Two events that offer a lighter, more social side to being an affiliate of our council are the Annual Christmas Party and our Summer Retreat. Delegates and their spouses are invited to join us, usually at the Tides Restaurant in Nahant, for a buffet in the early evening. At the retreat, last year held in President Crosby's back yard in Lynn, we discuss where we have gone in the past year and where should we be headed over burgers and beer. All delegates and families are invited.