Annual Meeting & Board Elections
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesLocation to be announced. April marks the beginning of our new year and our annual meeting. This meeting is for all volunteers and anyone else who would like to take ...
Board of Directors and Volunteer Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, we will formally kickoff our planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner, although many of us have ...
Board of Directors Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, we will continue our planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner. The location is tentative. Please refer ...
Board of Directors Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, we will continue our planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner. The location is tentative. Please refer ...
Board of Directors Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, we will continue our planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner. The location is tentative. Please refer ...
Board of Directors Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, we will continue our planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner. The location is tentative. Please refer ...
Board of Directors & Volunteer Planning Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesIn this meeting, we will firm up plans for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner, get status reports from the Lead Volunteers and answer questions. A representative from Menard Center will ...
Colony Christmas Parade
Downtown Palmer Palmer, AK, United StatesChristmas Friendship Dinner will once again participate in the Colony Christmas Parade in Palmer. We will walk alongside the float, spreading joy with candy and inviting everyone to the dinner. ...
Board of Directors, Leads, & Volunteer Meeting
Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative) 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, United StatesThis is a mandatory meeting for all Lead Volunteers. In this meeting, we will do a run-through for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner and tie up all loose ends. All ...
Christmas Friendship Dinner Kitchen Prep, Set Up & Decorate
Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, United StatesWash dishes, general cleaning, food prep, etc. Get decorations and supplies out of storage. Begin setting up tables and chairs. Start decorating the turf.
Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, United StatesSet up and decorate the turf area.
Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, United StatesKitchen prep, dessert prep, set up and decorate turf area.
CFD Event Information
CFD Board Meetings & Volunteer Information Meetings
Board meetings are typically held once a month until October, when they are biweekly or weekly as Christmas day approaches. Everyone is welcome at the Board meetings. Volunteer Information meetings are held after the Board meetings. These meetings are to introduce volunteers to CFD, answer questions, and exchange ideas. Please see the calendar above for dates, times, and locations.
CFD in Palmer Colony Christmas Parade of Lights
Downtown Palmer
December 13, 2025 5:00 pm
Join us in the Colony Christmas Parade of Lights! We will walk in the parade, handing out candy to kids and flyers to adults. This is a great opportunity for the whole family to participate.
Christmas Friendship Dinner
Menard Sports Center
1001 S. Clapp St. Wasilla, AK
Event: December 25 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Preparation/Clean-up: December 20-26
2026 Planned Events
TBD