Random Stuff

It was a very busy weekend and start to this week.  My girlfriend's annual RAK Soiree (Random Act of Kindness) was this past weekend. She and her husband both love to throw parties and decided five years ago to create one with meaning.  They came up with the idea of RAK which raises money for a local charity/family in need.  What began with a guest list of 20 in 2007 has grown into 125 ... held in their home, I might add.  With that many in attendance it has become a weekend event for her closest friends with Friday setup, the Saturday event, and of course the Sunday aftermath, but it's one we all look forward to it every fall.

How it works....every year she takes recipient nominations in advance, requests a $15 donation/person from those in attendance, and votes are cast as the guests arrive.  At the end of the night the DJ pulls a name out of the jar and that family/charity receives all of the money collected.  This year we raised $1900 which, given our hard hit economy, is quite remarkable.  The donation is done anonymously and how she has managed to keep it all a secret in our little community for five years now is simply nothing short of amazing.  This year the recipients are a local family whose four year old son, currently enrolled in the same preschool that Meg attended, was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. So very, very heartbreaking.

On a much lighter note....

Here's a photo I shot of Meg on 11-11-11 at 11:11 AM.

And while I was busy with pre-RAK stuff, Randy was busy in his garden..  So far he's planted strawberries and tomatoes.

He and Meg are still planning what to plant in the rest of the space.

With any luck we'll have some home-grown goodies this winter.