NY - 5th Annual Flower City Gathering (Rochester)

[Auntielauri]

Saturday, October 20, 2012
10am – 5pm
Parkminster Presbyterian Church
2710 Chili Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624

This event is being hosted by:
Lauri (Auntielauri) and
Marsie

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Our Gathering now has it's own email address!! Please send any emails to:

[email protected]


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Please note that this thread is our primary method of communication, so please refer to it often to be kept up to date on any additional or updated information.

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Cost $29.00, due by October 1, 2012
Includes:
Morning snacks & coffee
Catered lunch
Beverages
Desserts
Goodie bags for everyone
Door prizes
Group projects

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This gathering is limited to the first 75 paid registrations.

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We would like to use the name tags we used last year as our "official" gathering name tag. Please annotate on your registration form if you do not have one or need a new one or have yours from last year.

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Registration Form:
Please see the bottom of this post for the registration form to print and send with your payment.


Please send your payment to:
Lauri Patnode
149 Spruce Avenue
Rochester, NY 14611

There are no refunds, however you may offer your spot to somebody else.

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Supplies: Please see post #2 for supply list. Please check back for updates for updated supplied needed.

Shoebox Project Information:
This is the only mandatory part of the day which will take place first on our schedule

**Please have your shoebox completely prepared and ready to go when you arrive for the gathering. Unfortunately, I have had complaints in past years of people not having their shoebox projects ready for their tablemates to work on, making this reminder necessary. If you don't arrive with a completed and ready to go shoebox project, your tablemates are not obligated to allow you to do the project they have prepared. Prepared means having all of the elements of your pre planned project prepared and ready for your tablemates. Tossing a bunch of random supplies on the table and instructing people to "create whatever they would like" is not acceptable. Please be considerate of others and extend the courtesy of having your shoebox project ready when you arrive. Thanks!!**

*Your shoebox project can be anything stamped*

• If you are making a card, we will make FULL cards using at least one embellishment (ribbon, brads, buttons, etc).
• Quality CS is a MUST!
• Please have all card pieces pre-cut.
• Please bring stamps or other items for your project
• Please include instructions (aka: recipes), tips and any other important information.
• Please bring four extra completed shoe box projects. You will use one as your sample at your table, two for hostess gifts and one for a door prize.
• You may make other projects keeping in mind it should not take more than 10-12 mins to complete.
• We estimate having approx. 8 people at each table and will give final numbers when we have a final count.


Swaps

Marsie is our swap hostess. You can also feel free to email her at the gathering email and I will forward it to her. Please follow the requirements below and if you are joining the SU only, please use only current SU products. Please note that if you sign up for a swap and do not fulfill your commitment, you will not receive any swaps from the others in your group.

We will have 7 swaps:
1. Card front – SU only
2. Card Front – NVR
3. 6x6 recipe swap
4. 6x6 scrapbook (2 page layout)
5. ATC – Artist Trading Card
6. 3D Item swap
7. Rolodex card swap (card size will be 4 x 2 5/8 – the same size as the SU!/Sizzix Big Shot die)


Swaps are not mandatory – you may participate in as few or as many as you would like. Please remember to showcase your best work using quality products. You must use at least two layers and one embellishment on each swap – thanks!!

Handmade Gift Exchange
We will exchange handmade gifts. Please be sure that your gift is handmade and something to do with paper crafting. Please do not bring a non paper crafted gift. For those wishing to participate, please bring a handmade gift with a value of approx. $5.00. Please be sure your gift is wrapped with your name so the person who receives it knows who to thank!!


Donations

We are going to be donating cards to the Journey Home Hospice this year. Please read about their organization here:

Journey Home Inc - Rochester, NY

They are in need of thank you cards and general use cards only. Due to the nature of their organization, cards such as birthday, get well, new baby, wedding and those for specific holidays (which could not be used as thank you cards) etc. are not needed. If possible, it would be helpful to donate an envelope with your card. We will again have a special prize drawing for anybody who donates cards to this cause. Just an FYI – their logo is a butterfly!!

We are also having a 2nd special prize drawing for anybody who donates something for the Journey Home’s wish list:

Journey Home Wish List

Stamps
Large Rubbermaid Containers
Paper Goods- paper towels, toilet paper and tissues
Antibacterial Liquid Soaps
Hypoallergenic Baby Wipes
Wegmans, Sams and OfficeMax Gift Cards
Tall Kitchen Garbage Bags
Small Garbage Bags
Lysol- Spray
Swiffer Wet Jet Refills-Floor and Dusters
Kitchen Clorox cleaner
Windex
Snacks & Diet & Regular Soda
Post it Notes
HE only, Detergent with Bleach
Sponges
Napkins
Colored Paper for Copier
Paper Clips, Tape, Pens and Pencils


You will receive 2 tickets for the drawing for the first item off of the list that you donate. Anybody donating 2 items or more will receive 4 tickets for each item donated!!

