tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286563397491508472012-02-16T06:27:19.615-08:00This is about a gathering of gals who do good things for the community they live in... while enjoying several glasses of wine, good food and chit-chat amongst friends one night a month.GNO:DGDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178210910332627849noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528656339749150847.post-53793302178339514252011-11-21T12:01:00.000-08:002011-11-21T13:09:04.594-08:00

It's been many months since I've updated the GNO blog. My apologies. Us ladies have accomplished quite a bit since March. We have donated items to the Jubilee Women's Center and cooked a dinner with Liz Havlin as our Project Leader. We collected food items for Northwest Harvest in May. Our cake making extravaganza was a hit with Free Cakes for Kids-South Sound where all of the decorated cakes

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The next GNO night will be on 3/8 here at the studio ~6pm'ish (or whenever you can roll in). Kim included the information for Jubilee House and it's listed below. They also have a wish list online and here is the link http://jwcenter.org/index.php/how-you-can-help/wish-list. Liz will be organizing the volunteer event where we will make dinner for the residents at the Jubilee House. Date: TBD.I

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So... it looks like the last time I updated the blog was for the 'Back to School Drive'. A lot has happened since then. We collected schools supplies, clothing and volunteered for "Treehouse for Kids" on a Saturday afternoon. We also gathered together on one of our GNO nights to make 130 fleece hats, scarves and collect blankets, sleeping bags, coats, gloves and all things warm for the Union

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Hi Ladies,Well, it's time to get back to "Doing Good Deeds". Summer break is almost over and all the little kiddies are heading back to school soon. You know what that means... Treehouse for Kids (http://www.treehouseforkids.org/back-to-school-drives) will be receiving donations from GNO:DGD (Georgetown Chapter), along with the White Center volunteer tutoring program.Our meet up will be at the

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Final Decision: Update.Yeah. Been lazy about the GNO blog. Wasn't sure anyone was really reading it anyway... until last night someone mentioned it. Figured I'd give it another whirl.For the GNO's, this is more like a newsletter and is the same thing on the Facebook group page and in the email I sent out. So if you read those and this still doesn't sound familiar, then you should have your memory

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Jenna & Sydney admiring toys.More toys!Chris & Corey of the USMCHi Friends,I just want to say thank you to everyone who supported the Toys for Tots drive last night at the studio. We covered a 120 square foot area with toys along with collecting food for the local food bank. Chris and Corey of the USMC shared their evening with us and were impressed with our contributions to the organization.

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For this years Shelter Helper we will be helping out the Seattle Humane Society.Karen Predmore is Project Leader for this event and has done a great job at collecting information for the next Sharity. We have three different opportunities to help them this season. They are:#1. WISH LIST: Please bring with you to November's GNO pet related items that we can donate to the Humane Society. Items on

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Hi Ladies,Recently, we made a drop off to the Regina House in South Park of school supplies that Kathryn, Teri & I gathered up. Paige, the director, put a call out on the Georgetown Listserve of an urgent need for backpacks and supplies. She had promised 100 backpacks full of goodies based on a corporate donation. Needless to say, the company was only able to come through w/25, so she sent out a

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Hi GNO Ladies,Next Tuesday is the start of our NW Harvest collection. Remember... the food banks are usually forgotten during the summer months and these days, the need is greater than ever. Check out the link and see what they need. Baby food items are important too. Last year we donated about eight large boxes of food items. Let's see if we can double it up!http://www.northwestharvest.org/

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Holy Cow! I can't believe time has slipped by so fast!So the second Tuesday is GNO night... that makes it May 12th. We haven't designated a charity to focus on. Melinda is our May gal and I know she's been super busy. We may have to just meet up (chat, drink, gossip, eat, etc.) and decide on what June will be.According to my list, Saundra is our only June gal. If you have a June birthday, speak

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Hi Gals,Things have been super hectic and I apologize for sending out the 'THANKS' so late. We gathered up quite a bit of goods for the Seattle Humane Society. Laura scored a pallets-worth of dog food from Amazon. We all tapped resources and re-purposed some things from home. Kathryn went to the extra effort of actually making a dog bed with removable cover. It turned out awesome!Belinda

