Christmas Friendship Dinner

Board and Volunteer Meeting
2025-11-15 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative), 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, the Board and volunteers will continue planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner.
The location is tentative. Please refer to the emailed or Facebook meeting announcement for the confirmed location or call 907-631-9776.

Board & Volunteer Meeting
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative), 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States

Board & Volunteer Meeting
2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The public is always invited to attend CFD Board meetings. In this meeting, the board and volunteers will continue planning for the 2025 Christmas Friendship Dinner.

Board of Directors Meeting
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge (tentative), 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The 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 to the emailed or Facebook meeting announcement for the confirmed location or call 907-631-9776.

Board of Directors and Volunteer Meeting
2025-08-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The 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 been working behind the scenes for several months.

Annual Meeting & Board Elections
2025-04-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Location 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 part. Four board seats will be filled and the board will elect officers at this meeting. Other year-end items will be discussed.
If you would like to be considered for the Board, please email juanita.patterson@cfdinner.org for an application.

Post Event Meeting
2025-01-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Creekside Church, 2201 S. Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Our annual debriefing will be on Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (or earlier).
Please join us as we do a post-event debriefing and discuss all the things that went right and things that might need to change next year. This will be our last meeting until our annual meeting in April, so please be sure to attend.
Please note the new location: Creekside Church at 2201 S. KGB Rd. It’s at the new traffic light at KGB and Endeaver (NB)/Weeping Birch (SB). If you are coming from Wasilla, turn left at the light then left into the church parking lot.

Tree Decorating Contest Decorating Time
2024-12-23 10:00 - 20:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Those who have entered the Tree Decorating Contest can decorate their trees between 10 am and 8 pm Sunday and between 10 am and 8 pm Monday.

Tree Decorating Contestants Decorating Time
2024-12-22 10:00 - 20:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States

Planning Meeting for the Board, Leads and Volunteers
2024-12-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
This is our last meeting before the big day. We will review the schedule with the leads and answer any questions. All volunteers are invited to attend and all leads are strongly encouraged to attend. Volunteers can meet with the lead for their area(s) of interest.

CFD Board of Directors & Volunteer Meeting
2024-12-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The public is invited to attend CFD Board meetings.

CFD Board of Directors Meeting
2024-11-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
The public is welcome to attend CFD Board meetings.

Volunteer Information Meeting
2024-10-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Introduce volunteers to CFD, answer questions, and exchange ideas.

CFD Board of Directors Meeting
2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Windbreak Cafe & Trout House Lounge, 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Public is welcome to attend CFD Board meetings.

Christmas Friendship Dinner Teardown and Cleanup
2023-12-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Volunteers tear down tables, collect chairs, remove and store decorations, wash dishes, clean kitchen, pack and store supplies, etc.

Christmas Friendship Dinner Cleanup
2023-12-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Volunteers clean, store leftovers and start removing decorations.

Christmas Friendship Dinner
2023-12-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Guests arrive!

Christmas Friendship Dinner Final Preparations
2023-12-25 05:00 - 11:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Volunteers start showing up at 5:00 am for final preparations in the kitchen. Other volunteers will arrive starting at 8:00 am.

Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
2023-12-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Kitchen prep, dessert prep, set up and decorate turf area.

Christmas Friendship Dinner Prep, Set-up and Decorate
2023-12-23 08:00 - 20:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Set up and decorate the turf area.

Christmas Friendship Dinner Kitchen Prep
2023-12-22 08:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-21 08:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-20 08:00 - 20:00 | Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Clapp St, Wasilla, AK, 99654, United States
Wash dishes, general cleaning, food prep, etc. Must be over 18 to work in kitchen.

All Leads and Interested Volunteers Meeting
2023-12-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Affordable Catering / Strudel’s Bakery, 6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Unit 1, Palmer, AK, United States
This is our last meeting before the big day. We will review the schedule with the leads and answer any questions. All volunteers are invited to attend and all leads are strongly encouraged to attend.

Palmer Colony Christmas Parade of Lights
2023-12-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Downtown Palmer, Palmer, AK, 99645, United States

CFD Board of Directors Meeting
2023-12-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Affordable Catering / Strudel’s Bakery, 6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Unit 1, Palmer, AK, United States

Volunteer Information Meeting
2023-12-02 10:00 - 10:30 | Affordable Catering / Strudel’s Bakery, 6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Unit 1, Palmer, AK, United States

CFD Board of Directors Meeting
2023-11-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Affordable Catering / Strudel’s Bakery, 6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Unit 1, Palmer, AK, United States
