Melinda
October 1st, 2008, 06:38 AM
not sure where to put this but if it's in the wrong place could the mods please move it and feel free to cross post anywhere you think it could help
hALLOWEEN PARTY
> Do some magic... help raise money
>for the fight against Puppy Mills
> Saturday, November 8th, 2008
>starting at 7 p.m.
>WIN PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUMES
>SILENT AUCTION
>RAFFLE
>
>Tickets $20.00
>Reservation: Christine Heidt (450) 458-8699
>or christinheidt@yahoo.ca
>Funds raised will be used 100 % to help
> Mme Nicole Joncas to close Puppy Mills
>Tax-deductible donations
>Paroisse Saint-Lazare Catholic Church
>1980 Ste-Anélique,
> St-Lazare
> (see map below for directions) to follow
>
>Hi friends,
>it's official ! Please mark the Saturday, the 8. of November with a big red X on your calendar. This is the date we celebrate Halloween as a fundraiser for Nicole Jonca's TEJA's Animal Refuge to assist her in her fight against Puppy Mills.
>
>By celebrating on the 8.November I turned a bad situation into a virtue. All dates for September, October and November were already booked. Taking a cue from my hometown Düsseldorf, where we celebrate Mardi Gras for weeks, I decided to copy their last, so-called "Cooks' Ball" which always falls after the official ending of Mardi Gras and is meant for the cooks and bakers (and die-hards) who did not have time to attend the regulars balls to celebrate.
>We invite everybody who loves fancy dress parties and missed out on the previous ones to celebrate once more. Costumes will be appreciated but NOT MANDATORY !
>The event will take place at the
>
>Catholic Church (Paroisse Saint-Lazare)
>1980 Ste-Angelique
>St-Lazare, Qc
>starting at 7 pm.
>
>The entrance fee will be $20.00 and there will be
>
>- Prizes for the three best costumes
>- Raffle for a ring valued at $1,200 (my friend re-donated the ring she won from the last event)
>- Silent Auction (antiques, various items, tickets 1.class to Toronto by VIA Rail, and much more
>- Dinner: Pot luck with sweet table
>- Music and Dinner Dance
>- Wine / beer at reasonable prices available (we will have a liquor license).
>
>There will be a speech by Nicole Joncas, our courageous Puppy Mill fighter and you will meet
>Alanna Devine, our beautiful and dedicated young lawyer who works for us pro bono and who also runs an efficient and spruced-up SPCA at Jean Talon, after the departure of Pierre Barnoti.
>
>I appreciate your suggestions and help to make this a successful and pleasant event.
>
>Please contact me by return mail or by phone (450) 458-8699. Looking forward to greet you all on November 8th for a belated Trick or Treat, I remain
>sincerely,
>Christine Heidt
>
>For volunteers who want to get involved in the preparation, I would appreciate help and equipment for the following tasks:
>
>- easy to prepare and to transport meals and desserts
>- microphone
>- equipment to set up music for dinner dance
>- bartender
>- 2-3 cashiers (at the entrance)
>- Halloween table decorations or flowers
>
>AND PLEASE CROSS POST FOR MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE
>
>Dinner Dance
if you can't make it please consider sending a donation to this fund: tejasanimalrefuge.ca paypal keeps 2% so cheque is better write on memo line LAWSUIT/POURSUITE tax receipts available
read about the lawsuit--www.tejasanimalrefuge.ca
hALLOWEEN PARTY
> Do some magic... help raise money
>for the fight against Puppy Mills
> Saturday, November 8th, 2008
>starting at 7 p.m.
>WIN PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUMES
>SILENT AUCTION
>RAFFLE
>
>Tickets $20.00
>Reservation: Christine Heidt (450) 458-8699
>or christinheidt@yahoo.ca
>Funds raised will be used 100 % to help
> Mme Nicole Joncas to close Puppy Mills
>Tax-deductible donations
>Paroisse Saint-Lazare Catholic Church
>1980 Ste-Anélique,
> St-Lazare
> (see map below for directions) to follow
>
>Hi friends,
>it's official ! Please mark the Saturday, the 8. of November with a big red X on your calendar. This is the date we celebrate Halloween as a fundraiser for Nicole Jonca's TEJA's Animal Refuge to assist her in her fight against Puppy Mills.
>
>By celebrating on the 8.November I turned a bad situation into a virtue. All dates for September, October and November were already booked. Taking a cue from my hometown Düsseldorf, where we celebrate Mardi Gras for weeks, I decided to copy their last, so-called "Cooks' Ball" which always falls after the official ending of Mardi Gras and is meant for the cooks and bakers (and die-hards) who did not have time to attend the regulars balls to celebrate.
>We invite everybody who loves fancy dress parties and missed out on the previous ones to celebrate once more. Costumes will be appreciated but NOT MANDATORY !
>The event will take place at the
>
>Catholic Church (Paroisse Saint-Lazare)
>1980 Ste-Angelique
>St-Lazare, Qc
>starting at 7 pm.
>
>The entrance fee will be $20.00 and there will be
>
>- Prizes for the three best costumes
>- Raffle for a ring valued at $1,200 (my friend re-donated the ring she won from the last event)
>- Silent Auction (antiques, various items, tickets 1.class to Toronto by VIA Rail, and much more
>- Dinner: Pot luck with sweet table
>- Music and Dinner Dance
>- Wine / beer at reasonable prices available (we will have a liquor license).
>
>There will be a speech by Nicole Joncas, our courageous Puppy Mill fighter and you will meet
>Alanna Devine, our beautiful and dedicated young lawyer who works for us pro bono and who also runs an efficient and spruced-up SPCA at Jean Talon, after the departure of Pierre Barnoti.
>
>I appreciate your suggestions and help to make this a successful and pleasant event.
>
>Please contact me by return mail or by phone (450) 458-8699. Looking forward to greet you all on November 8th for a belated Trick or Treat, I remain
>sincerely,
>Christine Heidt
>
>For volunteers who want to get involved in the preparation, I would appreciate help and equipment for the following tasks:
>
>- easy to prepare and to transport meals and desserts
>- microphone
>- equipment to set up music for dinner dance
>- bartender
>- 2-3 cashiers (at the entrance)
>- Halloween table decorations or flowers
>
>AND PLEASE CROSS POST FOR MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE
>
>Dinner Dance
if you can't make it please consider sending a donation to this fund: tejasanimalrefuge.ca paypal keeps 2% so cheque is better write on memo line LAWSUIT/POURSUITE tax receipts available
read about the lawsuit--www.tejasanimalrefuge.ca