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Okay Gals,Here are your March Maidens: Belinda, Laura & Me.Our chosen cause: Local animal sheltersHere is the skinny!Same place (studio)Same time (6pm'ish)Same girls (GNO's)Same purpose (spreading goodness to the community and drinking wine)This is Shelter Helper month. Look at the list below and bring in what you can for the local animal shelters. Laura and Belinda have done the research as to

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Hey Ladies,The Ladies of March (Laura, Belinda & I) decided on helping out the Mutts of the Mills. We are gathering the necessary information about what we need to collect, how to volunteer and where to do it all for the local animal shelters. Keep your eyes and ears open for the next announcement so you can be ready for our next gathering on 3/10 at the studio.The Ladies of April: Who are you? I

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Hi Ladies,For those of you who aren't on Facebook yet, I made a group there and posted some things. That may be an easier outlet for communication. Although there are a few holdouts, you might want to think about Facebooking it! You know who you are. I wasn't a big fan of it in the beginning, but now I see the light! It's actually fun, great for catching up with old friends, seeing what they are

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Last night was another successful event. So far we have helped out, donated to, and brought awareness to at least 10 different non-profit, charitable community organizations in eight months. Not too shabby ladies! I do have to say that we are pretty awesome!I'll summarize what we chatted about for those who could not make it last night. First we talked about the effects of pregnancy, sore boobs

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Hey Ladies!Happy New Year! Between the holiday mayhem and the snow days, I'm looking forward to 'normal' again! Can't wait to see you guys!I spoke with Monique at Dress for Success this morning. If you aren't familiar with the cause, this link gives you a summary ( http://www.dressforsuccess.org/affiliate.aspx?sisid=63&pageid=18 ). We had a great conversation and she gave good information as

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So, last night we hosted a Toys for Tots event at the studio. Initially it was going to be a small gathering of the usual "Girls Night Out" clan along with their significant others and kids. I thought it would be an intimate gathering so everyone can meet and greet each other's family, have a pot luck, drink some beverages and do the usual good deed. Thankfully, the event blossomed into a blow

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Hey Ladies of the GNO.It's about time we start shakin' it up a bit and get ready for the holidays. The next gathering will be at the studio. This time bring your boyfriend, husband, lover, pool boy, significant other... hell, bring all five and the kids that go with them! The more the merrier.Admission to this year-end extravaganza is easy! Bring at least one new, unwrapped toy for our Sharity of

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Hi Girls,11/11/08, Tuesday night at the studio is Homeless Helper night. Come by after work, enjoy some beverages, chit-chat and bring warm clothing items for the Union Gospel Mission. If you know of other needful charities, we'll include them too. We usually have enough stuff to spread around to several organizations.It sounds like this will be a pretty good turnout! We have Roger's on tap from

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Remember when we did the "Back-to-School" drive? Well, we received some awesome rolling backpacks w/Disney themes and figured the Make-A-Wish Foundation could put these to good use for all of the Disney trips they fulfill. Jennie & I dropped them off to Jeni and her Make-A-Wish team. They were really grateful for the contributions. Big shout out to Casandra for tapping her resources! Those two

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Hey GNO's,Well the next GNO gathering is coming up on October 14th and I'm sounding the alarm! Remember... we are focusing on the arts for kids and youth. Check out the links below and see what they need, what you have, and what you can share. The goal is to inspire, promote, encourage and feed the need to be creative. Let's give these kids the tools to express themselves with their naturally

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Results are in and everyone attending the last GNO on 8/26 all received Gold Stars! Treehouse For Kids (http://www.treehouseforkids.org/) received their backpacks and school supplies on Friday 8/29. Reports state that the day before the GNO 'Sharity' donation, about 200+ needy kids had been "shopping" for school supplies. Our drop off came just in time to replenish stock for more kids.Mickie &

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Since April, I've been trying to get the girls in our circle of friends together to meet one night a month for drinks and eats. Earl has his fly fishing buddies and his group doesn't 'allow' women to attend their 'special group', so I figured we should do the same and exclude the guys. Besides, it's hard to talk about them if they are there, plus who is going to watch the kids?The first GNO (

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