Day 326-1947 Dance

Friday, April 17th

Hey guys,

      So, when you see an old picture of people enjoying coca cola with the old fashioned bottle, you are able to get a glimpse into what our grandparents and maybe even parents experienced growing up. For one girl in our youth group, she looked at this picture and saw SO much more, and she turned it into a reality. For months, we had heard about this "1947 Dance" and didn't really know what to think, or what it would be, because Jae, the mastermind behind it, was still formulating ideas. As the dance got closer, ideas started falling into place, and the night began to take shape, it would be a fundraiser for our missions trip this year, a night of swing dancing, hors d'oeuvre, and even a photo booth. At this point, I'm pretty sure ALL the girls got super excited, and wanted to do anything and everything to help this night happen, and we couldn't have done it without all of their willingness to help! As I walked into the fellowship hall this afternoon, with only hours before the dance, I was awestruck, there were fairy lights and flowers hanging from the ceiling, antique radios and other antique decorations, Coca Cola bottles(of course), and I just instantly thought, "Alright, when I get married, Jae is going to be my wedding planner!" But the shock wore off pretty quickly when I realized just how much still needed to be done in the next few hours. The next few hours of decorating and running around like chickens with our heads cut off really showed to me how much these students will and want to support their fellow students in every thing they do. Everyone was working quite literally until there were people standing at the door. All in all, tonight was a HIT! So many people came and enjoyed it, I've been hearing from people all weekend how much fun they had. In all honesty though, this night would have NEVER happened had it not been for Jae, and her interpretation of an antique photo of people enjoying a coca cola, so I want to say thanks. Thanks for putting this all together, for the many MANY hours you spent planning, decorating, and stressing I'm sure over this one night, thanks for taking things into your own hands when you had this idea! Also, I want to say, you did an AWESOME job tonight, the hours of preparation for this night really showed, and it was outstanding. You decorated, cooked, shopped, set up tables, set up the photo booth, gave us each specific jobs and responsibilities, advertised, organized, AND got all the high school students who came to help to dress up, which is pretty impressive, so seriously, a job WELL DONE tonight, I honestly am in AWE of how much you did and how well you did it tonight! 

<3 Always,
Rose