November is "Be Thankful" Month (Social Meetup)

Join Meetup organizers and leaders from the Seattle area for an evening of celebration and connecting with each other in a social and informal setting!

Most of our meetings have been in the Seattle area. For this meetup, we will be meeting on the East Side. Let's meet at Tavern Hall. Their menu includes a nice selection of beverages and food items. We will be gathering in an area where it's easy to mingle. Ask for Amelia or Michael.

November is THANKSGIVING month and we would like to do something extra special at this month's social event to give back to our community. We would like your help in collecting clothing and other items for Tent Cities. http://www.sharewheel.org/Home/tent-cities

This is a great "giving" activity to engage and involve your group members. Please post an event to your respective groups to start collecting items in the next few weeks. On behalf of Seattle Organizer Meetup Community, we will deliver all donations to Tent City during Thanksgiving week.

You can either bring the items with you to the event or we can meet at a different location/time to collect all donated material. Direct messaging is the best way to coordinate pick up and transfer of donated items by November 30th as we would like to do a drop off to Tent Cities on December 1st.

This is a list of items we are collecting on behalf of Tent Cities:

General
Tents (complete with poles)
Tarps, rope
Sleeping bags, blankets, and mats
Flashlights, lanterns, staple gun w/staples
Toilet paper, paper towels, wet-wipes
Hand sanitizer, rubber & work gloves
Towels, washcloths
Soap, shampoo, feminine hygiene supplies
Bleach-bottled and/or cleaning wipes
Slippers, sandals, flip-flops
Batteries - all sizes especially AAA C and D.
Fuel is always needed - many bring us Arco gas cards to fill our cans
for the generator
Kerosene for the heaters
First-aid kits/band-aids/gauze strips/antibiotic creams/cold & flu medicine
Paper plates, napkins, plastic cups & flatware
Reusable ice packs

Food
Coffee, tea, sugar
Canned protein: tuna, ham, spam. chicken, soup (canned)
Canned fruit and vegetables
Salt/pepper, seasonings
Peanut butter

Where:
Tavern Hall
505 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 454-7500
http://www.tavern-hall.com/

Please reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there on the 14th!