Thanksgiving

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. This has been a trying year for many, and yet we all have much to be thankful for. Our family and friends, the loving and giving community in which we live and the ability to help others. Through our efforts and the efforts of many other service groups we have provided food for those who are in need. Something to think about when we sit down to enjoy the bounty of our own tables.

Food Drive update

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Hey everybody, just a quick update on the food drive-

Thank you to every person that manned a table these last few weekends, thanks to you along with a donation from a local orchard we were able to fill three boxes for each of our 20 families! That is a mighty amount of food and more than just a Thanksgiving meal! Phi Beta Lambda helped provide sustenance for a large portion of the Walla Walla valley's disadvantaged families!

Additionally, the monetary donations we received were substantial enough that each of these 20 families also received a $25 gift card to Harvest Foods of Walla Walla to help purchase the "perishable" items that are needed to make a Thanksgiving dinner work like a turkey or a ham.

On top of that, a local business (who wished to remain nameless) was willing to donate 5 fresh turkeys to help us with our cause. Two things came from this. First, our twenty families were so well provided with their 3 boxes of food and their gift card that these turkeys were able to be given to alternate families that were in need. Second, this wonderful nameless company cared so much about what we were doing that they provided an additional five turkeys! This made a total of ten turkeys which meant we helped ten additional families with our efforts!

This club has made a huge difference this quarter and I am proud to know the many folks in this club that have labored to make fantastic things happen for our neighbors in Walla Walla, stand proud classmates, you are making a difference in the world, making it a better tomorrow!

COOK BOOKS ARE HERE

So the cookbooks came today there are 227, rember they give extra books to make up shipping price. So if anyone wants to pick up any they can contact me through here, facebook, email me, I will be giving some to Mike tomorrow also or you can call me at 509-540-2019.

Food Drive

So it was lots of fun this morning getting boxes ready for people. I am getting ready to go shopping for last of the stuff and it was suggested that maybe getting some fresh apples would be nice so I called Davis Orchards to see if they would be willing to sell some apples at a discount rate and they told me they would call me back. They called me back and said yes they could give us apples but instead of buying them they would donate some so I went and picked them up thinking it was going to be a couple of boxes. No I picked up 13 boxes of apples and a box of pears to go the other food that we got tonight.

CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPING @ SHOPKO THIS COMING WEEKEND

I would like to remind everybody that this coming weekend (11/28-11/29) will be the weekend we chose to do gift wrapping at Shopko. The sign up sheet was passed around on Tuesday and Friday, but not everybody was there to see it and sign up. We are still in need of help on both days. If you would like to help, but can't make it for the entire shift THAT IS OK. Even if you come and help for one hour all help will be welcome and much appreciated!

If you have signed up, but will not be able to show up for some reason or another PLEASE let me know or let somebody who is working the table already know if at all possible so that the table won't be left unattended or so we won't get too short handed.

As of right now this is the way the sign up sheet is:

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28 (7:00 AM - 7:00PM)

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Jody Mathews
Alexzander Kimm
Maye Hofer

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Jody Mathews
Alexzander Kimm
Debra Ocanas

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Jody Mathews
Alexzander Kimm
LaKatherine Borgers

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CLEAN UP)
Jody Mathews
Alexzander Kimm
LaKatherine Borgers

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29 (8:00 AM - 8:00 PM)

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Kim Patzkowski
Alexzander Kimm
Dorothy Wilson

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kim Patzkowski
Alexzander Kimm
Nora
Juana

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kim Patzkowski
Alexzander Kimm
LaKatherine Borgers

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CLEAN UP)
Kim Patzkowski
Alexzander Kimm
Teresa Murphy

Again...if you would like to help PLEASE do not hesitate to show up. I would GREATLY appreciate it if I knew before hand so we can have a little bit of an idea of how many will actually be there, but even if you don't PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't hesitate to show up if you have some free time and wouldn't mind coming to help!

This will be a HUGE fundraiser for us again and I would LOVE to see this be successful!!

Food Drive for the weekend of 11/21 - 11/22

Harvest Foods Sign-up Sheet

905 S. Second Ave.

Walla Walla

Saturday, Novemeber 21st

9:00 -10:00

Debra

Nick M.

