For those that came though we had an overly chessy and fun night. I of course took the opportunity to represent my home land by dressing in red, white and blue (as well as dominating in the competitions as is the American way).
Among all the games and competitions that we had my favorite part took place as we held a medal ceremony for our youth. However instead of awarding their athletic achievements we took a look into their characters and gave them each a word to represent what we saw. For some it was growth, endurance, courage, or commitment. And they may have only been the bottoms of styrofoam cups tied with a string, but the words were golden.