Posted on 10/27/2004 6:20:42 PM PDT by airedale
Dear Friends, A reminder about all that is happening over the next few weeks:
1. FRIDAYS AT THE ARMORY: We will be meeting every Friday at the Armory from 10am to 3pm to do important prep work for the Holiday Drive; after November 14, we will continue to meet on Fridays to assemble more packages. We need as many volunteers as possible!! Please join us for any amount of time available. Address: California Army National Guard 17330 Victory Boulevard Van Nuys, California 91406 Corner of Victory and Louise
2. HOLIDAY DRIVE-- NOVEMBER 11-14, 2004: If you want to volunteer during the Holiday Drive and have not yet signed up, ***PLEASE do so ASAP! Email our Volunteer Coordinator, Penny Alfonso at: palfonso48@yahoo.com and write Operation Gratitude in the subject line. *** Please include your Name, Phone Number, the number of people volunteering with you, whether you prefer a standing or seated job, and the day and time shift you want to work (each day will be divided into 2 hour shifts starting at: 10am, 12 noon, 2pm, 4pm). We particularly need volunteers on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 11 and 12. ***Children must be 10 years or older to be on the premises. Thank you for your understanding and respect on this matter. ***Community Service credit will be available on the day of the Event. Students requesting hours must sign in BEFORE they start their shift.
3. COMEDY NIGHT AT THE IMPROV--Thursday November 4 at 7:30pm: We still have some tickets left for the wonderful Comedy Night at the Improv (see Flyers below). Please send your check for $30/ticket ($35 at the door) by October 31 to: Operation Gratitude 16444 Refugio Road Encino, California 91436 All tickets will be held at the Will Call window.
4. Country Western Dance Fundraiser: Enjoy an evening of Country Western Dancing, November 5th, 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM at St. John's Presbyterian Church on National Blvd. near Sepulveda in West Los Angeles. This will be a patriotic evening beginning with a Boy Scout flag ceremony and the National Anthem sung by Broadway and Motion Picture Star, Jesse Corti. DJ/Dance instructor Tom Hickey will provide the dance music and free dance lessons! Come, have fun, meet new people, learn to dance and most of all, support our troops. For directions call the church office at (310)477-2513. All proceeds go to Operation Gratitude. Price of Admission is either a donation of $10.00 or a new DVD or an AT&T International Phone Card or a disposable digital camera.
5. OPERATION GRATITUDE T-SHIRTS: Are now available for $15 each. We have a terrific assortment--long-sleeve, 3/4 sleeve, short sleeve and tank-tops. They will be available for purchase at Fridays at the Armory, the Holiday Drive and the Comedy Night. Please be sure to get yours soon!!
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Volunteer activities, please email Carolyn at: cblashek@aol.com
SSG Cowie and I thank you very much for your continued participation with Operation Gratitude. We truly could not achieve all our goals without each and every one of you. We look forward to working with you over the next several months as we strive to bring Holiday cheer to our courageous service men and women deployed overseas. Love, Carolyn and SSG Cowie p.s. Apologies as always if you receive multiples of this email--it means you are in more than one Volunteer contact group.
Follow the link above to their webpage for more information. If you follow the link to the wish list you'll see the kind of donations they are looking for. They can also use more corporate sponsors. See the Friends Of Operation Gratitude for the corporate sponsors who have donated a lot of stuff to support our troops.
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I'm in Ohio, but if I lived in Calif I'd take off from work to join you. God Bless our Troops!
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