Backblast: 2021 Christmas Party (Year-in-Review, SLT, Awards)

In the darkness and heavy rain, a group of about 80-90 PAX, M’s, and a couple 3.0’s descended upon Lewis Farms to celebrate Christmas, and another successful, productive, and fun year for F3 Gastonia.

Here’s how it all went down:

The crowd had some drinks, bumped fists, hugged, hi-five’d, and introduced their M’s to the strange PAX from the Gloom.

Santa Claus and his Pink Bunny sidekick grabbed the mic and started the party off.

Dinner was served at 7PM!  Broke, Huckleberry, and Allan Tate smoked butts from early on in the morning.  Itwas tasty.    PAX and M’s showed up with a plethora of mac’n’cheese, green beans, enchiladas, potatoes, ravioli, and too many more items to list.   Another table was full of desserts!

After everyone had their fill:

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Broke, the current Nan’tan,  took center stage and reminded us all of the many successful events, community service efforts, and significant accomplishments that the PAX of F3 Gastonia achieved over the past year.  These included:

• Highest number of posts ever in a month this March:  1,173 posts and also had 154 distinct PAX post in that same month.
• 4 new AO’s, up to 26 total workouts each week
• Multiple CSAUP’s this year:
  • 2 Extinction runs
  • PT test
  • Strides of March
  • Starfish Ruck event
  • Grow Ruck, P200, P70, Ville 2 Ville, Dam 2 Dam, Mortimer, Bourbon Chase
• Added over 10 Whetstone pairings this year
• Multiple Service projects
  • Year long collection of items for bags for the needy. Handed out at Salvation Army.
  • Raised money and did yard work at Holy Angels
  • Breakfast for GSM
  • Rice and Beans volunteers
  • Service project for a lady in Dallas
  • Water at Downtown Alive
  • Salvation Army ringers

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Next, Shot Sale announced the PAX who posted more than 200 times this year.  These HIMs joined the “Top of the Rock” club.

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Next, the 2021 PAX Award Winners were announced:   (1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place)

Mumble Chatter Award

• • 1st –  Freight
  • 2nd – Purple Haze
  • 3rd – Sargento

Form Police Award

• • 1st – Sister Act
  • 2nd – Roscoe
  • 3rd – Mayor

Fartsacker of the Year

• • 1st – Sparky
  • 2nd – Huck
  • 3rd – Allen Tate

Best EH’er

• • 1st – Sargento
  • 2nd – Ball Joint
  • 3rd – Spackle

Most Supportive 

• • 1st – Sarlaac
  • 2nd – Dr. Seuss
  • 3rd – Def Leppard / Purple Haze (tie)

Most Improved

• • 1st – Ball Joint
  • 2nd – Wichita
  • 3rd – Bubba Sparxxx

Rookie of the Year

• • 1st – Bubba Sparxxx
  • 2nd – Ball Joint
  • 3rd – Spackle

Site Q of the Year

• • 1st – Wichita
  • 2nd – Slaw
  • 3rd – BOS / Flintstone (tie)

Best Q

• • 1st – Big Pappy
  • 2nd – Short Sale
  • 3rd – Round Up / Sister Act (tie)

1st F MVP

• • 1st – Dr. Seuss
  • 2nd – Flintstone
  • 3rd – Ball Joint

2nd F MVP

• • 1st – BOS
  • 2nd – Bubba Sparxxx
  • 3rd – Mayor

3rd F MVP

• • 1st – Sarlaac
  • 2nd – Tiger
  • 3rd – Big Pappy

PAX of the Year

• • 1st – Freight
  • 2nd – Ball Joint
  • 3rd – Whoopee

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The Nan’tan then announced the new Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

• NAN’TAN – Sargento
• 1st F – Roscoe
• 2nd F – BOS
• 3rd F – Breaker Breaker doing a 2nd term
• WHETSTONE – Dr. Seuss
• F3 DADS – Mayor continuing
• WEASEL SHAKER – Flintstone
• COMZ Q – Bedpan
• QSOURCE Q – Bubba Sparxxx

Broke got some special gifts or being an awesome Nan’tan.

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Party Time:

Microphones were grabbed.   Karaoke ensued.   There was Guns’n’Roses, there was Elvis, there was Vanilla Ice, among other selections that night.  Lots of people sang.  Results varied.

Dancing took place.

The Folsom crew shut the party down.  At the time that YHC left, there was some 1990’s rapping going on on the Karoake microphone.

Fun was had by all.

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Thanks for all those who organized & prepared for the event, spent their day smoking butts, provided DJ equipment, smokers, brought food, and donated.

 

Merry Christmas to the PAX and their families!

—-Bubba Sparxxx