Grace family church, where Friendsgiving 2023 is being held - https://www.yellowpages.com/lutz-fl/mip/grace-family-church-van-dyke-16339709
Southeastern University’s annual Friendsgiving feast begins today; students and staff are invited to share a meal together and fellowship. Games and competitions are to be expected, as well as a table to paint on. This Friendsgiving is especially important as it will be the final one. Grace family church and Southeastern University have parted ways, with this year being the last for the extension site. Earlier this year, the school promised that this would be the “best year ever” and that they would go all out on the events. The festivities will begin at 6 pm today and be held in the student center.
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6:15 P.M. – Pastor Doug Otto kicked off the Friendsgiving event with a prayer blessing the food and asking that God be present in the fellowship.
6:20 P.M. - Student coordinator Connor Andrus announces there will be three competitions before the dinner starts.
6:30 P.M. – Ethan Wilson is victorious in the minute-to-win it challenge by almost ten seconds.
6:37 P.M. – Richard Santos wins the apple-bobbing competition with three apples out of the pool.
6:46 P.M. - Breanna Bronson wins the wrapping competition by audience vote narrowly against her opponents.
7:00 P.M. – The students are called upstairs to begin the dinner; Jeanne Johnston encourages the students to write what they are thankful for on the wall and letters of encouragement for the staff.
7.30 P.M. – Alex Michaud, a student leader, announces that a gift card is hidden around in the upstairs area, with the search beginning now.
7:43 P.M. – Michael Cortez finds the gift card on the inside of a picture frame, winning a twenty-five-dollar Visa gift card.
8:30 P.M. – The students are called downstairs for painting.
9:30 P.M. – The event has officially ended, and students are encouraged to grab a gift bag on the way out.
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