Tandem Game Night Fun AND Beneficial

We’re proud of our community of current and past parents, faculty/staff and current and past trustees for raising over $10,000 in 24-hours for Tandem financial aid as part of last Friday’s Game Night. The fun-spirited guests in attendance enjoyed plenty of delicious food and drinks. Tables were decorated with colorful games to play, and each guest received a colorful lei that determined their Game Night team placement. The first and most anticipated event was Trivia, with our wild and witty hosts Trefor Davies (emcee) and Melissa Winder (scorekeeper). Teams chose from Jeopardy style categories that included Texting with Teens, Tandem History, ___ & Recreation, Tandem Bands, Cross Streets, Muic/Staff, Random Tandem and Keanu Reeves. The questions were sometimes challenging and sometimes silly, the scoring was random, and the game was charged with good-natured rivalry between tables. There was a fun ball-tossing game, a challenging toilet paper derby race, and the final event was the Oreo on the forehead game, where competitors place an Oreo on their foreheads and try to get it into their mouths without touching or dropping the cookie. Parent Jay Scott successfully defended his Oreo title from last year, so start practicing at home to challenge his threepeat next year! In between all of the fun and games, we heard from parent Catherine McCall about supporting financial aid at Tandem, and during a short break, over $4,000 was donated, with online giving links shared widely. The Tandem community came through that night and over the weekend to raise $10,751 for financial aid. Wow! This year’s Game Night was another big success, generating laughter and fun for all in attendance, and important financial aid revenue to help other students enjoy a Tandem Friends education. Click here or on the headline to see more photos of a silly but seriously important evening. If you’d still like to make a donation, it’s not too late - simply click here.