The reason that we have chosen Journey Home as the recipient of our donations is because of the incredible work they do. I have a personal friend, Kim Lucas, who volunteers there – not only does she volunteer there, but her Mother passed away there as well. It is truly an amazing place for people to be able to live out their last days. When Kim’s mom was there, there were gracious enough to let my sister use their kitchen to make to make a home made fettuccini alfredo dinner for several people with no questions asked as their goal is for everybody to feel like they are at home – patients as well as guests.

Hope to see you all at the gathering!
Lauri and Marsie

[Auntielauri]

Please bring a BASIC SUPPLY KIT to include:
*scissors
*adhesive, both wet and dry
*pop dots or foam dots
*cutting tool with scoring blade
*ruler
*heavy duty adhesive like scor tape or red
sticky strip
*corner rounder
*score board if you have one - we will need it for the group project

[Auntielauri]

Shoebox -Please prepare 7 kits and 4 completed.


1. Carolyn Weichenthal - PAID
2. Sandy Olsovsky (Grammieo) - PAID
3. Gayla Noel (snowcountry311) - PAID
4. Melissa Layman (MelissaL) - PAID
5. Kathy Denny (2xGrammy) - PAID
6. Beth Schreiber (teach57123) - PAID
7. Arlene Donald (arlenevita) - PAID
8. Patricia Mitchelson (scraphead) - PAID
9. Debera Mitchell (sunnybell) - PAID
10. Barbara LaBrake (Barb) - PAID
11. Patience Adkins - PAID
12. Heather Marshall (Quilling_Queen) - PAID
13. Martha Dolan (josiejojosie) - PAID
14. Becky O'Donnell (Kewl Kat) - PAID
15. Debbie Bennett (dbenn2001) - PAID
16. Bo Trommer (bopeep12345) - PAID
17. Robin Allison (NYTripletMommy) - PAID
18. Stella Sciolino (Stellabella2) - PAID
19. Ginny Stevens-Chase (Ginnysc) - PAID
20. Ina Eisen (yellowrose46) - PAID
21. Nancy Baker (njbaker) - PAID
22. Marilyn Dyjak - PAID
23. Cindy Thayer - PAID
24. Kathy Wolfanger - PAID
25. Pat Miller (Pat.Miller) - PAID
26. Stacey Todd - PAID
27. Jill Gress (Gilta) - PAID
28. Shirley Jollie (Shirley Jollie) - PAID
29. Beverly Schwartz (quiltergirl89) - PAID
30. Sandee Pettenski (Sandee 196) - PAID
31. Nancy O'Meal (nmart) - PAID
32. Jan Avery - PAID
33. Carol Kungsman - PAID
34. Pat Fadio - PAID
35. Joanne Ventrilla (jmventrilla) - PAID
36. Jenny Marrese (Freerspirit) - PAID
37. Kathleen Dean - PAID
38. Edie Kort (emk) - PAID
39. Brenda Phillips (bephillips) - PAID
40. Maria Suben (Maria3) - PAID
41. Kathy Kimmons - PAID
42. Mary Ross - PAID
43. Cathy Howland (kittenkat) - PAID
44. Sharon Cotteleer - PAID
45. Karen Porter - PAID
46. Donna Bertolino - PAID
47. Janet Oliver - PAID

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 23 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)


1. Nancy Baker
2. Marilyn Dyjak
3. Patricia Mitchelson
4. Berverly Schwartz
5. Jill Gress
6. Stacey Todd
7. Melissa Layman
8. Cindy Thayer
9. Jan Avery
10. Nancy O'Meal
11. Debera Mitchell
12. Beth Schreiber
13. Marsie
14. Mary Ross
15. Sandy Olsovsky
16. Jenny Marrese
17. Carolyn Weichenthal
18. Becky O'Donnell
19. Debbie Bennett
20. Robin Allison
21. Gayla Noel
22. Sharon Cotteleer
23. Sheila Foster
24. Karen Porter

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 30 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)


