Monday, November 7, 2016

CCA Soup for the Soul

The October event that I enjoy most is CCA's Soup for the Soul. This is the fall fundraiser for Christian Community Outreach held at the Civic Center. The churches from Lincoln parish prepare soups, breads, and desserts while civic organizations, friends, and individuals decorate tables with "tablescapes" that adhere to a chosen theme. This year's theme was Hobbies and you are going to love the creative, clever designs!


Quilting
by P.E.O.
Philanthropic Educational Organization
(They quilted their placemats!!)

Collecting Vintage Toy Cars
by
James Quayhagen (my sweet, long-suffering husband)

Reading
by Amy Stegall
(See the little houses? They are whiskey bottles!)

Bee Keeping
by
Shelli Quayhagen
(I don't keep bees! I did this one in honor of my mom who we all call Honey Pot.)

Golf
by
Ellen Watson
for
Temple Baptist Chruch's In His Grip golf tournament


Bird Watching
by
First Presbyterian Church
(Thank you, Betty Jo Fagan!)

Play in the Sand
by
Family Counseling Center
(They decorated with all the materials they use in their sand therapy work with children and families.)
Here's a closer view.

Woodworking
by
Jerry Drewett
(Jerry makes the awesome birdhouses, and Duddy Garrett decorated the awesome table.)

Cooking
by
Jeanette Matlock, Notary Public for Lincoln Parish
(Jeanette carried her theme a step further by donning an apron and serving her own homemade cornbread
to the folks sitting at her table.)

Tennis
by
Sole Sistesr Tennis Team
(They made the placemats with white tape and astroturf like matting. Clever!! I snapped this picture early in the day; they had added much more to their table by kick-off time.)

Recycling Old Books
by
Emmanuel Baptist Church
(Marsha Armond decorated this table. She is the retired librarian from Ruston Elementary so this title was fitting for her. When she told me her title, I thought she meant repairing worn books, but she meant crafting with old books. Everything  on her table was made out of old book!!)

Here's a close up of some of Marsha's crafts.

Needlework
by
The Wednesday Morning Stitch Group
(The framed work is Ruston!!)


Golfing
by
Mount Olive Outreach Baptist Church
(Loved the flowers coming out of the golf bag!)

All Dressed Up
by
La Tech's Fashion Merchandising and Retail Studies
(Toward the end of the night a sweet little girl asked if she could go sit and play at this table.)


Bird Watching
by
Lee Smith, CCA Volunteer
(Everyone loved these interesting bird houses!)


Horseback Riding
by
Methodist Children's Home
(You know those flower things they hang on the horse's neck when they win the race? Well they had one hanging on the back of each chair!)

Reading is Fundamental
by
La. Tech Family and Child Studies
(This table was a crowd favorite!)

Gardening
by
North Central Louisiana Master Gardeners
(A beautiful fall gardening vingette.)


Preserving the Bounty
by
Ruston Farmers Market
(Cheryl Maxwell does such a great job and makes it look so easy.)

Crafts
by
Chris Hamlin Foundation
(This foundation awards music scholarships to young people.)

Cooking
by
Mays Chapel C.M.E. Church
(Filled with vintage cooking equipment and homemade baked goods!)

Sewing
by
McConathy/Hall Sunday School Class from Temple Baptist Church
(So many details! Loved the vintage patterns!)

Reading
by
Diedra Smith and Annette Warren
(With it's written-page table cloth and reading glasses as napkin holders, this one was over the top!!)

Travel
by
Good Shepherd Sunday School Class
(So much travel memorabilia and even a clever way to display magnets!)

Cooking
by
La. Tech Nutrition and Dietetics
(La. Tech dietetics work at CCA each summer planning healthy meal option for the food pantry.)
Raising Chickens
in honor of
Women of Grace Sunday School at Trinity United Methodist

Reading
by
Grace United Methodist Church
(Don't you want to put on those readers and pick up where you left off!)

If you have enjoyed these tablescapes and thought to yourself, "I could do that" then please join us next year! We would love to have you!!


We'll end today's post with the real reason we cooked soup and decorated tables.....


Love ya'll,
Shelli


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