10:00 - 11:00

Debra

11:00 - 12:00

Debra

Sunday, November 22nd
10:00 - 11:00
Debra
11:00 - 12:00
Jonathon
12:00 - 1:00
Alice P.
Barbara

Andy's Market
1117 S. College Ave.
College Place
Sunday, November 22nd
10:00 - 11:00
Nobody
11:00 - 12:00
Alejandro
Maye
12:00 - 1:00
Debra

Cookbook Update

Just got notification that the cookbooks should be here next week. So we can start selling more after Thanksgiving.

RE: Food Drive for the week of 11/09 - 11/15

Saturday at Harvest Foods PBL received the largest food donation so far during our Thanksgiving Food Drive. The local Cub Scout group came in, split up into teams and proceeded to fill nine, yes NINE, shopping carts with food and donated it to our drive!

Being the one from our class to be on the receiving end of such a generous donation, made the two additional hours I had not anticipated working well worth it.

If you forgot what weekend you signed up for, or are unsure of the hours you are scheduled to work, remember it will be posted here on the blog at the start of each week. You can also speak with Community Service during our Tuesday committees or ask to see the sign-up sheet at the Friday meetings.

UPDATE ON WRAPPING PAPER STATUS

I just checked the Fed Ex website and it says that as of this morning it was on a truck in Pasco to be delivered! Looks like we will be getting it a few days earlier than expected!

SHORT ON PERSONAL ENRICHMENT HOURS?!

Personal Enrichment Opportunities

November 18th, 2009
7:00 – 8:30pm
Want to take your success, passion and joy to new levels? Ready to make your dreams a reality? Most people dream big ... but end up sabotaging their own success with self-limiting beliefs and behaviors. "How to Get More from Life," a free mini seminar offered by local non-profit Foundations, helps you identify ways you’re sabotaging your own success and offers practical tips for achieving greater potential. Walk-ins welcome. Contact Kondi Kulisewa at 503-522-6526 or kondi@foundations1.com with questions.
http://www.foundations1.com/personal-success/cornerstone-free-preview/

Red Lion Inn
1021 NE Grand, Avenue
Portland, OR

November 19th, 2009
7:00 - 8:30pm
Bring the whole family to the Walla Walla Symphony Family Concert and Foodraiser free (with non-perishable food item per person) concert! Music includes Tzvi Avni's "Three-Legged Monster" with narrator Kevin Loomer, and young double bass player Jake Willard performing Capuzzi's "Concerto for Double Bass" with the Walla Walla Symphony.
http://www.wwsymphony.org/

Cordiner Hall
46 S. Park St.
Whitman College Campus

November 26th, 2009
7:30am - TBA
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. A Fun Run to benefit the local Red Cross. Registration at 7:30, Race starts at 8:30 a.m. Call 525-7380.

Near 1st and Main
Walla Walla

December 5th, 2009
11:30 - 1:30
Holiday Baking Class. Holiday cooking demonstration. Lunch during the demonstration and take home holiday treats to share with family. $20/person.
http://cameoheightsmansion.com/intro.aspx

Cameo Heights Mansion
1072 Oasis Road
Touchet, WA

NEED SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS?!

Personal Community Service Opportunity

Valley Residential Services is looking for people to help decorate wreaths to be sold on Black Friday. Proceeds to go towards the purchase of a new wheel chair van.

Wreath Decorating Parties. Three dates to choose from or join us for all three Dates Nov. 13 & 17 & 20 2009. The sale event date will be Black Friday November 27th, the day after Thanksgiving. This is one of our final year events. We have 200 Wreaths to decorate some will have lights, many colors and beautiful styles, along with the traditional colors red & green. We need for our neighbors to help with decorating materials! Please! Valley residential being a non-profit agency, our CEO purchased 200 wreaths last year. We our continuing to raise enough money for our wheel chair van.

Decorating to take place 2:30 – 5:00pm

Valley Residential Services
240 Bush St. (off Alder)
Walla Walla

PBL In The News

Club collects food for needy

Members of the Walla Walla Community College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda are collecting food items to give to needy families for Thanksgiving. Members will be at Harvest Foods the next two weekends, including from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14-15 and 21-22.

Members will also be at will also be at Andy's Market from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. the next two Sundays, Nov. 15 and 22.

PBL is also holding a fundraiser to pay for expenses to attend the PBL national conference in Nashville, Tenn., in June. They have collected their own best recipes and those from family and friends and compiled them into a cookbook.

