Summer Picnic 2009

Summer Picnic 2009

On Saturday, June 13th, over 40 NIRS members and guests gathered at the magnificent home and gardens of Adela and Roberts Smith for the annual wrap-up pot luck picnic.

This special celebaration commemorated the founding of the NIRS 25 years ago.

Following a delicious dinner, club founder Harry Wright recapped some of the events and people that made the NIRS a special chapter for the past 25 years before cutting a special commerative cake made by Peter and Antje Guertler.

Additional activities included a rhodo naming game (won by Paul Wurz’s team of Dorothy Law, Pauline Bonney and Jim Clyde) and a fun bean bag toss tournament with prizes awarded to the first place team of Noni Godfrey & Dave Crucq and the second place team of Bernie & Gloria Guyader. Several novelty prizes were also award for various fun categories.

Photos of all the day’s activities can be seen in the Summer Picnic Photo Gallery.
View the Summer Picnic 2009 Photos