Happy Thanksgiving!
The Palo Alto
Auxiliary year is coming to a close, and we have a lot to be thankful for!
The Membership Tea was a wonderful afternoon of friendship, memories, celebration and wonderful treats! Thanks to Mary Hicks, Stephanie Beach and their amazing committee!
Restaurants With
Heart’s year is now successfully complete… with $13,000 profit and many satisfied
diners! Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of chairperson Marlene
Bollhoffer and her committee, this was another great year! RwH
restaurateurs are lining up to take a tour of the hospital this Spring. Always
wonderful to see where one’s donations go.
The American Girl
Fashion Show was a success! We have to admit that we had our doubts along
the way…our ticket sales were at our lowest, our souvenir sales dented by
having the American Girl Store in our backyard, BUT we made the most dollars
per patron of any of our previous eleven years…adding the Doll Hair Salon
(Thank You Paul Mitchell Salon!), Walk the Runway and pumping up the “glam” of
our raffle prizes helped dramatically. Including unsold merchandise, our profit
will be about $35,000.
Due to the generosity of our members, all 45 of the girls
from Operation Care and Comfort (children of current active military or Gold
Star Families) were able to attend! Thank you!
We are planning to hold a Doll Fair in early spring to help sell the remaining souvenirs. It
will be open to vendors of all varieties of dolls and doll accessories, not
just American Girl. Perhaps it will also be a venue for private individuals to
sell those dolls that are gathering dust in closets, attics and basements! This idea is a work in progress. If
you are interested in helping to plan or volunteer, please let me know! If
you would like to buy souvenirs, please visit our website www.paloaltoauxiliary.com or
contact Cathy Murphy, paloaltocathy@yahoo.com
We are also thankful for the 10 new members who have joined PAA in the past months! Alicia
Baker, Cindy Dumesney, Sabrina Garcia, Nora Guera, Kristin Iribarren, Melissa
Kertz, Katie Liniger, Kristin Meier, Nirmala Patri and Katie Shea. All
wonderful additions to our group!
The Christmas
Boutique at Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park will be held on Saturday December
5 from 10 am to 3 pm. Talented PAA seamstresses, crafters and artists will be
selling handmade items. A wonderful way to buy lovely gifts, get in the holiday
spirit and support LPCH! If you would be able to help with sales at the event,
please contact Sharon Brugos. msbrugos@sbcglobal.net
Bears & Books. This year 275 bears and 100 books have
been donated to LPCH An additional 50 bears went to the Ronald McDonald House of
Stanford. Centerpieces of our books and bears will be featured at the upcoming
Association of Auxiliaries luncheon. A wonderful way to get the word out!
The Thora’s Thimbles
group has been busy (when are they not!) producing comfort items
for the little patients at the hospital…cough pillows, ER owls, blankets, tote
bags, respirator covers…a long and wonderful list! Angels all.
Earlier this month PAA members Ellen Smith and Nancy Scaff
became aware of a girl who visited the Teen
Van for the first time…she was homeless, she had nothing, not even
underwear! Ellen and Nancy stepped in immediately to help. The Teen Van team treats the medical,
social and mental health needs of kids who are in foster care, the children of
the working poor ($15/hr doesn’t even pay for a studio apartment in our
valley), homeless or runaways from abusive family relationships.
While younger children may get presents from programs such
as Toys for Tots, teens may be left out. If you are interested in donating
during this season, the Teen Van will use the funds to give out Target gift
cards and movie ticket vouchers to their patients…we could call it, the Secret Nana Project ….
If you are interested, please send your checks to PAA c/o
June Schiller, 863 Garland Dr, Palo Alto 94303
Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving
Upcoming
events
December 5, 2015 10 am to 3 pm, Holiday Boutique,
Allied
Arts Guild , 70
Arbor Rd., Menlo Park
January 20, 2016 Annual Membership Meeting & Lunch, 9:30
am – 2pm,
University Club, 3277 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto
January 25 & 26, Restaurants with Heart, Sultana, Menlo
Park
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