Christmas Party & White Elephant Gift Exchange

Annual Christmas / Holiday Dinner Party

and "White Elephant Gift Exchange"

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Fun dinner party to meet new friends and see old friends.........

optional Club outing (after-party) in downtown L.A.

after Christmas Party.

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White Elephant Gift Exchange – All attending brings a $15 wrapped gift, but not labeled to reflect a specific sender or recipient. All participants draw a number from a bowl to determine their order. Participant #1 unwraps any gift from the pile and then shows it to everyone. Each successive participant, in the order determined from the drawing, can either 1) "steal" an already opened gift (if there's one they really like) or 2) be adventurous and go for a wrapped gift from the pile. If the participant chooses to steal, the person whose gift is stolen now repeats his/her turn and either 1) steals another person's gift (he/she cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just stolen from him) or 2) unwraps a new gift.

A gift is "dead" or "safe" after it has been stolen twice. This helps the process go more smoothly (avoiding, for example, the hypothetical scenario of the same gift being stolen by every successive participant) and limits the disadvantage of being among the first to choose gifts. The game is over once all names have been withdrawn from the bowl.

What to Expect
We will eat, drink, and be merry. We will celebrate the Christmas and holiday season in a fun, relaxed atmosphere, engage in stimulating, thoughtful conversation, see old friends and make new ones, share interesting experiences, while remembering how fortunate we are to be able to do all this.

RSVP Criteria

First 15 gentlemen and 15 ladies

In order to achieve an even gender balance, the first 15 men and 15 women who RSVP will receive priority. If you are the 16th man or 16th woman, you will be placed on the waiting list. You’ll be moved up if there’s a cancellation.