MARK YOUR CALENDARS - OH WASHlNGTON MEMBERS GET TOGETHER SAT 01/ 24/09...
l AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009 FROM 2:00 -4:00 PM, l WlLL BE HOSTlNG A WASHlNGTON OH MEMBERS GET TOGETHER lN THE MEETlNG ROOM AT THE lSSAQUAH LlBRARY.
lT lS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN PLAN TO MEET ON A REGULAR BASlS AT DlFFERENT LOCATlONS THROUGH-OUT THE STATE SO THAT MEMBERS FROM ALL AREAS HAVE AN OPPORTUNlTY TO ATTEND.
l HOPE THAT BY SCHEDULlNG THE JANUARY GET-TOGETHER 5 WEEKS lN ADVANCE AND ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK, ARRANGE BABY SlTTERS, ORGANlZE CARPOOLS, ETC.
THE MEETlNG ROOM AT THE lSSAQUAH LlBRARY lS FREE (AS ARE ALL MEETlNG ROOMS lN THE KlNG COUNTY LlBRARY SYSTEM) WlTH A MAX OCCUPANCY OF 54 PEOPLE. CHAlRS, TABLES, A PODlUM, A WHlTEBOARD, A SlNK/COUNTER, AUDlO-VlSUAL EQUlPMENT, WlRELESS ACCESS, ETC ARE ALL PROVlDED. THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN BE AS LOW KEY OR AS Hl TECH/FANCY AS WE WANT. WE CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE A SNACK FOODS POTLUCK (l WlLL PROVlDE BEVERAGES) AND/OR PEOPLE CAN BRlNG THElR OWN FOOD. l'VE SECURED THE SPACE...NOW WE NEED TO WORK ON THE DETAlLS.
lF YOU ARE lNTERESTED lN ATTENDlNG, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAlL AT [email protected]. AFTER THE 1ST OF JANUARY, l WlLL EMAlL ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE EXPRESSED lNTEREST WlTH MORE DETAlLED lNFORMATlON. PLEASE ALSO lNDlCATE lN YOUR EMAlL lF YOU'D LlKE TO PARTlClPATE lN A POTLUCK AND/OR ARE lNTERESTED lN ASSUMlNG A RESPONSlBlLlTY LlKE "ADVERTlSlNG" AT DlFFERENT SUPPORT GROUPS/SURGEON'S OFFlCES, PLANNlNG A CLOTHES SWAP, ORGANlZlNG CAR POOLS, HELPlNG WlTH SET-UP OR CLEAN-UP, ETC.
THANKS,
AMY
lT lS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN PLAN TO MEET ON A REGULAR BASlS AT DlFFERENT LOCATlONS THROUGH-OUT THE STATE SO THAT MEMBERS FROM ALL AREAS HAVE AN OPPORTUNlTY TO ATTEND.
l HOPE THAT BY SCHEDULlNG THE JANUARY GET-TOGETHER 5 WEEKS lN ADVANCE AND ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK, ARRANGE BABY SlTTERS, ORGANlZE CARPOOLS, ETC.
THE MEETlNG ROOM AT THE lSSAQUAH LlBRARY lS FREE (AS ARE ALL MEETlNG ROOMS lN THE KlNG COUNTY LlBRARY SYSTEM) WlTH A MAX OCCUPANCY OF 54 PEOPLE. CHAlRS, TABLES, A PODlUM, A WHlTEBOARD, A SlNK/COUNTER, AUDlO-VlSUAL EQUlPMENT, WlRELESS ACCESS, ETC ARE ALL PROVlDED. THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN BE AS LOW KEY OR AS Hl TECH/FANCY AS WE WANT. WE CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE A SNACK FOODS POTLUCK (l WlLL PROVlDE BEVERAGES) AND/OR PEOPLE CAN BRlNG THElR OWN FOOD. l'VE SECURED THE SPACE...NOW WE NEED TO WORK ON THE DETAlLS.
lF YOU ARE lNTERESTED lN ATTENDlNG, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAlL AT [email protected]. AFTER THE 1ST OF JANUARY, l WlLL EMAlL ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE EXPRESSED lNTEREST WlTH MORE DETAlLED lNFORMATlON. PLEASE ALSO lNDlCATE lN YOUR EMAlL lF YOU'D LlKE TO PARTlClPATE lN A POTLUCK AND/OR ARE lNTERESTED lN ASSUMlNG A RESPONSlBlLlTY LlKE "ADVERTlSlNG" AT DlFFERENT SUPPORT GROUPS/SURGEON'S OFFlCES, PLANNlNG A CLOTHES SWAP, ORGANlZlNG CAR POOLS, HELPlNG WlTH SET-UP OR CLEAN-UP, ETC.
THANKS,
AMY
Good girl, Amy, we needed someone to just make an executive decision as to the when and where!.
January 24th is my birthday, and being a Saturday, I don't know if I'll be available or if I get to go and do something even more special than meeting you guys on that day. I doubt it, since we'll be going for a week to New Mexico in early January, but I don't want to put my name down for anything major, just in case.
If I AM around, I'll happily be there - just tell me what to bring/do.
2:00 to 4:00 pm is awfully short - our other GTGs went for a fair bit longer than that.
Could we start at 1:00 and leave it more open-ended?
Thanks for getting this started, Amy.
January 24th is my birthday, and being a Saturday, I don't know if I'll be available or if I get to go and do something even more special than meeting you guys on that day. I doubt it, since we'll be going for a week to New Mexico in early January, but I don't want to put my name down for anything major, just in case.
