We left home for the winter September 19 heading to Memphis for the NOMADS Annual Meeting.
The skies were cloudy with some fog as we finally pulled out of our drive way.
The NOMADS Choir sang at the church service on Sunday.
The Membership Committee held a reception for New NOMADS and First Timers to an annual meeting on Sunday afternoon.
Registration was held in the main room with Frank and Shelia Loy.
There were several tables filled with items for the silent auction.
At noon the Membership Committee served a luncheon for the Alumni & any NOMADS that had completed over 50 projects.
After the silent auction the Live Auction was held.
The planning seminar for the 2019 NOMADS Annual Meeting was well attended on Wednesday.
During the Annual Meeting we had a potluck dinner & a catered dinner.
Out going Board Member at Large Gary Prichard was given a plaque for his service on the board.
Out going board member Paul Favreau from the South East Jurisdiction was given a plaque for his service on the board.
Out going Board Chairman Gary Grant was given a plaque for his service on the board.
Meredith & Bill Tarbell were surprised with a quilt made from their t-shirts that they had received while working projects & fabric from ECHO which was their favorite project.
The New 2018 - 2019 Board of Directors.
The 2018 Annual Meeting in Memphis came to a close with a concert by the NOMADS Choir.
After the meeting we headed to Alabama for a week break before the start of our first project.
Phyllis & Leonard invited us to camp at their house.
They have two nice hookups with 50 amp.
Their home is in the country outside Cullman, Alabama
Every day the peacocks from across the road came over to their bird feeder & cleaned up any food left on the ground by the birds.
Several large Chicken Farms are in the area.
We took a trip to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. It was very hot so there were no animals or birds of any kind around.
We stopped at the Clarkson Covered Bridge.
It is 250 feet long & was built in 1904.
In 1921 it was destroyed by a flood & rebuilt a year later.
There is a working water wheel when the water level is high enough.
In one of the nearby towns was couple made from large round bales.
The roads in northeast Alabama are very curvy & scenic.
We arrived at Camp Sumatanga on Thursday to meet with the director & find out what work we would be doing.
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