aah, Friday

The Hometown Heroes banquet last night was fun, and very inspiring. Nearly all of the honorees said that they got much more out of volunteering than they gave, which was lovely to hear. There were about 350 people crammed into the Log Cabin (they had to put up a couple of extra tables to accommodate the walk-ins), and it was hard at times to get the attention of the roving waitpeople carrying trays of yummy delights, but I managed to get something to eat before the ceremony started and I had to go don my photographer's hat.

I snagged an empty chair right in front of the podium, so I had a great view. I'm going to have to work more on indoor photography though, especially of people; a lot of the pictures didn't come out great, but Kristin (our marketing gal) was happy with them, so that's good. If they make it into the paper (and subsequently onto our website), I'll post a link.

Here's a link to the slideshow done by Robert Charles Photography, who also did portraits of all the heroes. They did a beautiful job. They showed this after the ceremony, but I had to make a run to the ladies' room at that point so I didn't get to see much of it.

The honorees ranged from teachers to soldiers to the bishop of the church that was burned down after the election (and one of my coworkers saw someone give him money for the rebuilding of the church after he spoke last night) and everything in between; a really diverse group who were all touched to be honored and selfless in their service to the community.

It did go on rather long though, and Kristin said that next year they're limiting it to 10 (I think there were 14 this year). Still, I'm glad I went instead of holing up at home as usual. I have the weekend for that. *g*

aah, Friday

The Hometown Heroes banquet last night was fun, and very inspiring. Nearly all of the honorees said that they got much more out of volunteering than they gave, which was lovely to hear. There were about 350 people crammed into the Log Cabin (they had to put up a couple of extra tables to accommodate the walk-ins), and it was hard at times to get the attention of the roving waitpeople carrying trays of yummy delights, but I managed to get something to eat before the ceremony started and I had to go don my photographer's hat.

I snagged an empty chair right in front of the podium, so I had a great view. I'm going to have to work more on indoor photography though, especially of people; a lot of the pictures didn't come out great, but Kristin (our marketing gal) was happy with them, so that's good. If they make it into the paper (and subsequently onto our website), I'll post a link.

Here's a link to the slideshow done by Robert Charles Photography, who also did portraits of all the heroes. They did a beautiful job. They showed this after the ceremony, but I had to make a run to the ladies' room at that point so I didn't get to see much of it.

The honorees ranged from teachers to soldiers to the bishop of the church that was burned down after the election (and one of my coworkers saw someone give him money for the rebuilding of the church after he spoke last night) and everything in between; a really diverse group who were all touched to be honored and selfless in their service to the community.

It did go on rather long though, and Kristin said that next year they're limiting it to 10 (I think there were 14 this year). Still, I'm glad I went instead of holing up at home as usual. I have the weekend for that. *g*