1. Stella Sciolino
2. Ginny Stevens-Chase
3. Nancy Baker
4. Patricia Mitchelson
5. Heather Marshall
6. Jill Gress
7. Stacey Todd
8. Arlene Donald
9. Bo Trommer
10. Jan Avery
11. Pat Fadio
12. Edie Kort
13. Debera Mitchell
14. Beth Schreiber
15. Kathy Denny
16. Joanne Ventrilla
17. Sandy Olsovsky
18. Kathy Kimmons
19. Pat Miller
20. Jenny Marrese
21. Barb LaBrake
22. Brenda Phillips
23. Becky O'Donnell
24. Debbie Bennett
25. Robin Allison
26. Carol Kunzmann
27. Martha Dolan
28. Cathy Howland
29. Gayla Noel
30. Kathy Wolfanger
31. Sheila Foster

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 15 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)

1. Stella Sciolino
2. Ginny Stevens-Chase
3. Nancy Baker
4. Shirley Jollie
5. Patricia Mitchelson
6. Sandee Pettesnki
7. Debera Mitchell
8. Patience Adkins
9. Beth Schreiber
10. Joanne Ventrilla
11. Marsie
12. Sandy Olsovsky
13. Becky O'Donnell
14. Robin Allison
15. Gayla Noel
16. Kathy Wolfanger

[Auntielauri]

1. Nancy Baker
2. Gayla Noel

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 16 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)


1. Stella Sciolino
2. Ginny Stevens-Chase
3. Nancy Baker
4. Patricia Mitchelson
5. Arlene Donald
6. Jan Avery
7. Pat Fadio
8. Beth Schreiber
9. Kathy Denny
10. Joanne Ventrilla
11. Jenny Marrese
12. Kathleen Dean
13. Becky O'Donnell
14. Carol Kunzmann
15. Martha Dolan
16. Gayla Noel
17. Carolyn Weichenthal

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 15 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)


1. Stella Sciolino
2. Beverly Schwartz
3. Melissa Layman
4. Cindy Thayer
5. Beth Schreiber
6. Joanne Ventrilla
7. Marsie
8. Jenny Marrese
9. Kathleen Dean
10. Becky O'Donnell
11. Robin Allison
12. Cathy Howland
13. Gayla Noel
14. Carolyn Weichenthal
15. Lauri Patnode
16. Sheila Foster

[Auntielauri]

CLOSED - COUNT IS 8 (NOT INCLUDING YOURSELF)

1. Nancy Baker
2. Patricia Mitchelson
3. Arlene Donald
4. Lauri Patnode
5. Debera Mitchell
6. Marsie
7. Becky O'Donnell
8. Gayla Noel
9. Sheila Foster

[Auntielauri]

THIS IS NOT CLOSED - ANYBODY WHO BRINGS A GIFT CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE!!


1. Stella Sciolino
2. Ginny Stevens-Chase
3. Patricia Mitchelson
4. Melissa Layman
5. Arlene Donald
6. Jan Avery
7. Debera Mitchell
8. Patience Adkins
9. Lauri Patnode
10. Beth Schreiber
11. Jenny Marrese
12. Kathleen Dean
13. Becky O'Donnell
14. Robin Allison
15. Gayla Noel

[Auntielauri]

We will do a Secret Sister again this year if there is interest. There will be information forms at the registration table for those wishing to participate.

We decided as a group last year that the minimum secret sister requirements are as follows:

-a card on her birthday
-one card for each season (winter, spring, summer, fall)
-a papercrafted gift with a $5 value at the reveal at next years gathering

We want to keep it simple, so please feel free to do as much as you want, but above would be the minimum.

If you have a Secret Sister from last years gathering, please don't forget to bring her a papercrafted gift as stated above for our reveal!!

[Auntielauri]

Last year we did the garage sale thing for the first time and, much to my dismay, there were issues with theft. If any of you would like to bring garage sale items, please feel free, but at your own risk. If there is enough of an interest and somebody would like to coordinate a schedule to monitor the items for sale, please let me know.



UNWANTED/UNLOVED EXCHANGE:
Please see post #29 for details on this!!! If you have any questions, please contact Pat, SCS name Scraphead
Thanks.

[grammieo]

I've got it on my calendar. Please sign me up! I'm so glad it's at Parkminster. - Sandy O.

[snowcountry311]

i'm in

[MelissaL]

Sign me up, please Lauri. I am sure that Ina will be in too, but I'll let her confirm. I would like to sign up for the SU card front and 3D swaps, as well as the gift exchange. I may add to that later but for now I will commit to those.

Could you post a pic of the baby? I'd love to see him and your avi is pretty small.

[snowcountry311]

ditto melissa, lauri-show your cutiepie off!

[2xGrammy]

So excited, Lauri! Please put my name on the list. Love the location...our ladies group spent many happy years there. Hopefully we might get a chance to meet your handsome little Evan..we'd love that!!

Kathy Denny

[teach57123]

Count me in, too Laurie. I always have a great time at your events!

