated popsicles," Howard said.
She added, "We’ve got 10 CRES parents who are serving food here too, who set up everything and are going to clean up. Plaza Foods was again so helpful with sodas and food. And our other social event co-chair Megan Garrison deserves kudos. She took all of the RSVPs for the picnic and did all of the food shopping. We will work together on all the social events for this whole school year such as the Harvest Festival in October, the Mother/Son Bingo event in March and the Father/Daughter dance.”
The volunteers worked with smiles and said that they were happy to lend a hand. Scott Adams, who flipped burgers, said, “My son, Blake, is in the fourth grade, and so I’ve been doing this for a few years. I always try to help out.”
Louise Gumbinger was full of similar sentiments “We at Kiwanis really try to help the community. The work we’re doing today is largely possible because of the funds that we raised at last year’s OKC Corral,” said Gumbinger.
Fellow Kiwanis member Dr. Phil Fitch agreed saying, “It is important that everyone understands that all of the funding that we do for schools, sport teams, school equipment, school bus stops and the assisting of seniors living in Rancho Murieta is only possible with the success of our fundraising events such as OKC Corral.”
According to Howard, the success of the picnic will lead to the success of future events. “All of the food that we did not use at the picnic is being donated to the sixth-grade Sly Park fundraising team." She added.
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