SPA-tacular Full Moon Howl
April 28, 2010
A gathering of Yowza Elves in the Spirit of Giving and Gratitude
to support the
Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in Buffalo, NY
Oh, my!!! The entire evening was, indeed, “SPA-TACULAR”--due to the generosity and kindness and beauty of the women who came to “howl out loud” through their giving of spa items to the Salvation Army Emergency Shelter http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_buffalo.nsf/vw-text-dynamic-arrays/AFD2F02C04D2D23E85257488006B3D87?openDocument.
You know, I was going to write in detail about the entire event, but the saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words” truly speaks more loudly and more clearly to the success of the gathering than any lengthy blog I could attempt. Suffice it to say – the collective spirit and heart and energy and love of the women who gave of their time and donations was overwhelming.
46 WOMEN:
That’s right—46 fantastic women from the Buffalo-Kenmore-Tonawanda, NY were responsible for the evening’s success…
877 DONATED SPA ITEMS:
Yowza! Yowza! Yowza! Before it was all said and done, 877+ spa items were donated to support the women who might find
themselves residing at the Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in downtown Buffalo, NY. 877 items! That’s right…46 women…
877+ donated spa items. Oh, me; Oh, my! Life IS good!
themselves residing at the Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in downtown Buffalo, NY. 877 items! That’s right…46 women…
877+ donated spa items. Oh, me; Oh, my! Life IS good!
And so, rather than writing and writing and writing…here is the story of the magical evening through photographs.
The Invitation to Howl
Guests of Honor
Carolyn Hillman, Director
Margie Delgado, Resident Manager
Salvation Army Emergency Shelter Buffalo, NY
Party Goodies...Nibbles...Drinks...Decorations
Yowza Elf Giving
Yowza Elves:
So I’ll leave you with a thought:
What if…
what if more Yowza Elves begin to gather in the spirit of gratitude and giving? What if these Yowza Elves gather, then more elves gather, and at each gathering they encourage others to
“Catch the YowzaSpirit and Pass it On”….
What if…
Phew! The evening came and went…and the Goodies are now boxed for delivery to the shelter.
Yowza...Catch the Spirit
This is fabulous! What a wonderful event! I can certainly see your hand in the beautiful displays of spa-tacular items! Your new community may be starting to realize how lucky they got when you moved there!
ReplyDeleteA picture is worth a thousand words. All the smiles!!! What a wonderful way to come together for a good cause!!! Yowza!!!! Go Elves Go!!! Yowza!!!
ReplyDeleteCynthia and Pam...thank you so much for going to the blog and viewing the photos...yes, it was a grand evening...very humbling...very rewarding for the women who find themselves needing assistance at the shelter....I can only hope to continue to establish a "history" here in WNY...still miss my Texas friends so much! Hugs to you both...xoxo susie
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