Mark your calendars and plan to join us (and invite a friend) for the Summer of 2015 Lunch with a Bunch…SUPER-SIZED!!!
What is Lunch with a Bunch? An opportunity to gather with others and enjoy lunch together at a different park every Wednesday from 12:00–1:00 during the summer months.
What is SUPER-SIZED* Lunch with a Bunch? This summer we are introducing the SUPER-SIZED version of Lunch with a Bunch. On SUPER-SIZED Wednesdays, you will have an opportunity to visit the designated location with others from Grand and their friends. We will travel to these destinations as a group and receive group rates as an added incentive. (See below for more details.)
Who can come? Everyone! Single professionals, moms and dads with young children, grandfathers and grandmothers with their grandchildren, empty nesters, etc. All are welcome to come and enjoy their sack lunch and fellowship with others.
What do I do? Come! Bring your own sack lunch and beverage and meet with others at the designated park. If you have children or grandchildren, bring them to play with others and enjoy the many wonderful parks in our area. Invite your friends and neighbors!
When is it? Every Wednesday over the noon hour at the park listed below. If the weather is inclement, we will not meet that week.
Where will it be each week? Download this “Lunch with a Bunch 2015 Schedule” to remind you of where we will be meeting each week. We have selected parks that have covered shelters/picnic tables and playgrounds and designated which shelter we will meet at if one is provided. (We are not paying to reserve these shelters so if they are occupied, we will meet there then move to another spot at that park.)
Schedule
June 10 – Bandshell Park, 6th and Duff, Picnic Area
June 17 – Moore Memorial Park, 3050 Northridge Parkway, Big Bluestem Shelter
June 24 – *SUPER-SIZED DAY TRIP* – Blank Park Zoo (leave church at 9 AM, return by 4 PM; see details below)
July 1 – Inis Grove Park, 2500 Duff Ave, Walnut Shelter
July 8 – Emma McCarthy Lee Park, 3400 Ross Road, Butternut Shelter
July 15 – *SUPER-SIZED DAY TRIP* – Neil Smith Wildlife Refuge/Trainland USA (leave church at 9 AM – return by TBD; see details below)
July 22 – Brookside Park, 1325 6th Street, Maple Shelter
July 29 – Christofferson Park, 2130 Oakwood Rd, Shelter
August 5 – Lloyd Kurtz Park, Bloomington Road and Hyde, Shelter
August 12 – *SUPER-SIZED DAY TRIP* – Scenic City Empress Riverboat (leave church at 10:00 AM return by 2:00 PM; see details below)
*SUPER-SIZED DAY TRIPS*
Please note, there is an entrance fee to each of these events. To encourage community, the church is underwriting some of the expenses involved. The prices listed reflect the cost you will have to pay and because it involves a group rate, you MUST make reservations as advised.
June 24 – Blank Park Zoo
Meet at church at 9:00 to car pool with others for a visit to Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. With a group of 15 or more, tickets are $5 for seniors (65+), $6 for adults (13 -64), $2 (ages 3-12) , under 3 are free. Bring your lunch to enjoy at the Zoo. Plans are to leave the Zoo at 2:30.
WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 15 TO SECURE THE GROUP RATE. PLEASE RSVP TO DEBBIE MARTENS BY JUNE 17.
July 15 – Neil Smith Wildlife Refuge / Trainland USA
The Neil Smith Wildlife Refuge is an educational opportunity to learn more about native prairies, wildlife and vegetation particular to Iowa. If we are fortunate, we may even see a herd of buffalo on the drive through the prairie.
Nearby, at Colfax, is the Trainland USA exhibit. It is an operating toy train museum, displaying Lionel trains and accessories. It is so named because it depicts the development of the railroad across the United States. A group rate applies to admission if we have 15 or more attending. Seniors $6 (55+), Adults $4.50 (12-55), Children $1 (2-11) under age 2 is free.
WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 15 TO SECURE THE GROUP RATE. PLEASE RSVP TO DEBBIE MARTENS BY JULY 1.
August 12 – Scenic City Empress Riverboat
Come and enjoy your lunch on the Scenic City Empress Riverboat as it cruises down the Iowa River. That’s right – there is a riverboat cruise right here in central Iowa!!!
Plan ahead and make this an outing for the entire family! Tickets are $5 person (2 and under are free). We will plan to leave the church at 10:00 AM to arrive in Iowa Falls and take the hour and half cruise then return to Ames.
WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 20 PEOPLE TO RESERVE THE CRUISE. PLEASE RSVP TO DEBBIE MARTENS BY JULY 15.