Come Join the Party with a Purpose!

You are invited to Chicks with Checks Vero Beach chapter's first Party with a Purpose.

At Chicks with Checks' parties, you can network socially and give locally.  The Parties are casual, conversational gatherings where you can really get to know other stellar women in our community.  Women like you; women who are our most valuable customers and referral sources as well as being honest-to-goodness givers.  Women you want to get to know, to do business with and create enduring relationships with.

Join us for an uplifting evening in a beautiful garden setting, for light snacks, meaningful connections and the opportunity to give...in a big way, a little at a time!

This first Party will honor beneficary, Growing Healthy Kids.  You will get to know Nancy Henrich and the amazing work she is doing to reach out to the kids to teach them how to eat better, and live better.

Click on the link below to register or RSVP.

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2nsx18fbb943971

Yes, the Party with a Purpose is about making extraordinary connections... 

However there is the  additional benefit, that makes it different from any other networking function.  The difference is, we support the non-profits that serve our community by helping them to get the word out about what they do and who they serve AND raise the funds they need to put the words into action. 

The Giver becomes the Receiver becomes the Giver becomes the Receiver...that is truly the way it works.  Think about how good you feel when you have had an opportunity to give.  Now,imagine how good we will feel collectively when we are a part of that energy...ALL THE TIME!

The beneficiaries are supported by our membership. 

$35 a month is all that it takes to help a child, a women, a community to feel as uplifted as you will by becoming a part of Chicks with Checks!

Please join me and STEP UP! to serve this community by forwarding this email to 5 women you know who would truly benefit from these connections and from being of service to our community. 

If each of us invites 5 of our amazing Chick-friends and then asks them to invite 5 of theirs, we will increase our membership and positive impact for the community and our businesses...PLUS we will have so much fun doing it!

Yours in Gratitude and Giving,

Donna Vernon

Chicks with Checks Vero Beach

donna@chickswithchecks.org

772-569-2390

Many are Blessed at The River Fund's Feed Everyone Christmas Celebration

The River Fund is an organization that brings comfort and companionship to people infected by HIV/AIDS, low-income elders and those living with poverty and homelessness.  Feed everyone is the River Funds's local grassroots program in Gifford, FL.  As the name states, it serves everyone, particualrly those in what may be seen as hopeless situations.  These are the people who need our help and compassion most.  They stand up to the challenges each day to feed and protect their families and children, often with out adequate assistance from social seervices.
Each month, in partnership with Kingdom church, the River Fund's Feed Everyone program serves over 600 lunches and provides groceries for needy families.  Today was especially wonderful....It was a Christmas Celebration!

Since the beginning of this holiday season, I had decided that I was going to walk my "Chick" talk and get out to serve the community.  Everything feels different to me this year.  It's not about me, the things I can buy, the parties I can go to...it's about who I can serve; the least of them, although I certainly don't see them that way at all.  Today was really my first opportunity to do that "from the trenches".  All I can say is, it was a wonderful day that completely uplifted everyone involved.

Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, affectionately known as Ma, founder of the Kashi spiritual community and it's many programs dedicated to compassionate solutions, arrives at the Kingdom Church with her entourage.  A prominent member of the group, folksinger Arlo Guthrie, has been involved with the community for many years.

Arlo and Santa.  I was delighted when I introduced myself to Arlo and told him I was Vero's Chief Chick of Chicks with Checks; he said that he had heard of us and liked what we are doing!  I wonder if he would like to participate in next year's Gala!

Grateful participants were served a wonderful chicken lunch with vegetable, side dish, drinks and dessert.  After receiving food, everyone lined up to go in the church and receive gifts from Santa.

I loved the job I was given to do, because I got to meet everyone.  I was in charge of making sure everyone had a name tag.  What fun!

Al Lehman, my "wing chick" Deby's dad, handing out hunny buns with his new friend Eva.

As you can see it was a perfectly beautiful sunny and somewhat crisp day, which made it very pleasant to mill around and meet the wonderful volunteers and all of the people served by this organization.  

It felt as good as I knew it would.  Everyone that I spoke to was totally blessed by the experience.  It proves that spirit of Christmas is awake and alive...even though it feels different this year, in many ways it's better for me.  I believe everyone felt like they belonged.  As we served them, they served us so well by showing us their hearts.  

Yes! this is where I belong; in service to others.

What are you doing to be of service this holiday season?

Namaste and Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Donna

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