BIRTHDAY BAGS

This is such a neat way for moms & Moppets to give to the community! Next meeting, March 2nd, we will be assembling the bags to donate to the Hancock County Food Pantry. Feel free to bring as much as you can or if you don't have any of this stuff on hand please don't fret, WE STILL WANT YOU TO COME TO MOPS without it! What to bring if you are able:

• Cake mixes
• icing
• Cake toppers
• leftover, unused plates, napkins, party hats & favors (YES, we want those three Bob the Builder napkins or two leftover princess plates. We will combine to make sure there is enough in each bag)
• new plates, napkins, etc. (Dollar stores are great places to find some of these)
• Gift Bags
• Any other party supply like candles, streamers, party hats, etc.

 You can also bring a completed bag. Maybe you can shop with your kids, as a family service project, and get everything you need for a child's birthday. What a neat opportunity to talk with your older preschoolers about giving. A complete bag would at minimum have a cake mix & icing. It could also have 8 plates, napkins, party favors, etc. Theme bags are of course fun (Colts, all pink, Thomas the Train, Princess, etc.).

We are also using the time to collect small toys that the pantry can pass out to little ones who may be fussy while their parents shop.  Opened or unopened fast food kids' toys are perfect.

If you have questions don't hesitate to ask Jessica H. or your DGF!

Do you have a past birthday bag story to share?  Post it in the comment section.

DINNER! at El Rodeo

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Ready to get to know your MOPS friends a little better, to enjoy a few laughs & great Mexican food for dinner without having to feed someone else?  Join us for a Mom's Only Night at El Rodeo in Greenfield. It is located on Highway 9 in front of Home Depot. As always you can come late, leave early and/or bring a friend.  If you have already had supper feel free to join us for just some free chips & salsa.

Look for us in the large room off the main area to the left of the kitchen if you are looking at it.  Leave a comment and let us know if you are coming so we know how big of a table to get!   Contact Jessica H. if you have questions.

HOME ACCESSORIES SWAP THIS THURSDAY!!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

7 p.m.

Park Chapel in The Gathering Place

(Children’s Wing check-in area)

Q: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A HOME ACCESSORIES SWAP?

A: So glad you asked! It's a chance for you to bring gently used home accessories, and "swap" them for something "new to you!"


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
 -- Bring CLEAN, GENTLY USED home accessories with you the evening of the swap. (They should be items that you could give as a gift, not a “garage sale” type of item.) Please bring at least one item, but feel free to bring more. The more you bring, the better the selection will be for others. If something you bring does not get selected, you may either take it back home with you or leave it to be donated to the WEARhouse thrift store.

-- Some EXAMPLE ITEMS: candles holders, frames, framed pictures, mirrors, serving dishes, decorative pillows, throws, baskets, vases, lamps, décor for a child’s room… pretty much anything you might find in the home section of a store.

-- AS YOU ARRIVE on the 17th, we will display all of the items on tables. We will draw numbers to determine the order in which we will get to select the accessories. For example, if there are 20 of us, we will select one item at a time, numbers 1-20, then go backwards 20-1. (This way, the person that draws number 20 will get to select two items in a row.)

-- There is no simple way to keep track of the value of what you bring compared to the value of the items you will get to take home. We ask that you come with the mindset that you are happy to have cleaned out your house, and you will be happy to leave with something new... regardless of the original value of the item(s) you bring. We really just want this to be a lot of fun! Hope you can join us!

Questions? Contact Marj!
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