Tuesday, December 9 2008
WHAT: ALS Support Group Christmas Party
WHEN: Tonight, Tuesday, 12-9-08 at 6 pm (or earlier if you want to help set up!)
WHERE: Philippine Consulate
2433 Pali Hwy
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 595-6316
** Appear in Christmas colors with your Christmas paraphernalia (earrings, beads, etc.). To continue our beloved Peggy's idea of a fun Christmas costume - headgear! antlers preferred (but Santa hats, okey, too!)
** Bring a dessert dish to complete our Gyotaku meal!
** Come with your pahhhhty attitude and prepare to have a wonderful time!!!!!
To my dismay, I discovered that the restrooms at the consulate are NOT accessible. For some reason, because the lanai is flush with the ground, I thought everything was. There is a step-up to the bathrooms. Does anyone have a ramp we can borrow for anyone who needs it? Other than this oversight, the following are okey!:
1) Food: MDA is paying our our Gyotaku-catered menu of yummy stuff: mochiko chicken, yakitori, maki sushi, teri beef, rice, noodles, and namasu. Thanks to Jen's pake negotiating, MDA is getting a good deal! Penny is bringing oriental chicken salad and we all said we would be bringing desserts. I will bring a pan of my sister's famous bite size pecan pie-lettes! Nancy will make punch and Jen will bring the water cooler for it. There is a cold-water fountain at the lanai so no need bring water. Nancy and I will bring carafes for tea and coffee.
2) Raffled door prizes: the following have pledged to bring gifts:
John Wray - 2
Jennifer-3
Penny- 16 (yes!)
Joan matsukawa (KCC) - 1
Daniela Minerbi (KCC) - 1
Pat Nishimoto (Tripler)-5
Jessie- Koppel - unknown qty.
Laura Steelquist (HIMED) -1
Violeta Arnobit (Ace medical) -1
Divina - 5 GC's or Peggy calendars
Rouie Dumlao (my sister) - 1 Long's GC
Kathy O-christmas stockings
We'll make sure everybody goes home with something.
3) Additional revenue from 3 (three) sources: a)I passed the "Christmas stocking with string attached" last Wednesday at NAMI and got $94 cash. b) I emailed everyone in my eddress book and got the following monies pledged or checks made out to HALSSGO:
Auntie Myrna Rosales - 100
Lynn Wells - 100
Charon Pierson -50
Jennifer Nagtalon-30
Nelli Balingit-50
Nishihama and Kishida (Alton Miyashiro) - 100
Juo Leung - 30
and 3) Jessie Koppel - $300 pledge.
Folks, we need to send thank you's to these people as well as all who gave us gifts in many ways (above and as resource persons). I propose taking a group picture tomorrow with all our christmas regalia and make a card out of it to send to everyone.
3) Decor: UPAA left the stage decor on for our use. Our president will ask ConGen to have us use the chandliers and the PA system tomorrow. I will get poinsettias in pots to decorate the planter boxes and to raflle away as door prizes. Sundry decorations. I will be at the consulate as early as possible tomorrow to set-up tables/chairs. We need somebody at the reception table for nametags and taking attendance esp to take down mailing addresses for TY's. NEED VOLUNTEER. We will set up 7 long dinner tables and 2 tables for buffet.
4) Programme: Can we have someone do an invocation? at yesterday's UPAA party, one of our alum read a poem by Maddie Stepanek from his heartsongs. it was very touching! We will have Kathy O's friend the one-man band, a short holiday game engineered by Kathy O, a piano rendition by Daniela Minerbi and a few words from a representative of Philippine Consulate (probably Consul Paul Cortes who sang a stunning Christmas song last nite). We will also have an, ahem, dress rehearsal from our Singing Christmas Troubadours - some from our group and some from UPAA.
If I have forgotten anything/anybody, please let me know! Meanwhile, Cathy Anderson and I are planning the cookie baking for Wednesday for the 7 families we are visiting on Thursday.
Okey, reindeer and elves, see you all tonight ready to have fun, food and festivities!
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