Tour 2009 Day 3 Bloomington & Indianapolis, IN; June 18

June 19, 2009

An overcast sky greeted us this morning, opening into a small thunderstorm as we all arrived at the church around 8:30 am. Luckily, we had enough space in the lobby to execute our well-oiled system of checking hanging bags, loading the bus and writing thank you notes.
From there we drove about 5 minutes to the [...]

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Tour 2009 Day 2 Bloomington, IN; June 18

June 18, 2009

Today was different in that it was mainly a “ride the bus” day.  We gathered back at Trinity to experience our first day of packing the garment bags alone and remembering all of our things from the host family’s house.  Overall, it was a success!  Most had their
garment bags in perfect condition and only 2 [...]

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Tour 2009 Day 1 Huntington, WV; June 17

June 17, 2009

Another successful first day!  We dodged the raindrops all day.  In addition to loading the bus between raindrops and while there
was rain on our trip north, it was dry for our picnic lunch.  The rain threatened as it was time to unload at Trinity Episcopal Church, but once again it stayed dry.  Let’s hope our [...]

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Tour 2009 – Levine Hospital, June 16

June 17, 2009

Watch for more information and pictures soon. Now go to
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/420/index.html?media_id=4582533
“Sweet sounds at The Levine’s Children’s Hospital”

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Tour 2008: Day 7 – June 22, Sewanee, TN

June 9, 2009

All Saint’s Chapel, Sunday morning service

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Tour 2008: Day 6 – June 21, Chattanooga, TN

June 9, 2009

Today’s trip from Birmingham was a relatively short trip, but included a time change so it was lunchtime when we approached Chattanooga.  This is our first year utilizing a GPS and it has been fun to have that experience.  Most of the time it has taken us directly to where we need to go successfully [...]

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Tour 2008: Day 5 – June 20, Birmingham, AL

June 9, 2009

We met at Holy Communion this morning and sadly said goodbye to our Memphis hosts for the last two days. The host families had treated the kids to a special evening of dinner and activities and everyone had a special story to tell of their time in Memphis.  The kids were also given special t-shirts [...]

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Tour 2008: Day 4 – June 19, Memphis, TN Tour Day

June 8, 2009

Pictures from our sightseeing day in Memphis.
We began the day with a concert at Trezevant Manor. After the concert, the residents treated us to a reception of doughnuts and juice as we enjoyed chatting with them.

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Tour 2008: Day 3 – June 18, Memphis, TN

June 4, 2009

This morning started off with a bang.  Many of the kids were treated to a full breakfast cooked and served by the ministers of Glendale Baptist Church.  Complete with pancakes, bacon, sausage, ham and orange juice.  The chaperones were particularly impressed with the improved organization shown in the packing of the uniform bags.  We received [...]

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Tour 2008: Day 2- June 17, Nashville, TN

June 4, 2009

Everyone arrived at the church today with stories of their wonderful host families. As usual, the accommodations varied with the kids being treated like kings and queens by the hosts.  One group stayed on a large farm that had been in their family since the 1700’s while another stayed in a luxury condo in downtown [...]

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