by Debbi | Sep 9, 2010 | Good Things
We had a great time at the United Way's Campaign Kickoff Carnival!
The event was moved to Abe & Jake's at the last minute because of the gloomy, rainy weather in Lawrence, but a good crowd still turned out for carnival games and food. Baby Jay made an appearance! (And took a picture with a little kid in our pirate cut-out! We're waiting for a better picture to share.)
Our bag toss games kept a bunch of kids entertained in the corner. We handed out a few free Sandbar t-shirts, too. Everyone at the event got free Live United t-shirts, and then the crowd gathered in the main area for a group photo.
Some of us are a little disappointed that the venue change meant there wouldn't be a pie-throwing contest. Dave was volunteered to be a target, and we found out earlier today that Friday bartender Phil was also going to be in it. Someone was watching out for them!
Here's a few pictures of us clowning around at the event.
If you've been around Dave much, you know how he likes to take these circle group photos. We all put our clown noses on to pose for a picture, and then we took turns in the pirate and mermaid cut-outs.
We're proud to be a part of community events like these.
by Debbi | Sep 8, 2010 | Off the Wall, People
We got a new pile of wood signs a few weeks ago, and we've received loads of them over the past several years, but up until a little over a year ago, we had no idea who was leaving them.
The Lawrence Journal-World ran a story about Larry Colley, the artist. But we've still never managed to catch him leaving the gifts at the door. Until now. Sort of anyway.
Dave and I took our crazy dog to the annual Pooch Plunge at the local swimming pool on Tuesday. Dave wore a Sandbar shirt since that's what he wears 95% of the time. While Lucy was romping in the pool and scaring little kids, an older gentleman approached Dave and introduced himself.
Yep, Mr. Colley was at the Pooch Plunge! He noticed Dave's shirt and decided to let us know who he was. We even took a picture:
Thanks Mr. Colley for all the fun little gifts! We're working on finding space on our wall to start hanging more of them up- like a wall of fame.
by Debbi | Sep 7, 2010 | Downtown, Events, Good Things
The United Way of Douglas County is getting ready to kick off their annual fundraising campaign, and this year they're hosting a carnival to get the party started!
Our fearless leader Peach is the Campaign Kickoff Committee co-chair along with our friend Katy. They like to call themselves the ring leaders. And they've cooked up some great entertainment!
- When: Thursday, September 9
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Where: South Park (in case of rain, event will be at Abe & Jake's Landing)
There will be all kinds of fun stuff to do at this family-friendly event! Enjoy live music, clowns and cotton candy; take a picture with Baby Jay, and jump around in the bounce house. We're bringing our cornhole boards (custom-made by Dave!) for a bag toss tournament.
The best part? There's a pie-throwing contest. And Dave is a target. Who do you think will be first in line!
The first 500 guests will get a free Live United t-shirt, and Lawrence artist Stan Herd will be directing a huge group photo shoot at the party. Hy-Vee is providing free hot dogs and chips.
Don't miss this great community event! We're thrilled to be involved in such an important cause for Lawrence and Douglas County.
RSVP on Facebook for the event and be sure to invite your friends.
You can find the United Way of Douglas County on Facebook and on Twitter. If you tweet about the event, please use the hashtag #uwdgcokickoff.
by Debbi | Sep 5, 2010 | Around the World
We've got some great pictures of Sandbar tees in Vietnam!
Our friend Amerika (of Sandbar tees in Tennessee fame, among other things) recently traveled to Vietnam for her sister's wedding. She took a pile of Sandbar tees with her for photo opportunities. The Vietnamese woman in the picture was selling boiled quail eggs.
These pictures are from An Bang beach in Hoi An, Vietnam.
This might be one of the most exotic & unusual places our tees have been. Got a picture? Send it to us!
by Debbi | Sep 2, 2010 | Stories
Sandbar fan Ashley emailed us this fantastic picture that her photographers, Heartland Photography, took on her wedding day a few weeks ago:
(I hope it's okay to use this picture here- Heartland Photography, if you want us to take it down, just let me know. It's just so fabulous we wanted to share it!)
You can go here to see the "sneak peek" of Ashley and Tyson's wedding pictures, which includes the one above as well as some other amazing pictures.
And here, the photographers provide a slideshow of their favorites, which again includes the photo above along with a great shot of the wedding party inside the bar.
Ashley told us "we also did *gasp* put on the mermaid costumes (we returned them, I promise) and took a couple more pictures." Clearly she's heard about the recent mermaid costume thefts!
Congratulations on your marriage, Ashley and Tyson! And if anyone's looking for a photographer, check out Heartland Photography. We were blown away by the gorgeous pictures on their site!
