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Wednesday's Internet Edition, October 08, 2008.
Galt Illusions say thank you
Dinner dance goes long way in meeting needs
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The fathers and friends of the ladies of the Galt Illusions softball team gave it all their might in trying to defeat the pros of the Tuolumne Co. Tug-O-War team at the country dinner and dance held last week in Galt to support the team.
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The Galt Illusions softball team would like to thank everyone who helped make their country dinner and dance held on Sept. 13 a great success. With line dancing for everyone provided by Gene Vaughn and his wife Teeann, games for the kids, a tug-o-war extravaganza, good food, great friends, and more, the event was a huge success.
Jerry Parker and Ron Diehl came away as winners of the horseshoe tournament, but in the end, the ladies of the Galt Illusions softball team were the true winners, banking much-needed funds to support their competitive travel schedule.
The following businesses donated raffle prizes for the dinner: ICS and Elk Grove Toyota; a candy basket, Napa golf/wine basket, two scrapbook baskets, and cosmopolitan basket were donated by the Hartwell Family; an Illusion sweatshirt basket was donated by the Galt Illusions; the grand prize of a BBQ was donated by the Renfrows; a raffle basket was donated by the Wammack family; Ala Rouge donated a haircut certificate, and Hair Works donated a gift basket.
Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Vaughn for volunteering their line dancing talents to all who participated in line dancing, to the Tuolumne Co. Tug-O-War team from Tuolumne for putting on a spectacular demonstration of strength and endurance. They also provided the ax throwing demonstration exhibit.
Thanks go to Nimmo Hay for donating the hay, United Rentals for the trench plates for the dance floor, Tom Greer for donating the jumper for the children, the Pearson family for the use of the field for parking, Galt Parks and Recreation for the use of tables and a PA System, and John Henke also for the use of tables and chairs.
Thanks are also due to Herald Store for advertising this event, JD Salisbury for donating the pig for the pig roast and the use of tables and chairs, to Warren and Sally VanBolt for barbecuing the chicken and coordinating the horseshoe tournament, and thank you to all the parents/coaches that help set up this event and volunteered their time to work and serve dinner to all our guests.
Thanks also to The Galt Herald for all their publicity and advertising that led to the success of this event. Without the local community paper, the word would have never leaked out.
Special thanks to all parents and coaches who helped put together a wonderful evening of fun and enthusiasm for all ages. The Illusions hope to continue this annual event for the team for years to come.
Events like these help the girls with tournament fees and equipment. Every year the Illusions nonprofit organization seems to grow, and it is very difficult to keep up with costs that occur throughout the year, but with events like these, it makes it all worth it. Galt Illusions coaches and players thank everyone for their support and appreciate the time each took to spend a few hours with the Illusions organization.
Galt Illusions Softball will continue to grow as an organization and will continue to look to the community for help, and the team surely appreciates what the community of Galt has already given them.
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