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When:
January 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – January 7, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
2018-01-05T12:00:00-06:00
2018-01-07T12:00:00-06:00
Where:
McKinney Falls State Park
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy
Austin, TX 78744
USA

TOWN Austin Holiday Party

Friday – Sunday, January 5th-7th, 2018

McKinney Falls State Park, 5808 McKinney Falls Parkway

What:   The annual TOWN Austin Holiday Party will be January 5th-7th, 2018 at McKinney Falls State Park.  We have reserved the dining hall on Saturday, January 6th for indoor games, our fabulous potluck dinner, and our lively gift exchange.  

Who:     TOWN-Austin members, spouses, partners,  children, friends, and well-behaved dogs on a leash.  Please note that dogs are not allowed in the dining hall but can be outside on the dining hall patio.

Where:  McKinney Falls State Park, 5808 McKinney Falls Parkway

Details:  

Friday – Generally, campers begin arriving.   Depending on interest, members can walk, bike, eat, and play games.  Campers may want to bring firewood.

Saturday –   We have reserved the group dining hall from 10 am until 9 pm on Saturday. To reach the building, pay your entrance fee; then take the second right (toward the Smith Visitor Center); then continue down the road past the parking lots for the visitor center and the waterfall.  It will be on your right and it has its own parking lot.  The dining hall is warm and will be a place to gather and visit.  Please bring your favorite games to play especially if the weather is bad.

Our potluck will be in the early evening so that we will have time for our gift exchange.  Please bring a dish to share and serving utensils.  TOWN Austin will provide paper goods, dining utensils, and drinking water. The dining hall has a refrigerator and a stove/oven but you may have to coordinate with others who plan to use them.  We have to clean up and vacate the dining hall by 9 pm.

We will have TOWN Austin membership applications and will be accepting renewals for 2018.

Guidelines for our White Elephant Exchange
Here are the rules for the white elephant gift exchange which will start after the Saturday potluck.  Please bring one wrapped gift if you wish to participate – the gift can be old, new, funny or junk or really nice.  The rules of the game are:

  • Everyone brings one wrapped gift.
  • We will draw numbers to determine the order in which we choose our gift.
  • When it is your turn to play, you can choose a gift from the pile of unopened gifts or take someone else’s gift.  Each gift can be taken only 2 times and then it stays with the owner.
  • When someone takes your gift, you immediately replace it with a gift from the pile of unopened gifts or take someone else’s gift.
  • The person who drew #1 gets the last draw and swaps with someone (other than the gifts that have been taken 2 times).

Additional notes: 

  • Everyone who brings a gift is eligible to play, members and guests.
  • If you are bringing a child to the party, please bring a gift for that child and mark it as a child’s gift.  That way we can be sure he/she will get a gift they like.
  • Bring only ONE gift per person.
  • Don’t go out and buy something elaborate – hunt around your house for something useful, not useful, funny, weird, left over, or something you don’t want.

We are looking to HAVE FUN and LAUGH – not to bring home a great gift.  One ladies’ trash is another ladies’ treasure.  So, don’t expect to get a great gift out of this game. Come to have fun.  If you bring more than one gift, they will be donated to ladies who didn’t bring any gift.

Sunday – likely some walking/hiking/biking before we all pack up and head home.

CAMPING RESERVATIONS:      Call 512-389-8900 or visit http://texas.reserveworld.com/

Please RSVP via Meetup or reply  for questions, to RSVP, or to volunteer to lead an activity.  It would be good to note if you are coming Friday- Sunday or if you are only coming out for the Saturday activities.

Hope you can join us for the Holiday Party.  It is a signature TOWN event, and it is always well attended and fun!