2025 Ohio Appleseed Christmas Party

[Shep]

On Saturday December 13, 2025, I'll be hosting a Christmas get together for the Ohio Appleseed crew of Instructors. Ohio Shoot Bosses, Instructors, IIT's, Blue hats and their immediate families, as well as border raiders who helped from across state lines are all welcome to join the festivities. This is not a formal Appleseed function in any way, it is just friends getting together for a fun evening; it's my way of saying thank you for dedicating your time through the year to the Ohio Appleseed mission.

We'll start around 5:30 P.M., I'll supply the meat (probably chicken), drinks, table service and whatever else I can think of. Please bring along a covered dish, desert of your choice, or anything you'd like to share. Please use this as a planning thread; if you know what dish you'd like to bring please post it so others can plan accordingly.

It will be held at the back of my farm in a building heated with a wood stove, so bring a warm jacket or sweater just in case you need it. Limited restroom facilities; just an outhouse.

Please let me know if you're planning to attend, and if you're bringing any family members; I do need an accurate count, especially of children, (include their ages and gender) so I can have a little something for them to open.

Should we have some sort of severe winter weather event, we'll try to arrange another date.

Directions:
We're located at:
14933 Kirkwood Road, Sidney, Ohio 45365
(937) 726-9299 call or text.

From the South- Exit I-75 at Exit #83 (the last Piqua exit). Turn right onto Co. Rd. 25A, North towards Sidney. Follow Co. Rd. 25A for five miles. Turn right (East) onto Kirkwood Rd., go 3/10 of a mile to the first farm on the right. Look for an Appleseed sign at the drive; you'll enter through a gate at the center of my farm (its in the middle of a pasture field) and follow the drive across the stream valley and up to the parking area by the red building with a green roof.

From the North- Exit I-75 at Exit #94 (the first Sidney exit). Turn left onto Co. Rd. 25A, South towards Sidney.  Go on through Sidney (it changes to street names in town, but just follow the road you are on through Sidney)  then follow Co. Rd. 25A for another five miles. Turn left (East) onto Kirkwood Rd., go 3/10 of a mile to the first farm on the right. Look for an Appleseed sign at the drive; you'll enter through a gate at the center of my farm (its in the middle of a pasture field) and follow the drive across the stream valley and up to the parking area by the red building with a green roof.


Shep

[Chieflane]

Rachelle and I will be attending.

Bringing:
Chicken and noodles
Mashed potatoes and chicken gravy
Pecan pie bark
6 pack of Stella beer.

Hope to see everyone there!

Chieflane

[Doc Willi]

Deanna and I will be coming. Not sure what we will be bringing yet, probably some type of vegitable.

Thank you,
Doc Willi

[topper]

Planning for 2 adults.

Thinking about smoked mac and cheese for a dish. Wife might have another plan.

[Cadence]

Kathie and I are planning on attending.

Black Russian cake and something else TBD

TBD is now cheesy potatoes

[NavyShooter]

My wife, Becky and I will be there.

We will bring pecan pie and a crock pot of butternut squash.

See you there
Dan

[Hemi286]

Tina and I are always down for a good time with friends. We will bring a cheese cake

[Alpha Mom]

Rick and I will be attending. My sister is in town from FL and will also come along. We will arrive likely just after 6 pm because we have Wreaths Across America Day ceremony and wreath laying that afternoon. We will bring cookies.

[WildBillCody]

Rebecca, Sophia, Abigail, and I will be there.

We will bring a dish to share and wine.

[Maddog1776]

Jamie and I will be there. Not sure what we are bringing yet.

Cheese ball w/cracker and a chocolate/peanut butter dessert.

[Sheepdog180]

Karen and I will be there.

We will bring items for salad (multiple dressings) and brownies for dessert.

I will bring Yingling.

[Shep]

It looks like snow may be moving in for tomorrow's Christmas party. There's a possibility we may chance venues and have the party at the Agape food pantry in Sidney to avoid difficulties getting up our hills.   
Please check here tomorrow before leaving home for any changes.
We're still hoping to have it here on the farm at this point. 

[Shep]

Change of venue for the Christmas Party!
The location will be the Agape Food Pantry, 209 Brooklyn Avenue, Sidney, Ohio. This is at the corner of East Court Street (State Route 29) and Brooklyn Avenue. There is plenty of parking in the lot just south west of the building and also a new parking lot on the west side of the building, the new lot is accessed off Brooklyn Avenue. To use the main lot you will turn south between the river and the building just ahead of the traffic light.  Please enter the building from the back at loading dock ramp and door, then wonder through the building and food pantry until you reach the festivities. Start time is still 5:30 PM. It is a large heated building with modern restroom facilities.
Please text me at 937-726-9299 for any additional info.
You could also text WildBillCody (Cody) at 937-510-1406 for more info.

[Maddog1776]

We are going to have to cancel. Coming from the south the drive time has already increased half an hour on Google maps. Have a great time.