GFEA welcomes members, families to annual fall picnic

   Attended by GFEA members and their families, the annual Fall Picnic provided a Friday night celebration of the beginning of the school year. The evening was filled with fun, food and friendship. Even though the fall weather had turned brisk, the Family Living Center filled with almost 275 people for over two and a half hours.They were entertained with music provided by Skip Walters and food from Big Mouth BBQ.
   The evening would not have been complete without the annual school basket "Give Away." The baskets, based on an array of themes had been built with donations from school faculty around the district: 

• Tom Cubbage from CMR won the "Wine, Cheese and Chocolate" Basket from Loy;
• Bill Clark from North Middle School won the "Car Wash" basket from Loy;
• Brittany Light from CMR won the "Sports/Tailgating" basket from North Middle School;
• Tammy Petzold from CMR won the basket from Valley View;
• Mike Beck won the "Mule Time" basket from Paris Gibson Alternative Education Center;
• Jody Davis from Mountain View won the"Gift Cards;
• Jan Mader from Great Falls High School won the "Wine, Dinner, Dessert" basket from CMR;
• Dean Jardee from Whittier won " Dinner On Us" from Great Falls High School;
• Jennifer Lambert from the Early Learning Family Center won the "Odds 'n Ends" basket from East Middle School;
• Eric Bush from Whittier won the "Cheers to You" basket from the District Office Building;
• Sherry Thompson from Loy won the "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" basket from Jerry Ferderer;
• Cara Dunn from Whittier won the "Just Chillin" basket from Lewis & Clark;
• Willow Loney won the $50 gift from Riverview;
• Stacy Petrini from Lewis & Clark won the "First Month of School Survival Kit" from Chief Joseph.                GFEA provided a number of gift card give-aways:
• Kari Rosenleaf from the Early Learning Family Center won a Buffalo Wild Wings certificate;
• Beth Thomas from Great Falls High School won an AppleBee's certificate;
• Sandy Herrington from Lewis & Clark and Sharman Ameline from Loy won Movie Theater tickets.