On April 11...
Gabriel Homes held its second annual Spring Fling, a celebration of the residents thanks to your donations. Dranesville United Methodist Church lent its space that had an open floor for dancing.
Residents arrived to the second annual Spring Fling in their favorite outfits, from comfy to business casual.
The evening kicked off with residents and friends getting their photos taken at the balloon arch.
John H. and Rich R. couldn’t stop laughing when they took their photos, and Gabriel Homes staff Beth Hoyos was quick to join Kari and January for their photo.
Residents then made their way to spin a wheel for prizes.
Depending on the color they landed on, spinners could walk away with one to six trinkets of their choosing. Some residents’ strategies were spinning the wheel hard, and others did delicate spins.
Once everyone got photos done and won prizes, Gabriel Homes staffers Gwen and Naomi kicked the night off with a game of freeze dance. Funky music took to the airwaves as residents toe-tapped and rocked their bodies back and forth. Ultimately, Sean walked away champion of the first round, and Sara took home the gold for the second game.
Freeze dance!
Everyone returned to their seats for dinner, and all eyes darted toward the vanilla Spring Fling cake for dessert.
While everyone was seated, Gabriel Homes kicked off Easter-themed bingo. The game of luck’s winners included Sean, Darcy, John H., and Sara.
Like last year’s Spring Fling and Boo Bash, residents began to raise the roof with karaoke.
Residents who had their songs planned for weeks made their way toward the front of the queue. Sean started the night singing “Bein’ Green” by Kermit the Frog.
The excitement kept rolling after Sean: January led the Easter Bunny Hop, Shelby sang “Leather and Lace” by Stevie Nicks, Joe and his bass voice performed “I’ve Been Thinking About You” by London Beat, John G. sang “Fly Me to the Moon,” and Rich D. jammed out to “Funkytown.” Residents couldn’t sit still, either, because everyone was on their feet dancing to every performance until their legs wore out.
By the end of the night, residents left the second annual Spring Fling clamoring for the next dance.
“I didn’t think tonight could be better than last year, but man, was I wrong!” Dave said, laughing. “I couldn’t stop telling Rich how much fun it was. There’s no other night like it.”