The compendium contains 146 recipes, including appetizers, main dishes, desserts and others. The club is selling the cookbooks for $8. They may be purchased from any PBL member or advisor Mike Hays (527-4695).

Food Drive for the week of 11/09 - 11/15

Here is the sign-up sheet for this weekend, November 14th & 15th.

Harvest Foods

905 S. Second Ave., Walla Walla

Saturday, November 14th
9:00 -10:00
Marissa
Nick M.
10:00 - 11:00
Bruce
11:00 - 12:00
Juana

Sunday, November 15th
10:00 - 11:00
Marissa
11:00 - 12:00
Patricia D.
Kim P.
12:00 - 1:00
Alice P.
Patricia D.

Andy's Market

1117 S. College Ave., College Place

Sunday, November 15th

10:00 - 11:00

Kathy

11:00 - 12:00

Alice D.

12:00 - 1:00

Nobody

PBL Thanksgiving Food Drive Sign-Up Sheet

Harvest Foods Sign-Up Sheet
905 S. Second Ave., Walla Walla
(Two persons per hour per time period please)

Saturday, November 7th

9:00 – 10:00
Jonathan M.
Carrie Kim P.
10:00 – 11:00
Candyce
Carrie Kim P.
11:00 – 12:00
Michael
Candyce

Sunday, November 8th

10:00 - 11:00

Patricia D.

Kim P.

11:00 - 12:00

Patricia D.

Kim P.

12:00 - 1:00

Nobody

Andys' Market Sign-Up Sheet

1117 S. College Ave., College Place

(Two persons per hour per time period please)

Sunday, November 8th

10:00 - 11:00

Kathy

11:00 - 12:00

Alice D.

12:00 - 1:00

Nobody

** Pleas Note that when this sign-up sheet was originally made, times listed for Sunday's were not correct. They will by 10:00 - 1:00, not 9:00 - 12:00. If you had signed up for a 9:00 - 12:00 shift on a Sunday you don't actually need to be there until 10am. If this is a problem, and doesn't work with your schedule, let someone in community service know and we'll try and work you in somewhere. There are still open time slots for the other weekends.**

Haunted House helps the community

Our club put together the biggest hanted house that the Walla Walla valley has seen in decades, rivaling the famed JC events! We want to thank every single person that assisted with this fundraiser and community service event from the hands within the club to the assistance from private members outside the club! We want to thank the many local businesses for coming together and providing many of the items we needed to put this haunted house on and making the community that much closer!

We saw nearly 2,000 people come through our dreary doors and most of them had the courage to finish the spooky maze of maniacal madness! Each of our 20 scenes were widely discussed, often while the victim was watching behind them to ensure that nothing was coming after them!

With this 2,000 people, PBL managed to raise quite a bit of money. After paying for the debts incurred on this event and providing a small amount to the club for future events, PBL found themselves dividing up $8,000 to the following causes (which was approved by the club in this morning's meeting):

$2,000 - College scholarships for business students within our community college

$1,500 - YWCA domestic violence shelters

$1,500 - Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse

$1,500 - Literacy programs in our elementary schools

$500 - Valley Residential Services

$500 - March of Dimes

$500 - divided to 10 families in difficult situations for a better Christmas.

The companies that helped were many and each provided assistance to getting our haunted house off the ground in some manner or another. These companies are listed here:

Greiner Radiators

McDonald Zaring Insurance

Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Cascade Fire Protection Co.

Stoneway Electric

Eagle Construction

WWCC

Norco

ProBuild East

Franz Bakery

The Coffee Place

Walla Walla Union Bulletin

Walla Walla Business Journal

Hasting's Entertainment

Domino's Pizza

Pizza Hut

Beginner's Mind Martial Arts

The Little Dojo

Tumac Machinery

Doug's Septic Service

Grassi Refrigeration

Trail's End Taxidermy

Gary's Paint & Decoration

Lightfoot's Towing

Jim's Glass Shop

K-Wheat

KORD

The Morgue Radio Show

Good Time Productions

Parties Plus

community service opportunity

Hi everyone, if you need community service hours there is an opportunity at Odd Fellows November 19th-21. They are having a Fall Bazaar and need helpers. I believe the time is 9:00 - 2:00 pm. Please email Heather Warner at hwarner@oddfellows.com for further information.