TVYM Family picnic and Pie the CO in the Face

          On Saturday April 12th, 2008 our unit held a Family picnic and Pie the CO in the Face fundraiser. What a blast of a day it was about 80 to 90 degrees outside and a beautiful day to boot , , , . There were hamburgers, hot dogs and all sorts of deserts and drinks , , . Before we could start any events or continue on the CO had all Young Marines and their families say the pledge of allegiance like any normal drill or Young Marine event . The Young Marines hung out and played games until the events were ready to begin,,,, .Parent volunteers worked at the fundraising table and the food tables ,,,,. The grills were kick started and ready to start grilling the food hamburgers and hot dogs ,,. Some of the events that took place were a water balloon toss ,,, the sack race that started off with the Young Marines who the CO had tag one of their parents to finish the race ,, ,, . We had a three legged race ,,, , and a penny toss for a raffle prize , , , Congratulations!! to Mr. Ebberts who won the penny toss. The adjutant came up with an idea for a cooperative team building game called a caterpillar walk ,, , , . That was really fun you really had to stay in step or you would all fall , . The moment finally arrived though when CO Guiles was put into a wooden cutout Mr. Masters (one of the unit’s parents) made. The CO stuck his head in and everyone started to laugh before the CO was pied he stepped out to see what his head was stuck on . Mr. Masters made the cut out board and Mrs. Gray drew and painted a picture of a beautiful female Sailors body (her name tag read Seaman Guiles) . CO guiles go a huge kick out of the picture and stuck his head back through the cutout hole. The pies started flying and a lot of them hit the CO, as soon as someone stepped up to the line the CO would start mocking the Young Marines or tiring to scare them , , , , ,, ,,,,, , , . Some of the Young Marines were laughing so hard they could not even through their own pies. Since the pie throwing was not limited to the Young Marines their families got involved ,,, . There 63 Young Marines present and each one bought a pie or two and some even four. With all of the Young Marines and their families present there was a total of 132 people at our fundraising BBQ and Pie the CO in the face. It was probably the most fun anyone has had at a Barbeque in a long time. Everyone Young Marines and their families had a great time ,, , . The CO was a mess , but he was laughing they had to use a hose to wash the CO off. Before the Barbeque was even near it’s end the Young Marines started talking about throwing a pie into the CO’s face. It was a motivating day for all of us and a great way to build our unit’s cohesion with Young Marines, Staff and families.  Ohh-Rah Young Marines and their families.

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