OCT MEETING RECAP - LOTS OF GOOD INFO!

Halloween Party Update
October 23 - DMACC/Ankeny - Building 5
Decorate @ 5pm, Party 7-9pm
Featuring DJ "Dr. Fever "

As always the clients of Candeo will be joining us for another fabulous evening. Great news...this year we have extended an invitation to the clients of Progress Industries to come join in the party fun too! Carol Warren said this could be approximately 25-30 additional ghosts and goblins!

Progress Industries (www.progressindustries) is a charitable organization that helps individuals with disabilities in Central Iowa realize dreams and exercise real choices about where they work, live, and recreate.

Please be generous with your time and energy. We NEED contributions of snacks, paper goods, etc for the evening as well as YOUR time and energy to make this a successful event! This is our 4th Annual Halloween Costume Party - let's make it the best yet! (See forthcoming email for sign up.)

Peggy is collecting monetary donations for the DJ. Dr. Fever provides their DJ service free of charge, but we would like to provide them with a thank you card and some gas money. Please be considerate to their needs as well.

CHRISTMAS ADOPT A FAMILY PROJECT

This year our adopted "family" focus will be on disabled adults. Carol Warren presented that each year Progress Industries seeks an organization to adopt approximately 6-8 disabled adults that have absolutely NO family (can you imagine?). Lists of their needs and wants will be available at the November meeting. We will play elves and deliver the presents to them in December (date TBA).

ACTIVITIES FOR 2011
Ideas and suggestions for next year are coming to life! See your email for the 2011 sign up sheet. Take a month and help make a difference in our community and ourselves!

NOVEMBER MEETING
Monday, November 1st
6:30pm - El Charro - Party Room
2010 SE Delaware, Ankeny
Hosts: Gail Turner & Peggy Hoemann
Theme: Nostalgia Nite 2


DECEMBER MEETING
Monday, December 6th
6:00pm - Bandana's Bar-B-Q
301 East First, Ankeny
http://www.bandanasbbq.com/
Coordinator: Deb Tjelta
More Info to come....this is the White Elephant Gift Exchange!