Turkey Rama!!

This year marked the 50th Anniversary of McMinnville's Turkey Rama, an event that my family is always involved with. This year TR was only two days long, so you can imagine I wanted to do anything and everything I could in those two days!

Friday Afternoon I volunteered with two other ladies of the comminuty and called BINGO! Then picked the winning numbers for the cupcake walk, handing out delicious looking cupcakes taht were donated. Following the cupcake walk we held a Hoola Hoop Contest! One girl Hoola Hopped for ten minutes straight!! I presented her with a free hoola hoop and a Hoola Hopp Champion ribbon. From there I headed over to the kid zone and facepainted kids faces! I painted hearts, flowers, and butterflies! The little kids were so cute and I was even able to facepaint Chris' face, she is an amazing women who works for the McMinnville Downtown Association. I was alos interviewed live on KYLC the local radion station with Mary Stern, and amazing lady who stalks me(inside joke, I always run into her!) she is one of the Yamhill County Commisioners and just an all around neat lady!

Saturday, bright and early was the Turkey Trot. I was able to blow the horn for the start of the race, and after the race present awards and emcee the raffle. The fresh fruit that was donated from Harvest Fresh was amazing and all the raffles were also donated by local businesses. I really enjoyed mingling with the runners, some of them travel Oregon and just run different races! How cool is that! I changed back into my blue Volunteer shirt and in the afternoon I was the cashier at the Turkey BBQ where there are turkey dinners, half turkeys and tons of entertainment! I also sold raffle tickets for the 50/50 raffle benifiting the McMinnville Downtown Association and The Chamber of Commerce. I later found out the winner won around $300! Im pretty sure I sold the winnin raffle ;). I went straight back to 3rd street and judged the Lip Sync Contest for the Biggest Turkey Award along with two other wonderful women. I should have known that Chris would throw me on stage to present the awards :) I was honored and not only passed out awards but got to help crown the 2010 Biggest Turkey!!

It was a crazy two days but it was SO much fun, and I felt so honored to be able to play such a part in McMinnville History! I am counting downt the days till next year!