Hi All,

We have a new location this year. It's huge! 4 tenths of a mile. A lazy walk takes 15 minutes around the path.

Tonight, I invited the RFL committee to see the Event location. We walked the path and discussed the layout. The key topics of conversation where the many open spaces and even more open areas. Each committee member was encouraged to bring up ideas how to fill space (which might include two bounce Houses, Cars from a sponsoring dealership, Hot Air Balloon demonstrations and a corridor of informational signs. All this only leaves a few more large spaces.)

It was very positive and a bonding moment for the committee. Everyone got to feel equally overwhelmed and yet, everyone was looking around imagining just how this was all going to come together.

I have to thank Co-Chair Mike Pratt for allowing me to step up in my role of Logistics Chair and run the site tour. It is good to have a Co-Chair trust me to cover the important topics while he stood toward the back and had a few quiet conversations. As the Site Visit wound down, the Committee had a fairly good meeting after the meeting.