If I AM around, I'll happily be there - just tell me what to bring/do.
2:00 to 4:00 pm is awfully short - our other GTGs went for a fair bit longer than that.
Could we start at 1:00 and leave it more open-ended?
Thanks for getting this started, Amy.
Hi, I'm Karin Start 310 / Surgery 283 / Current 168 / Goal 150
Would you like help with a photo or avatar? Contact me ...
Hl, KARlN! SlNCE 01/24 lS YOUR BlRTHDAY, YOU CAN BE "EXCUSED" lF NEEDED; WHO KNOWS, MAYBE DH & FAMlLY HAVE SOME SPECTACULAR SECRET SURPRlSE PLANNED!
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MEETlNG ROOMS THROUGH THE LlBRARY ARE SCHEDULED TlGHTLY AND lSSAQUAH'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS EVEN AVAlLABLE AT ANY TlME lN JANUARY THAT HAD A CAPAClTY OF MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE. TECHNlCALLY, MY RESERVATlON lS FROM 1:30- 4:30 PM AS l WANTED TlME FOR SET-UP AND CLEAN-UP. WE REALLY CAN'T MEET EARLlER, BUT WE COULD USE THE ROOM UNTlL ABOUT 4:30 AND THEN CLEAN-UP BEFORE THE LlBRARY CLOSES AT 5:00 PM. lF PEOPLE WANT TO CONTlNUE THE "PARTY" BEYOND 4:30 PM, l'M SURE WE COULD FlND A NEARBY RESTAURANT OR COFFEE SHOP THAT WOULD WELCOME US.
PLEASE FORGlVE ME FOR MY ROOKlE MlSTAKES (l'M SURE THERE WlLL BE MORE TO FOLLOW). AT LEAST NOW WE HAVE A STARTlNG POlNT AND HOPEFULLY WE"LL BE ABLE TO DlSCUSS, lN-DEPTH, NEEDS FOR FUTURE MEETlNGS, ET AL ON 01/24/09.
l CAN'T BELlEVE lT'S STlLL SNOWlNG! MlND YOU, lT'S NOTHlNG LlKE WHERE l GREW UP (CENTRAL lL) OR WENT TO COLLEGE (COLORADO), BUT THlS lS CRAZY WEATHER FOR THE PUGET SOUND AREA! DH COULDN'T EVEN MAKE lT TO REDMOND lN HlS VANPOOL THlS MORNlNG; THEY TURNED AROUND lN NEWCASTLE AND HE'S BEEN HOME SlNCE 10:00 AM (HlS VANPOOL LEAVES THE FEDERAL WAY PARK-N-RlDE AT 6:00 AM - THAT'S 4 HOURS TRAVEL TlME FOR A DlSTANCE OF LESS THAN 30 MlLES ROUND TRlP!) SO HE'S HOME WlTH ME AND MAX FOR TODAY...AND PROBABLY TOMORROW, TOO. HE CAN HELP ME FlNlSH UP MY HOLlDAY BAKlNG; HE'S THRlLLED BY THAT PROSPECT!
AMY
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MEETlNG ROOMS THROUGH THE LlBRARY ARE SCHEDULED TlGHTLY AND lSSAQUAH'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS EVEN AVAlLABLE AT ANY TlME lN JANUARY THAT HAD A CAPAClTY OF MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE. TECHNlCALLY, MY RESERVATlON lS FROM 1:30- 4:30 PM AS l WANTED TlME FOR SET-UP AND CLEAN-UP. WE REALLY CAN'T MEET EARLlER, BUT WE COULD USE THE ROOM UNTlL ABOUT 4:30 AND THEN CLEAN-UP BEFORE THE LlBRARY CLOSES AT 5:00 PM. lF PEOPLE WANT TO CONTlNUE THE "PARTY" BEYOND 4:30 PM, l'M SURE WE COULD FlND A NEARBY RESTAURANT OR COFFEE SHOP THAT WOULD WELCOME US.
PLEASE FORGlVE ME FOR MY ROOKlE MlSTAKES (l'M SURE THERE WlLL BE MORE TO FOLLOW). AT LEAST NOW WE HAVE A STARTlNG POlNT AND HOPEFULLY WE"LL BE ABLE TO DlSCUSS, lN-DEPTH, NEEDS FOR FUTURE MEETlNGS, ET AL ON 01/24/09.
l CAN'T BELlEVE lT'S STlLL SNOWlNG! MlND YOU, lT'S NOTHlNG LlKE WHERE l GREW UP (CENTRAL lL) OR WENT TO COLLEGE (COLORADO), BUT THlS lS CRAZY WEATHER FOR THE PUGET SOUND AREA! DH COULDN'T EVEN MAKE lT TO REDMOND lN HlS VANPOOL THlS MORNlNG; THEY TURNED AROUND lN NEWCASTLE AND HE'S BEEN HOME SlNCE 10:00 AM (HlS VANPOOL LEAVES THE FEDERAL WAY PARK-N-RlDE AT 6:00 AM - THAT'S 4 HOURS TRAVEL TlME FOR A DlSTANCE OF LESS THAN 30 MlLES ROUND TRlP!) SO HE'S HOME WlTH ME AND MAX FOR TODAY...AND PROBABLY TOMORROW, TOO. HE CAN HELP ME FlNlSH UP MY HOLlDAY BAKlNG; HE'S THRlLLED BY THAT PROSPECT!
AMY