[arlenevita]

Me, too! I'm in for at least Rolodex and NVR Cardfront!

[scraphead]

I think I can make it, count me in too
Lauri, can we do the unwanted/unloved PO Box exchange?????

[Auntielauri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by scraphead

I think I can make it, count me in too
Lauri, can we do the unwanted/unloved PO Box exchange?????

Sure! Would you please post here about it so folks know what it is?? Thanks!!

[Auntielauri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowcountry311

ditto melissa, lauri-show your cutiepie off!

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[Auntielauri]

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[Auntielauri]

Here's a newborn one

[Auntielauri]

I almost forgot!!! If you have special dietary needs, please annotate that on your registration form and shoot me an email. Marsie is handling the meal and I will find out from her what options we have.

[Quilling_Queen]

Please add me to the list. My registration will be in the mail on Monday

[MelissaL]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auntielauri

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What a cutie pie!

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auntielauri

Sure! Would you please post here about it so folks know what it is?? Thanks!!

Hi guys, if you would like to join the "Unwanted/unloved" swap what it is is a medium 1st class mailing box (free from the post office) fill it with all the things you just had to have and never used, or you have 2 of the same thing, things that you have been meaning to use but have sat on the shelf unloved.
Please fill the box with stamping items or items that can be used for stamping, no paper filler or pea nuts.

let me know if you would like to join, you can have more than 1 box if you wish, you will take as many home as you bring, you lose nothing, and may gain things you will use in return.

There is no money value, so you may put a more costly item than you receive but it will be a full box.ju

Please do not write your name on the box large, just put your initials really small on the top, so I can cover this with a # that way your can look if the box your pick is your own, only then can you change it.


1.............Scraphead/Pat
2.............Snowcountry311/Gayla
3.............Arlene
4.............Arlene 2nd box
5.............Melissa
6.............Becky
7.............Yellowrose46/Ina
8.............ginnysc
9.............2xgrammy
10...........Scraphead/Pat 2nd box
11...........Freerspirit
12...........Freerspirit/2nd box
13...........NYTripletmommy/Robin
14...........Craftylady242
15...........Craftylady242 2nd box
16...........Teach57123
17...........Gilta/Jill
18...........Sunnybell
Dont forget, even if you have commited to 1 box, you can always bring more, this going to be fun.

THERE IS NO CLOSING NUMBER FOR THIS SWAP, IF YOU WANT TO BRING MORE JUST BRING THEM ALONG

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auntielauri

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oh my, he is sooooo cute

[snowcountry311]

he's a doll!

[snowcountry311]

pat-seeing as i have a small pile of unloved/unwanted items-i'm in~

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowcountry311

pat-seeing as i have a small pile of unloved/unwanted items-i'm in~

just a small pile?????? LOL, did you forget I was in your house today...

Got you down, had a great time today

[MelissaL]

Do you just bring the box on the day or mail it before hand?

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelissaL

Do you just bring the box on the day or mail it before hand?

Hi Melissa,
you bring the box to the gathering and we trade there, no mailing costs involved.

[arlenevita]

Pat, you KNOW that I can probably fill a box or two of "needs a new home" stuff!

[MelissaL]

That sounds fun, Could you put me down for the unwanted/loved swap. I will have to pick up a box when I come down for the gathering but that shouldn't be a problem. Canada Post doesn't provide shipping boxes for us. I will say one for now but lord knows I could probably fill two with no problem. lol Does anyone have an idea what the dimensions for a medium box are?

[arlenevita]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelissaL

That sounds fun, Could you put me down for the unwanted/loved swap. I will have to pick up a box when I come down for the gathering but that shouldn't be a problem. Canada Post doesn't provide shipping boxes for us. I will say one for now but lord knows I could probably fill two with no problem. lol Does anyone have an idea what the dimensions for a medium box are?

The med. flat rate box is about 8.5" wide x 11.25" long x 5.5" deep.

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by arlenevita

Pat, you KNOW that I can probably fill a box or two of "needs a new home" stuff!

NO, who would have thought that, not me.....

got you down for 2 boxes

[scraphead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelissaL

That sounds fun, Could you put me down for the unwanted/loved swap. I will have to pick up a box when I come down for the gathering but that shouldn't be a problem. Canada Post doesn't provide shipping boxes for us. I will say one for now but lord knows I could probably fill two with no problem. lol Does anyone have an idea what the dimensions for a medium box are?

Hi Meliass
I will put you down for 1, if you bring 2 thats not a problem
I see Arlene has given measurements, so if you can get a box from the grocery store with these measurements that will work too.
Pat