Sixteen families from Ft Sam Houston and Ft. Cavazos enjoyed the weekend (6-8 December) in Fredericksburg.  Friday began in the ballroom at the Museum of the Pacific War with a prime rib dinner provided by the Nimitz Rotary Club.  Desserts were provided by the Sunday School Classes at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church.   Dinner was followed by the annual Lighted Parade.  Although it was cold, God held the rain off until just as the parade ended.  However, that didn’t stop guests from checking out the After Glow Party and Skating Rink at Market Platz.

Saturday was cold but dry so families had an opportunity to check out the various holiday activities available.  Some families let us know they had gone to everything on the list we had provided.  Dinner was hosted by St. Mary’s Catholic Daughters.  In addition to the delicious food there were multiple gifts for all the children (24).

The hand knitted cap each adult and child received when they arrived for dinner came in handy to help keep warm during the weekend. Caps were knit and donated by Hall Harrington and Patty Sims.

The families had free access to multiple reenactments and children’s activates at the Pioneer Museum, the hundreds of Nativities at Holy Ghost Church, Ice Skating at Eisbahn Skating Rink and Lunch at Backwoods BBQ on Saturday.

This weekend was successful because of all the work done by volunteers and generous donations.  We THANK everyone for making this a wonderful weekend for these families.

Photos from the event can be viewed and downloaded by following this link  https://wwnebo.org/photos.  Pictures from Friday night dinner can also be seen at https://dlroberts.zenfolio.com/p201618085.  Parade pictures are at Zenfolio | Dave Roberts | 2024 Christmas Parade