A Tale of 3 cities...

Dateline Montgomery: 19th of  October  2013

The Occasion:

The 2013 Yodaai Picnic 

& 1st intercity sports event!

The die was cast.
 And the warriors and contenders from the cities of Montgomery, Auburn and Birmingham arrived.

 From the very young...

To the radiantly and beautifully aged...

Hosting the whole event was the city of Montgomery and its merry team...

And our team captain, 

the Balogun of Ibadan himself

And the team from Auburn, the tiger breathing, fire spewing, secret - weapon - possessing ones...

They brought all kinds of hitherto unseen-for-months- reinforcement ....

Birmingham's team,  not to be outdone...

The Cheerleaders tried to rally the troops...

The social commandant, taking charge...

appointed impartial, independent  judges,

 all the way from Dallas, Nigeria to judge the events.

And the race was on!

100m dash!

The sac race...

Lime and spoon race...

Don't you let that lime drop off the spoon!

The girls run to Catch the train....

and then get dressed in our native attire in the process...

Tug of war...

Don't be pulled in by the smiling faces of the Auburn team - that smile is their secret weapon...

and for fun, table tennis!

Next post, the winners and the medal ceremony !

Stay tuned...

FA

Web Master

Yodaai Community Involvement: A visit to Adullam House.

Community involvement and service

 is one of the core tennets of our great association 

and this October, we again fulfilled these obligations.

 The social secretary had us doing a Toy collection drive all year long

 for underserved children in the community.

The executive body identified Adullam House,

 a non profit organization in Wetumpka
 that provides home and respite care 

for children of incarcerated people. 

We approached them and they were glad to receive the toys for the kids

 - a jumpstart on their christmas presents!

We got to meet Pete Hackman,

 who together with his wife Angela

 were the original founders of Adullam house . 

                                              

Pete is a preacher involved in Prison Ministry who originally came to Alabama 

from Liverpool England and never left.

 Pete is an unwavering advocate for these kids and

 he cheerfully showed us around the property, taking us to their new school as well, 

telling stories of children that have passed through them and the ones that never left - 

who became their own adopted kids.

Pete's sister, a social worker, visiting from Liverpool, England.

                                                         

 Everything including the land, the chapel and the brand new private school 

was donated by individuals.

We got to meet some of these precious children...

To all who donated generously from your hearts and pockets: Thank you!

You have been a great blessing to these kids. 

Ladies: Remember to think Pink and have your mammograms if you havent already done so!

F. A

Yodaai at the Nigerian Independence Day Celebrations!

*Think Pink ! Have you had your mammogram yet???

An almost full contingent of Yodaai members were at the Annual Nigerian Association's celebration of Independence day this weekend in Montgomery, Alabama.

                  From our President and his family

                              to our vice president...

To our "delegates" from the montgomery area...

 The Auburn area was also very well represented...

and our very own Chairman of the board was honored with an award for his service to the community.

Rice, soup, very plenty indeed!

Aseyi s'amodun o.

 May the association continue to grow from strength to strength!

F. A

Ladies, Think Pink!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

And to kick things off in this area, we on the Yodaai blog are raising awareness by turning everything on the blog pink!

Furthermore , there was a breast cancer awareness walk done in the Auburn area on the 28th of September, 2013.

Our very own madam Vice President was a participant on that walk and below are the images.

 We on this blog are supporting and raising awareness with our sisters and mothers and friends battling this disease.

A big reminder: Don't just wear pink / Think pink, Get your mammogram done if you haven't done so yet...

FA

Web Master.

Table tennis anyone? New games added to Intercity sport event!

From the social secretary: The new game added is in the form of table tennis. All teams from each city pls identify your players for each game and forward to the person coordinating your city's efforts.

TRACK EVENTS

100 METERS RACE

THREADING THE NEEDLE

LIME AND SPOON RACE

SACK RACE

FIELD EVENTS

CATCHING THE TRAIN

LUDO GAME

AYO GAME

ELO  ( TUG OF WAR )

EGG TOSS – (BOILED EGGS)

SHORT – PUT / DISCUS

​TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT​

F. A

And the winner...

of the proverb of the month of October 

is our very own Chairman of the Board

with submission #6:

"Bi owo eku ti mo, ni o fi n nu ju".

 The meaning and life applications were also submitted by him as follows:

 Cut your coat according to your size.

 This proverb is used to counsel someone to recognize his or her own personal limitations 

and do things in moderation.

E o pe fun wa o.

F. A

Nigeria, We hail thee, on our 53rd Independence day!

Arise O Compatriots!

Nigeria's call obey!

To serve our father land!

With love and strength and faith.

The labors of our heroes past shall never be in vain!

To serve with heart and might

One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity!

 Hip, Hip, Hurray to the green, white and green!

Find some way to celebrate Nigeria, with a little bit of pride in our national flag today!

FA

Web Master

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The 2nd Annual Yodaai Picnic...

...And 1st Intercity Sports Event!

Asiko ti to o!
Be e ni mo so o.
 It's time to get your game face on and bring your "A" game to the Park. 
Ki olomo ki lo fun omo re O!
Great Yodaaites from 
the cities of Montgomery will be pitted against those from Auburn and Birmingham!

On the 19th of October, 2013

at the Gateway Park & Executive Golf Course.

Location: 3800 Davenport drive

Montgomery, Alabama, 36105 

Our Picnic is at shelter#1, across from the small lake and golf course.

Please arrive at 2pm for the Heats and

 pre - event warm up and trials.

TRACK EVENTS

100 METERS RACE

THREADING THE NEEDLE

LIME AND SPOON RACE

SACK RACE

FIELD EVENTS

CATCHING THE TRAIN

ELO  ( TUG OF WAR )

EGG TOSS – (BOILED EGGS)

SHORT – PUT / DISCUS

AYO TOURNAMENT

LUDO TOURNAMENT 

Please wear your green Yodaai T shirt from last year.

                                                      

Medals to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners &

 Trophy for the winning city.

Prepare for competitive fun and Hilarity!!!

F.A

We are thankful...

...for a very happy and special 10th Birthday!

One of our very own celebrated a milestone birthday this weekend! 

10!

                             And our Yodaai family   members were on hand to join in the celebration.

                 We took the crowd bowling, danced the 

                         cha cha song, cut the birthday cake 

                     and generally visited with each other. 

     The celebrant was in good form and to all intents and purposes appeared to have a very good time.

Thank you to all that came from near and far.

Aseyi s'amodun o. Ire a kari gbogbo wa o! 

F. A

And the winner...

...Of the Proverb of the month of September 

is our very own board member

with submission #29 as follows

"Eti baba n'ile, eti baba l'oko, eniyan l'on je be."

The meaning was also supplied by him: 

" The Father hears and sees everything, because people tell him"

Thanks for the submission sir!

F. A