Home Free Collections

This year we are trying something different for Home Free. They are stocked up with bras but still have many needs. At the January General Meeting, we will be collecting gift cards for Home Free. Any amount is appreciated. The value of the card should be visible and can be written on the card. A few ideas are gas cards, grocery store cards, Target, Walmart, and Sally's beauty supply store.

Silly Supper

Do you like to have fun? 

Do you like to eat? 

Do you like mysteries?

Then we have the event for you! 

The SILLY SUPPER!!

What is a SILLY SUPPER? It's a dinner where you order multiple courses of food that have code names - for example Road Rocks = Salt. :) This includes the utensils too. You will get a full meal - just in an order you pick and you might have to find unique ways of eating it, unless you can figure out the clues. :)
When: January 16th at 6:00pm
Where: Shannon Johnson's House
Spots: 14!!

The Bookworms Book Club

The next book club meeting will be January 8th at 7:00 at Lori W's. The book is The Astronaut's Wives Club by Lily Koppel. We will be picking books for next year at that meeting also. If anybody has any book recommendations, please e-mail them to Lori W. by December 31st.

Our Gummy Holiday Skit

Our Gummy Holiday Skit, sung to here comes Santa Clause.

Here comes TRIDENT Gum, 

Here comes BUBBLE Gum, 

STRIDING Right down the Lane, 

TRIDENT and EXTRA and all the others coming right to you. 

Gum is STICKIN’, women flinchin’ What a BUBBLE-ISHIS night.

So cover your eyes and EXPAND your arms, Cause BUBBLE gum comes tonight 

Here comes EXTRA Gum 

Here comes “RED HOT” Gum 

STRIDING Right down the Lane

We’ve got a bag that’s filled with BUBBLE gum. For all you gals Again 

Hear those BUBBLES PINGING, POPPING, Oh what a beautiful sound 

So cover your eyes and EXPAND your arms, Cause BUBBLE gum is coming tonight

MNWT Foundation Fundraiser

Our annual foundation fundraiser event Saturday, February 28th at 8pm! (doors open at 7)

 
Chanhassen Playhouse Theater
501 West 78th Street
PO Box 100
Chanhassen MN 55317

The Stevie Ray’s Comedy Troupe creates hilarious comedy based on suggestions you can call out from the audience. Watch a high-quality show in a relaxed atmosphere. Dinner and gratuity included! For just $65.00 Per Person! What a great way to celebrate 65 year

Christmas Caroling

Please join us for some fun, festive, Christmas Caroling at the Good Samaritan Ambassador Nursing home.

It's this Saturday, December 20th at 10:30 a.m.

If you didn't signup at the meeting and plan to join us, please reply to this email. If you're not sure or won't know until the last minute, that's ok - just come!

Song sheets will be available and you do NOT need to be a good singer. Children of any age are welcome and encouraged to come.

We'll meet inside by the front entrance at 10:30 and we'll plan to sing until 11:45. The address is 8100 Medicine Lake Road (just west of Winnetka).

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to bring joy to others during this holiday season and joy to ourselves as well! Wear a Santa hat or reindeer ears if you have them. I'm bringing homemade Xmas cookies from our WT cookie exchange for a snack after caroling.

Ronald McDonald House

The holidays are surely a time for giving as is the New Year. Please consider helping provide meals at Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, January 10th from 4:30-7:30. The Ronald McDonald House is a non-profit organization that provides a home away from home to keep families together during a child’s health crisis, when family matters most. Meals are provided for the families thanks to volunteers like
us!

We need approximately 7 people to work at the RMH which includes setting up, serving and cleanup. We're going to serve lasagna, macaroni & cheese, 4 salads, 2 garlic bread and 4 desserts (cookies/bars/cakes). I will be making a motion to buy the lasagna from Costco and hopefully the rest will be provided by our members. If you cannot attend, you can still provide food or beverages that someone else can bring or a donation. We need to plan for 80-90 people, but I will get a better count before I pick-up the lasagna. I will have a sign-up at the December meeting, but if you cannot attend the meeting and want to help, please email me. Let me know if you can help at the event, if you can contribute, or both.

Sign-up:
1. Mac and Cheese - in a crockpot
2. Lettuce Salad
3. Jell-o Salad (if anyone wants to do finger jell-o that's been a big hit in the past)
4. Other Salad
5. Other Salad
6. Garlic Bread (2 people)
7. Dessert (4 people)
8. Milk (gallon of white and chocolate) - 2 people

You can also sign up for an item and just donate money, which I can use to buy items at Costco (i.e. milk, salad, dessert, bread).

Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Pam M

Craft Night Photos 2014

Thanks Diane and Tawn for a fun Night.

Isaac's Journey - Winter State

A tribute to children who have suffered from cancer, is again happening at Winter State with the Luminary Walk. For a suggested donation of $5, you can decorate a bag with the name and age of the child. Let me know if you would like a white bag for this purpose. We are hoping that there are at least 2 bags from
our chapter. I will collect both the bags and monetary donation.

Diane V, Issac's Journey LPM

Vikings vs Packers Photos 2014

One year the Vikings might actually win.

Home Free Collections

This year we are trying something different for Home Free. They are stocked up with bras but still have
many needs. At the December and January General Meetings, we will be collecting gift cards for Home Free. Any amount is appreciated. The value of the card should be visible and can be written on the card. A few ideas are gas cards, grocery store cards, Target, Walmart, and Sally's beauty supply store. If we collect over $200 in gift cards at the December Meeting, there may be an appearance from the bra and
underwear ladies to sing a special thank you song.

Trust Vets

Trust Vets is a valuable resource. They are expanding TRUST VETS and need help getting the word out.

They've built a page on the Indiegogo site and need to get as many people on that link as possible to introduce themselves. Would you be willing to help us drive business to Veterans by sharing the link?

A lot of people want better for Veterans; this is a simple way to make good on those intentions.

http://trustvets.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d1f44adcda4717817efaba929&id=b093126fde&e=1fe2ddf89e

HOLIDAY POTLUCK AND GENERAL MEETING

It's that time of year again - 

Come celebrate the New Hope Women of Today's Annual Holiday Potluck and General Meeting! 

What makes it special? Let me TELL you!
*FOOD FOOD FOOD! It's a potluck dinner - so bring a dish to share!
*LIVE MUSIC! Provided by the talented Wally Carr
*GIFT EXCHANGE! Bring a gift - get a gift! (Think $5-$10 range)
*A CRAFTY SERVICE PROJECT! We will be decorating cards for the Ambassador Nursing Home - all supplies will be provided. 
*FESTIVE CLOTHING! Bring out the good, the bad and the ugly Christmas sweaters! Come Christmasy, Casual, and Comfy! 

And the MOST important
*MEETING TIME! We will conduct a general meeting as well. 

It should be fun, festive, and full of laughs and food! Hope to see you there!!

HOST:New Hope Women of Today

WHEN: Monday, December 15 at 6:30 PM

WHERE: Holy Nativity Luthern Church 3900 Winnetka Ave N New Hope, MN 55427

Tubing

Bring your family and join me for some Fun in the Snow! If you are lucky you might catch a sight of me falling. I hear it is quite entertaining. - Kellee

Where: Elm Creek Winter Recreation Area
12400 James Deane Parkway
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Time: 1pm-3pm
Cost: $15 a person
RSVP to Kellee P

December Fun

Members, I need your help. I'm looking for one fun fact from each of you. I'm hoping to get 100% of you to reply to this plea before December 10th
.
You can think up your own fun fact or use one of the ideas below. Text me or e-mail me.

Fun Fact Ideas:
Middle name
Favorite Color
How Many Children
How Many Grandchildren
How many pets
A spouse, child or pets name
Years as a NHWT member
Occupation
Hobby
Favorite TV show

I only need one fact from each member. I also need one recipe from each member, if you have not sent me yours yet, now is a good time.

Thanks, Anna

District Road Show

Join us Friday, December 19^th, 6 – 8 pm at the Fridley Community Center for a District Road Show. Women of Today members from the State will be there to do a little training and have a little fun. 

2014 Shopping Spree

Our Annual Shopping Spree will be held on December 6^th. Please contact Judy S if you would like to volunteer your time.

What is our Shopping Spree?

Each year in we take children from families in need shopping. This is no everyday shopping trip. These children are not buying for themselves, but for their family. With the help of volunteers, the children pick out gifts for their family. They wrap the gifts and as a reward for giving to others, the children get to visit Santa. Santa has a small gift for each child. It is a humbling experience to witness children picking out gifts of sock and underwear or mittens, scarf’s and hats, instead of video games and toys.