Event greeter Jim Jackson (seated) of Tryon welcomes Phil Johnson, who, with his wife Gaye, performed music.

Tryon’s Jim Jackson, left, welcomes Peggy Alt.

Isaac Kan, right, helps cut desserts into individual servings.

Volunteers working in the middle school kitchen insured that clean plates, table and cookware would allow guests to partake from a steady supply of holiday food. Here, Nolen McKinney removes clean wares from the automatic dishwasher.

Guests and volunteers ate together.