ENDING WELL
My heart is full as I write the final update of the 2020-21 Fellows Year. My eyes are a little blurry and I can't blame it all on my allergies. And my whole body is tired.
But here we are.
ROUND TABLE POOL PARTY
We had an awesome "Last Round Table" with the Gupton family. It wasn't the warmest of evenings, but the pool was heated.
Especially the hot tub.
Can you tell we have gotten close this year?
LEADER LUNCH WITH ALLAN YOUNGER
At long last, we had the chance to hang out with my dear friend Allan Younger. He teaches on Wednesdays right when we have Leader Lunch, but we were able to snag him after the semester.
The dude is so cool and so full of wisdom. What a gift to have Allan in our city!
YL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Afterward, I cruised to the YL Golf Tournament to help out.
CJ Beatty I believe won the longest drive. Go figure.
If you come across a video going around with a person that looks like me and Murf, it wasn't us.
PEACE POLE
I had the privilege of being there to commemorate the planting of the Rotary Peace Pole at the William G. White YMCA
END WELL ADVANCE
Fellows don't retreat. We advance. So we headed to the hills for one final adventure together.
TUBING ADVENTURE
First stop was New River Outfitters for a Tube down the New River...go figure
The van ride is half the experience
We and the tubes made it back in one piece!
NCS FAMILY DAY
Saturday we went to the Epperson's Farm at Mount Ararat to serve and enjoy the day with NCS.
A group of us led worship
There was a bouncy house for all ages
The girls set the record for the number of people in a paddle boat.
They also hiked up prayer mountain
That night we made it back to the cabin for some hobo dinners
Yum
STONE MOUNTAIN
Sunday we had a little church on top of Stone Mountain
We did the full loop.
This is us on the way to the top
This is Hayes and me at the bottom
We chilled at the waterfall
Sam was super excited
And what day at Stone Mountain is complete without a little ice cream from the general store?
OWEN'S "B-DAY"
We celebrated Owen that night. It wasn't his birthday - but why wait?
WHITEWATER CENTER
Monday, we headed down the mountain to go to the National White Water Center
We did the Adventure circuit. And it was!
We also did the ropes course, zip line, hawk jump, rock climbing and mountain biking
A full day
That night we did one Fellows tradition, but I can't tell you about it.
LAST FULL DAY
Hayes, C-Fil and I wrote a song.
We chilled for most of the day
Code names got intense
We exchanged cards and then we did another End Well Fellows Tradition that I can't tell you about.
END WELL
The next morning, we worshipped together and did a proclamation ceremony where each Fellow stands before the others and shares their mission statement.
We ended with one last Fellows Tradition that I can't tell you about.
And one last photo
WITH A FLOURISH
But it didn't end there!
WFIRM and
DR. ANTHONY ATALA LEADER LUNCH
We came down the mountain for one bonus Leader Lunch with Tony Atala!
We were the first large group they had let in since the beginning of the pandemic!
One last Round Table
AT THE EPPERSONS
And we ended the day at the Epperson's home where C-Fil, Tori, and Rossi recited all of Romans 8 by heart!
Stu, Nancy, Jay and Jane Helvey held court and told stories and shared wisdom.
WHAT A NIGHT!
GIVE
Giving is fun!
And I know you are questioning what to do with all that stimulus money.
Why not give it, or some of it, to the Winston-Salem Fellows!
It's easy
write a check to
Winston-Salem Fellows. PO Box 20514. WSNC 27120
or give online
thanks!
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