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Hello Ladies! I’m excited that our group is growing so rapidly and that so many of your are engaging in our events!!
Our common goal is to meet and build real relationships at and outside of our Meetup events. Set a goal to walk away from each event with a few new phone numbers, then actually CALL each other once in a while. Let's build each other up, check in on each other, lean on each other and provide support. Let's move beyond "Lucinda from Meetup" and get to know each other's last names, lives and passions. Are you with me?
I rely on you to recommend a variety of events so that the group becomes and remains interesting to everyone. Will you help me with that??
Join us and invite your girlfriends. Try something new. I can't wait to connect with you!
Your hostess, organizer and new girlfriend,
Lucinda Layton
408-748-4040
NO SHOWS AND LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS
Our groups is rapidly growing, and most events are filling up quickly. With that in mind, I want to address our growing number of no-shows and last minute cancellations.
Last minute cancellations should be an exception (like your broke your leg and there's a bone sticking out), not a rule. Last minute vacancies often go unfilled, even when there’s a waitlist because ladies have already made other plans. Please only RSVP to events that you are sure you want to attend and keep your RSVPs up-to-date. Do not RSVP before checking your calendar. Do not RSVP if you're waiting to see if something better comes along.
No-shows and last minute cancellations are frustrating and, well...not so mannerly. I ask that you keep in mind the volume of time, energy AND COST (yes, your organizers pay an annual out-of-pocket fee to MeetUp) that goes into planning events for you, including visiting venues, researching events, coordinating reservations and fielding lots of questions from the group. So, trust me, when an event finally rolls around, I’m so ready to enjoy it!! But when you just don't show up, your hostess is most likely worried that you couldn’t find us, couldn’t find parking or you were too nervous to meet a group of strangers. Your hostess then spends time trying to reach you, looking for you on the street, apologizing to the restaurant for the unfilled seats, and checking the her phone to make sure you’re not lost. That makes it virtually impossible for your hostess to enjoy her own event. So please exercise basic common courtesy and etiquette - keep your RSVPs up to date and please CALL your hostess/organizer if you’re cancelling within 24 hours of the event. It's the decent thing to do. Thanks for your understanding and contributions to this amazing tribe of women. ❤️
Upcoming events
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Ladies with Laugh Lines join NO KINGS Protest
No KINGS Protest at Bernardo & El Camino in Sunnyvale, 1234 W El camino real, Sunnyvale, CA, USLadies with Laugh Lines (Silicon Valley, 40+) will make our voices heard as part of the NO KINGS Protest on Saturday, October 18
WHAT: On October 18, millions of us are rising again across our nation to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. Join our Ladies with Laugh Lines group and others, in coordination with this nationwide movement, to stand and demonstrate our rejection of presidential overreaching and our support for the democratic norms our country was founded on.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 18, setting up at 1:30 pm for a protest from 2pm - 4pm PDT. (You can come and go any time.)
WHERE: On El Camino Real in Sunnyvale, near the intersection with Bernardo Ave. We’ll be roughly in front of Chase Bank at 1234 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 94087 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yo1gtjBTV1tKajXq6 If you can find the Arby’s, go ahead and park, we are nearby. We will be primarily standing or sitting - not necessary to parade or march.
*****SAME PLACE AS Mon Sept 1 Labor Day Protest*****
WHO: You, and any friends, neighbors, and family members who want to stand up for our democracy
HOW: Bring the basics (see below) and walk, ride or drive to our location. Park away from any open businesses to be considerate of them (there will be plenty of free parking).
WHAT TO BRING:- A portable chair (if you want to sit)
- A hat (recommended)
- Comfortable shoes
- Drinking water in a reusable container (I will have 6 gallons of water to refill your container)
- Protest signs or props (recommended)
- See sign message ideas further down
- Easy to eat snacks to share on our Ladies with Laugh Lines tables (optional)
- Halloween costume (optional)
- Megaphone, drum, other instrument you want to use
- Your commitment to non-violent demonstration
- Flexibility
WHAT YOU’LL FIND AT THIS EVENT:
- A shady space to stand or sit in our chairs
- Many Ladies with Laugh Lines and their friends and neighbors
- Others from Indivisible
- Accessibility: No stairs or steps, Mainly flat ground; Grassy bank with slope
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW
- Our event is coordinated and registered with Indivisible https://www.mobilize.us and their NO KINGS Sunnyvale event . Their message:
- In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.
- Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
- The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us.
SIGN IDEAS (from all directions)
I recommend lightweight posterboard from Michael’s - easy to carry. Keep sign materials lightweight and safe.- NO KINGS
- Power to the people
- No billionaires
- Hey Trump, nobody paid us to be here, we hate you for free
- Stop Voter Suppression
- One Nation Indivisible from Sea to Shining Sea
- A woman’s place is in the resistance
- INDIVISIBLE mobilize.us
- Beware of DogE
- The Turd Reich
- Trump is a Faux-king Joke
- Only YOU Can Resist Fascist Liars (with Smokey the Bear)
- If not Gestapo, why Gestapo shaped?
- They want 1939 Germany? Let’s give them 1789 France
- VOTE VOTE VOTE
- VOTE like your democracy depends on it
- Clean up the Faux-King mess on Aisle 47
- Courage is Contagious - Defend Democracy
- ICE in my Margarita, not in our STREETS
- America, you in Danger girl!!
- Stop election rigging - YES on 50
- VOTE YES on Prop 50
- It’s getting so bad the INTROVERTS are out protesting!
- Dump Trump
- America, Fighting Fascism since 1941
- Our Republic, IFF we can keep it
- Trump - that boy don’t act right
- No one is coming to save our democracy - IT’S ON US!
- Ever wondered what you would have done during slavery, the Holocaust or the Civil Rights movement? You’re doing it right now
- Sorry folks, ignoring it is what the Germans did
- FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT with peace and justice
- Get Out and Vote
- RESIST
- This is the government the founders WARNED us about
- HEIL NO
- We Won’t Back Down
- Stand Up and Fight for the USA
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