Kum Doubles Dayton's Farewell Party
March 2008

Members of the class prepared enacted humorous tableaus that depict the Daytons' contributions to the church, to the church's mission fundraisers and milestones in their life. These enactments were presented in a roast style format with Bill Monte at the moderator/narrator cum host who did quite well with stand-up comedy. He introduced the Dayton's  giving a brief history complete with humorous anecdotes that had the crowd rolling.

Then Marne and Cindy led us all in a rousing chorus of "We'll Be Coming to Kum Doubles When We Come" to the tune of "Coming Around the Mountain". Then the festivities began.

David Mayhew as "The Photographer".

Jim was renown with his camera. His photographic contributions include VBS; Sunday school gatherings, parties and trips; and the huge job for the Church Directory (and everything else in between)!

Jim never fumbled with his equipment

He tirelessly documented church activities

He was ready at a moments notice

His camera was always by his side - Judy on the other.

Rod Alleman - "The Kum Doubles Newsletter"

The "ever-fertile mind" of Jim Dayton cranked out a newsletter every month for many years (as far back as 2006 and maybe earlier - Jamie and I weren't here then) with the contribution of material from others. One thing that always got my attention, was the fact his newsletter often got more hits than any other page on the web site and often as far away as the Philippines. What a missionary for God!

Jim always had his little notbook with him

I had to turn the camera sideways to get all of Rod in the picture.

Mutt and Jeff compare notes.

While They Were Doing All This

They had to "keep the home fires burning". Regardless of the large amount of time consumed by church activities, they still had issues to attend to at home and personal challenges to overcome.

Squirrels in attic, bats in the belfry

Racoons in the garage, plumbing leaks...

Fundraising for missions continued to be a focus for Kum Doubles and as usual the Daytons had an important role to play in this.

Marni Monte - "Tastes of Heaven Cookbook"

The "A Taste of Heaven" was a very successful missions fundraiser. It would not have been so if it were not for the hard work and dedication AND the God-given talents of the Daytons. To put this project together was a big sacrifice of their personal time. It was done with professionalism and attention to detail. We were proud to show it to anyone we met - and not shy to ask for $10.00.

They had only thought they retired. This was a full time job with overtime!

Front, back or inside, this was a herculean effort. Kudos (with lime sauce)!

Bill Monte - Our Narrator/Host

Our host was witty and charming. It made for a very enjoyable evening.

Mary Holcomb - "Crafts for Missions Fundraisers"

Judy would not miss a Kum Doubles craft "party" and often hosted them. Have Glue Gun - Will Travel. Her contributions, creativity and perseverance helped raise many dollars for our church's missions. The strange combinations of wine bottles, Christmas lights, glass blocks and who knows what else turned into some really neat things (that people snatched of the shelves) with the touch of talented hands.

Mary could not see well. In the next photo you will see why.

With dollars in her eyes, Mary extols Judy's praises for her crafting contributions.

Behind the scenes, David Mayhew tried to plug in Mary's glue gun.

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