Friday, December 12, 2014 – Port Royal Christmas (full size gallery)
The Port Royal Christmas event has centered around lighting the town Christmas tree. However it is much more and is really a Christmas party for the whole town with food, games, songs and a vist from Santa.
How many people came in 2014 ? It is hard to know. Best guesses is less than last year (which was about 150) but possibly more kids.
St. Peter’s provided 3 types of soup, chicken noodle, chicken vegetable and vegetable plus there were hot rolls and a raw vegetable tray from Memorial Baptist. St. Peter’s provided most of the servers for the food and drink. Caroline’s Promises provided the crafts and games, including bingo, words puzzles and guessing the candy in a jar. The craft table was especially popular the whole night, making various types of ornaments and gifts.
After a soup dinner, Nancy Long (whose birthday was on Friday also) led a group out for the Christmas tree lighting and caroling. Finally after a phone call, she led the group to the front of the fire house where Santa arrived in a Port Royal fire engine. After meeting an adoring crowd, Santa made his way to his "throne". Each children received an audience with Santa, pictures and a gift. Cake was served as people waited in line. Finally there were word puzzle games and a round of "Happy Birthday" for Nancy.