One of Homewood's favorite events each year is the Homewood Witches Ride, which is held the Sunday before Halloween each year. As mentioned in previous posts, it is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, that was started by a friend and fellow Homewood resident. It has successfully raised more money each year than the previous thanks to Janie Mayer and her constant dedication to improve it.
For the past couple of years a group of us have dressed up together....always trying to come up with a theme that compliments the organizer's theme of the parade. This year the theme was Mardi Gras, so we all chose a different color, and got dressed head to toe in that color with Mardi Gras beads. We had our make-up done to match our chosen color, and we named ourselves the "Confetti Witches."
After we got our make-up finished, I hosted a short pre-party, and then we biked over to the park so we could check in and line up to throw candy. Since there are over 500 woman biking, and many don't ride bikes regularly (and do that with a cocktail or two before coupled with throwing candy), we like to be in control of our situation and stay away from the crazy riders.
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Kennedy, Jennifer, Jessica, Marianne, Ana, Britt, Leah, Anna, me, Chris and Lauren
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| Lauren Tanner |
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| Marianne Siegel |
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| Janie Mayer, the master mind behind the Witches Ride |
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| Chris Newell |
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| Popping the confetti! |
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| At the starting line! |
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| The after party at Little Donkey! |
