Dear Friends,
We're Going Shopping!
A few years ago, I was asked to teach a Stop Drop and Dance class alongside mothers and daughters from the San Rafael National Charity League Chapter. It was a donation class where people could bring diapers in exchange for the class and they titled it, "Dance For Diapers!" The diapers were collected for the Postpartum Support Center in Marin, and this is when I was first introduced to this non-profit organization.
Over the summer, my daughters and I started volunteering a few hours every week for the Postpartum Support Center and we help wherever possible, from organizing donations they receive, to folding baby clothes, to greeting pregnant moms, new and young families, and help them pick up diapers, clothing and other essentials for their children, free of charge. It is quite a wonderful service for families in need to feel like they can go shopping without actually paying anything.
From now until Thanksgiving weekend, will you help us stock up the Holiday Toy Shop for the Postpartum Support Center?
There are 2 ways to donate:
1) Bring a NEW, UNWRAPPED toy for a 4-10 year old to any of our classes from now until Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27th.
2) If you do not have time to shop or drop off a gift, another easy way to help is to donate to our shopping spree until Saturday, November 29th.
The next day on Sunday, November 30th, we will use all the funds we raise to buy as many gifts as possible and then on Monday, December 1st, we will deliver all the gifts we purchase to the Postpartum Support Center Holiday Toy Shop!
Thank you for helping families who use the Postpartum Support Center Diaper Bank select gifts for their children and ease the financial burden of the holidays.
Click here to donate to our shopping spree for the Holiday Toy Drive!
Special Save-the-Dates
Thursday, November 27th 9:30am-10:45am
Happy Thanksgiving Friends and Family Class!
It has been such a fun tradition to dance together on Thanksgiving morning before the feasting and long weekend begins! Please invite your kids, friends and family who don't usually get to come on a Thursday morning, and let's celebrate together!
Saturday, November 29th
CLASS IS CANCELLED
Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend!
Friday, December 5th 6:00-8:00pm
Winter Wonderland Party & Shopping at West End Nursery
Thank you to Barb Untermann, Erin Meyers and Eliza Desch for helping to organize a holiday party for us for the second year at West End Nursery! This year's theme will be Winter Wonderland, and you can wear anything casual to cocktail in white or sparkly to fit the theme. We will begin the evening at 6pm with mingling and munching, break into small groups for conversation and bonding, then finish with ornament shopping!
Saturday, December 6th
CLASS IS CANCELLED
UUMarin has a special event so we are unable to rent the space. Enjoy your weekend!
"Dancing is the freedom of the soul."
- Maggie Butcher, 10 years old
This past week, Lisa Butcher found this post-it in her house and it was written by her 10-year-old daughter, Maggie. Even sweeter is that Maggie wanted to record a video for me about it:
"Hi Grace, so... I'm the one that started to spread this around, and I think you're gonna love it. 'Dancing is the freedom of the soul.' Cuz like basically when you're dancing, basically your soul is letting out all the freedom, and just the excitement, and all that! I love dancing!"
Yes, Maggie, yes!!!
You completely get it!!!
Kids are so wise, aren't they??
Have a wonderful week everyone,
Grace
Dancers in the Wild supporting Bonnie Kirkpatrick and her band, The Overcommitments, last Friday at Mac's!
Left: Bonnie and her co-singer Tiffany dancing in sync!
Top Right: Tanya Burdick, Bonnie Kirkpatrick, Pam Flores and Susannah Wallenstrom!
Bottom Right: Blair McElroy, Karin Conn, Bonnie Kirkpatrick and Kate Anderson!
Dancers in the Wild at "The Witch's Princess" production at the Showcase Theatre
Left: Sandy Aley supporting my daughter Thursday night!
Top Right: Karin Conn and Lisa Butcher came to watch my daughter Saturday night!
Bottom Right: Anne Kaplan with her twin daughters on Sunday afternoon!
