Spring has
sprung! Let’s harness some of this energy to our new and existing PAA projects!
Some PAA dates to
mark on your calendars:
April 27 & 28 Restaurants
With Heart at Kabul Afghan Restaurant, San Carlos, lunch & dinner. (See attached)
Membership Meeting, 12
noon, May 19 at PF Chang (May’s Restaurants
with Heart restaurant!), Stanford Shopping Center, introducing Debbie Burkholder, the new
Director of Auxiliaries. Menu choices and reservation info will be sent later.
November 7-8 American
Girl Fashion Show
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This
month sees the well-deserved
“retirement” of Victoria
Applegate, after 38 years of dedication to the Children’s Hospital. We gave
her a gift certificate to Arte Restaurant in Palo Alto and a succulent garden
in a planter (easy-care for her new lifestyle) as a token of our sincere
gratitude. And now we will be welcoming Debbie
Burkholder, the new Director of Auxiliaries to our May Membership meeting
at PF Chang. We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship!
Last month’s Membership Meeting was a working one.
We helped the Thora’s Thimbles crew
by sorting donated fabric, cutting felt eyes, respirator covers, etc. And we
got to see the fun finished products!
We are actively
moving forward with the expansion of the wildly successful BearGram project. Gerry Nelson, along with her Kids For Packard, has recently
delivered books, bears, Easter baskets and cards. Growing the project to
include other comfort items (such as ChemoDucks,, Dialysis Bears, ….) will require a new card. Anyone have
graphic arts skills to lend? It would be much appreciated!!
American Girl 2015
has begun! This year’s Girl of the Year is Grace, a baking enthusiast who loves
all things Parisienne…should be fun to decorate!
Packard Pantry is
in need of more volunteers. If you have a morning a month to spare, please
contact Luisa Pliska (luisaliska@comcast.net).
I have been in
contact with Lauren at The Reading Bug
bookshop regarding a potential new event, The
Fancy Nancy Tea Party. (Love that name!) The illustrator is willing to fly
up (on her own nickel) to act as presenter, Harper & Row will donate door
prizes, the play venue U-me (www.u-meplace.com) in Menlo Park is offering
their premises if we pay a few of their employees to help (insurance reasons)
and the Reading Bug will donate a percent of their sales to us also. The
illustrator will be in touch soon regarding her availability. I’m hoping for late summer or September. Fancy Nancy is geared toward 3 to 8
year olds…a nice adjunct to our American Girl audience (5 to 12 year olds).
Now, I need to work on a BOY event!! Please contact me if you are interested
in helping to develop this Fancy Nancy Tea Party.
Looking forward
to a great month! Nan
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