"Husband, Father, Grandfather,Nurse, Prop and...Beer Slinger!!
Almost anybody involved in any type of sport or club as fundraising to do. My Metropolis Rugby Club is no different.
One of our biggest fundraisers occurs every Fourth of July weekend, when we man the beer tents at the "Taste of Minnesota" gathering. It's a good chance to meet up with the guys from the club, banter a bit, do some serious people-watching...all in the name of making a few extra dollars for the club, which in turn keeps our memership rates to a more reasonable level. (Me as an "Old Boy", I pay 200 bucks per year) Quite a few of us end up recruiting wives and girlfriends to help out with the cause. (They also can keep an eye on us that way,too) Later today, my wife "Da Redhead", will join me slinging beers at the Taste from 5-10 PM, then I gotta head from Saint Paul to my work in Minnetonka.
It's been very frustrating that a lot of members of the club have not been able to pitch in, not as many people have signed up compared to the last two summers. I would have liked to work more, but I am in the middle of a 5 night shift in a row slog, so it is really all I can do to fit today's 5 hour shift in.
Being the beer man is not quite like playing Santa Claus...but on a day where it will be humid and about 33 degrees celsius/90 farenheit, being a beer slinger comes pretty close to being like the big guy...who I bet would have made a helluva prop.
