I have to say, that we are all thrilled with the events of the past weekend. The Pajama Pub Crawl and the Great Grove Bed Race all went off without a hitch. The Grove is on its way back.
Someone told me that it all seemed so perfect and seamless from the outside, he said he imagined that it must have been chaos on the inside. It wasn't. Both events went smoothly and just as planned.
The Bed Race of course was the main attraction and even the weather cooperated. The weather reports said rain, lots of it, and that may have kept many away, but the crowd that did show up was manageable and fun. They seemed to all enjoy themselves.
For some reason, many in our community doubted that it would be a success, now many want to piggyback their events and tie-in their events with the Bed Race. Those who were speaking us and them, are now saying "we." I find that very interesting. Could the Merchants Group and Bed Race be the thing that finally pulls all of the Grove together.
The Bed Race Committee knew it would all happen as planned, maybe not so smoothly, but we knew it would happen. What would be the point of meeting and planning week after week for months on end if a successful event wasn't the goal? A goal was set and the goal was surpassed.
The committee met Wednesdays each week, blending in with the Fourth of July committee at times and through it all, both events -- Fourth of July and the Great Grove Bed Race showed people what the Grove is all about. We need more of this. We are all walking around now, not with big heads, but with big, proud smiles on our faces. :)
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