The Lexington Games started us off with a fine little event in it’s third
year on April fourth. The Gordons and Donnachaidh set up side by side and
had a combined luncheon. David, Aaron & Lois Todd along with Barbara Gordon
Wray hosted the Gordon tent. Kevin O’Neil was there performing with his pipe
band, War Pipes, but Sherri and the girls were home due to illness.
We had fantastic weather and a lot of fun, beginning with a short parade to the
event site. Of course we thought it was just a short walk onto the field — we were
surprised to find we had a bit longer walk through part of town!
The clans are interspersed with the vendors at this small event which makes for
a very interesting mix. We had several visitors to the tent including a
performance by the VMI pipe band which piped a watered down version of the
chief’s tune.
Jerry Vandenberg hosted the Gordon Tent at the Frederick Games in
Maryland on May ninth. After suffering through three consecutive years of
swampy grounds, the Frederick Maryland Games has a new home. Although the
site is much improved for drainage and has good parking, a threat of rain kept
attendance low.
The Gordon Tent was located with our friends the Donnachaidh and even with
the offer of free food attendance on our end of the field was low.
Although the clans area was a nice place to set-up with good shade it again was
at the far end of activities and didn't get much traffic. Concerns about this were
expressed to the Games folks and they have agreed to try some of them next
year.
David & Lois Todd took the Gordon tents out for a day of community
service in support of Aaron’s Hermitage MCJROTC Raider’s on June
sixth. The Raiders were at the Mechanicsville Relay for Life to raise money for
and awareness of the fight against cancer.
The cadets did a host of activities from raising the flag to making the luminarias,
staying throughout the night. The Todd family provided a BBQ supper, snacks,
water & drinks, and breakfast for the cadets as well as acted as their chaperons
— David staying all night.
Aaron as Officer In Charge of the Raider Team, has led them in physical fitness
competitions and they have improved their performance substantially. They are
considered one of the top PT competition teams in the state. This is the second
year the Raiders, under Aaron’s leadership, has acted as the on site support
crew for the Mechanicsville Relay for Life.
The cadets have assisted us at various games in the past two years donating
their time to help with set-up and take down, lunch prep and more. We felt that
one good turn deserved another, and The House of Gordon Virginia is
proud to support these fine cadets in their community service efforts.
Games Report 2009
