Hey Northern pony peeps!
This year's Minnesota Meet is scheduled for -
Saturday, September 5th!! Our host pony this year will be -
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WHO'S GONNA BE THERE? Here is an ongoing list of attendees I've compiled so far. Please post here or PM me to let us know you'd like to come over and play! I'll add you to the list to keep a head count going.
Attending: (27 thus far)
silverdawn
loverofbalto
Aurora +1
Aquatic Neon +1
BethyVic
ponyqueen +1
Delphian
nessa16 +1
wizzer218
bubbles171
Nimrodel +1
himmie
scarlettkitty81
MoondancerMilkyWay
mngusty +3
Sapphire Rain
Kazzellin
rosierjay +1
Maybe:RedRedRover
Unable to Make It:ringlets_
seaponey
FOOD & DRINKS We're once again having a potluck for this year! Below is a list of categories and a few slots within each. Please post here or send me a PM with what you would like to contribute! Apple-themed dishes have been requested in honor of our host pony.
[[[[Food Allergies]]]]: Let us know if you have any special dietary restrictions, and we'll do our best to accommodate you!!
Main Dishes: (Suggestions: Potato, Pasta or Veggie Salads, Casseroles, Cocktail Shrimp)
1. Silver Glade - Hot Dogs & Hamburgers (+condiments)
Let me know if you would like a vegetarian option and what you would prefer!2. loverofbalto - Pasta Dish
3. ponyqueen - Salad! (With spinach, red cabbage, shredded carrots, other veggies and garnished with berry vinaigrette, nuts, cheese, and dried fruit)
4. Kazzellin - Chicken Legs with Italian Marinade
Sides & Snacks: (Suggestions: Cheese & Crackers)
1. Silver Glade - Fruit Salad (Nectarine, Raspberries, Strawberries, Kiwi)
2. Delphian - Fruit/Veggie Platter
3. rosierjay - Japanese Treats
4. Aurora - Some Delicious Non-Dessert
5. BethyVic - Chips & Dip
6. bubbles171 - Watermelon
7. nessa16 - Chips & Salsa
Desserts: (Suggestions: Bars, Pies, Cobblers)
1. Silver Glade - Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
2. BethyVic - Apple Dessert
3. Aurora - Apple Cobbler
Drinks: (Suggestions: Pop [in a few varieties], Fruit Juices, Sparkling Water/Cider)
1. Silver Glade (bottled water in a cooler & punch in a bowl)
2. BethyVic - Pop
3. silverdawn - Sprite and Juice
Apple Dishes (Sweet or Savory):1. Sapphire Rain - Apple Pie Cupcakes
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Other Supplies:1. ponyqueen (Paper Plates & Napkins)
2. BethyVic (Plastic Cups & Utensils)
SCHEDULE 10:00-11:00 Arrive and set up
11:00-4:00ish Shopping!!
12:00 Fire up grill
1:00pm People group picture, then Pony group picture
2:00 Announce contest winners
2:00-3:00 Play games
3:00-4:00 Group show and tell
4:00ish Door prizes / farewell
(Note: You're welcome to say later if you want to - I'll probably get a bonfire going come nightfall in any case. I've had a hankering for s'mores lately. LOL!)
ACTIVITIES •Buying and selling ponies!
•Show and tell - rare ponies, customs, first ponies etc
•Group photo of host pony (Applejack)
•My Little Pony cartoons (playing on the house's lower level)
•Wear something pony-inspired
•Vote for contest entries
•Free bin for all your get-rid-of stuff
GAMES •$10 Mystery gift swap (optional, one gift per participant)
•Gift Grab dice game ($1-$3 prizes, many small gifts)
•Aurora's Bag Game, Icebreaker Game, and "What's in the Box" Game
•Guess How Many candy jar(s)
•Raffle!
(Raffle details: I was thinking all guests get two tickets at the door, and additional tickets are 50¢ each. Selective raffle boxes can be made up for certain groups of items (e.g. MLP prizes vs non-MLP gift set prizes, etc.)
CONTESTS •Art Contest featuring Applejack (Any kind - paintings, digital, sculptural etc)
•Haiku Contest - submit an Applejack related haiku to me and I'll print them for all to vote on their favorite! Funny, poignant, witty - anything goes!
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Can I get a head count on who wants to do the custom pony contest? Please let me know if you would like to participate!! 
PRIZES •Game prizes
•Art/craft contest
•Raffle prizes
•Custom pony contest (if doing)
•Door prizes (if leftover prize table prizes)
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•Cash, including a good mix of smaller bills
•Your potluck food contribution
•Haiku (submitted to Silver Glade) and art contest entries, if participating
•Items for prize table, unwrapped (maybe like 2 or 3 things? Small/inexpensive; pony or non-pony okay)
•“Gift Grab” dice game gifts, wrapped (if participating. Not mandatory but super fun. These are $1-$3 gifts, the fun is in the game!! Works best if each person playing has brought at least two gifts)
•$10 Mystery Gift, wrapped (if participating, not mandatory. One to one swap.)
•Ponies for “Show and Tell”
•Items for free bin
•A spare table
•Camping chairs/folding chairsDefinitely bring tables if you have them! I have a feeling we'll run out of surface area fast at my house, though I do have several folding tables I can set out. I have about 14 outdoor chairs and (of course!) furniture indoors, but the more chairs the merrier, I say.
Would anyone like to volunteer to be a photographer? I have small digital cams, but a big honkin' Nikon or somesuch would work even better!
Please let me know, if you haven't already, what you're bringing for potluck. That should be it - any questions you may have, ask me! We'll be seeing each other soon!
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