Cape Friends & Family Picnic: A Day Filled with Love, Laughter, and Community
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By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025
Event coordinator Pat Washington
Cape Girardeau, MO – July 2025
Cape Girardeau’s Friends and Family Picnic held this past July proved to be the summer’s highlight, delivering joy, laughter, and connection for residents and visitors alike. The event brought people together from near and far — reminiscent of days past — and the verdict from attendees is clear: this needs to be an annual tradition.
From the moment guests arrived, the atmosphere was filled with warmth and excitement. Neighbors greeted neighbors, children played under the summer sun, and music, conversation, and good food created the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable day.
Event coordinator Pat Washington summed up the event in a thank you statement “Whew! When I say a time was had…a time was had!
Cape City Manager Dr. Kenneth Haskin and Cape Girardeau Police Department Chief Adam Glueck
I would like to thank Ward 2 Councilwoman and CEO of the PORCH Initiative Tameka Randle for supporting the event, along with Rachael Long, PORCH Initiative COO, Cape’s City Manager Dr. Kenneth Haskin, Cape Girardeau Police Department Chief Adam Glueck, and Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Tamara Zellars Buck, Board Chair of the PORCH Initiative and Chair of the Department of Mass Communications, for hanging out with us and getting to know more of the Cape Family!
Sarah Walker McBride, Joyce Payne Farrar, it wouldn’t have happened without you! Thanks also to our planning partners Gwendolyn Squires, Tina Theus, and Delesa Sims for the support!
Joyce Payne Farrar
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