Mission Report:
In a rainy and VERY Cold spring morning 5 troopers made it out to Evanston to help Walker School Districts. Every year they have a fund raiser known simply as "Walkerfest"!
(Picture with the Principal ALWAYS gets you noticed
)
This event held many prizes, games, FOOD, and just plain fun for the kids and their parents.
Our mission, to support the event, and provide a photo op for many of the kids and parents. They were VERY happy to see us!
But after some time a couple of troopers had some fun mingling with the civillians and playing some games:
C'mon trooper PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!!!
did someone say SKEE BALL?
and some troopers won a very tasty prize!
Still, the troopers mingled quite well with the civilians, especially one little one who was happy to have won a goldfish and named it "Rainbow" she wanted to show it to her favorite trooper:
Can ya blame her?
All in all the event raised $6,700 for their school programs. And in the words of Nancy McNamara (Point of contact):
I told her, absolutely! and hopefully next year we won't rank at #9Thank you so much for being a part of the event. Your presence was greatly appreciated. I have heard so many positive comments about the Star Wars Characters. Parents and kids really loved seeing you guys and you definitely added a sparkle to the event. I have already heard many comments about getting you guys set up in a more prominent spot next year. So, we are definitely hoping you guys will consider joining us again at our carnival next spring.
The troopers in attendance:
Whinter Fenlynn - TB3127
Brian Troyan "Fleetfang" - TK 8968
Neil Auer "Trooper Neil"- TK3446
Thomas "Crix" Turner - IC4913 (Rebel Pilot)
River - CC-3166
Thanks everyone who came out and helped, they are discussing having us do more next year!
-River
