Plant with Passion

The month of May was "Plant with Passion" month in Atchison, KS. Friends and neighbors were invited to take part in a raffle with the prizes being bags of soybeans or cash equivalent, donated by Scott Chartier at NK Seed. The raffle raised a whopping $2,400 for the PVs!!! The first place prize winner was David Miller and the second place winner was David Schletzbaum. Thank you to Dan and Lucy for organizing the wonderful event!!!

Booksale to Benefit PV Volunteers This Saturday in the Bronx

We're selling books outside the deli opposite P.S. 19 on Katonah Avenue/ E. 237th Street on Saturday,  May 31. Our table will be part of the Woodlawn Sidewalk Fair, so hopefully a lot of people will be there.

If you have books you could donate that morning, please stop by our table. And of course come by to say hello and buy lots of books!

Tell friends, please!

(If you can't make it but would like to donate a few bucks, we'd appreciate that too -- pvprogram.org)

Thanks, everyone - hope to see you on Saturday!

Joanne and Paul

Another Successful LWP Event

This past weekend, there was a garage in Gainesville, FL with all proceeds going to help support the PV Volunteers.  A recap of the event from the organizers .... Lots of stuff! Less than usual garage sale shoppers (holiday weekend oops!) but yet we had neighbors, fellow church goers, friends and yes, more than a few random shoppers. We also had coffee and breakfast sweets! Our donation jar and cash box netted a whopping $408.64! Thank you to all those involved! We appreciate the donations of your items, time and money but above all these we appreciate you for your generosity and abundant love and for supporting the PV Volunteers!

Thank you to the Gutierrez-Mahn-Gavidia Clan!!!

Gainesville, FL Garage Sale in Support of the PVs

A group of PV Volunteers from Gainesville, FL will be hosting a "Live with Passion" Garage Sale

on Saturday May 24^th

If you are in the area, they ask that you please come down to have a cup of coffee & chat, check out our junk and/or make a donation. You are invited to donate items to our garage sale! Bring your donations anytime this week to 3718 NW 68th Place. You may leave them by the front door or call to make arrangements. If you have any questions please email Lisa at gavidialisa@yahoo.com.

100% of the monies raised will be given to the PV Program
Left over garage sale items will be donated to Hospice

New Jersey LWP Fundraisers a Smashing Success

There was a two night fundraiser held on May 2nd and 3rd in North Jersey to benefit the PV Volunteers.  Two volunteer families each hosted a night at their house. There was wine tasting and silent auction, as well as hour devours and desserts. As an added bonus, local youth provided live music during the event creating a wonderful atmosphere. In addition, on Saturday night some of the local PV Volunteers were able to make it.  On both nights, there were boutonnières for all the volunteers so that they would stand out and could answer any questions someone might have about the PVs. Another great thing about the boutonnieres was that people could see that even the kids are just as important as the adults.  The group shot says it all.  A great time was had by all and between the two events over $3,000 was raised for the PVs. 

Thank you Melao and Fay/Bernstein families for organizing!!!

Seattle Live with Passion Potluck

After a gorgeous week in Seattle, unfortunately the weather changed a bit just in time for the LWP Potluck. There were intermittent  showers and much cooler temperatures for the event, but being true north-westerners everybody still hung-out outside and pretended that the weather was fine. The evening included great food, pickleball, basketball, soccer and most importantly great conversations. For the second year, the Seattle LWP Potluck coincided with the end of the Seattle PV week so the volunteers and potluck goers had a lot to talk about. Besides the traveling PVs, there were five locals who joined in the service activities during the week and they were all in attendance at the potluck. All in all a wonderful evening was had by all, and monies were raised for the PVs.

Seattle Live With Passion Potluck, May 2nd

If you are in the area, please join us for the Seattle LWP Potluck. We will be gathering together, sharing a meal and sharing stories from the PV Service Week that will be wrapping up that same day. Should be a lot of great food, fun times and great company. If you would like to join us, email Jill at jill.wallace11@gmail.com.

We Need Your LWP Sponsors By Tomorrow

Wouldn't you like to see your company or group name on the backs of those walking across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge? You can, and it's easy and it is only $50! Sign up to help sponsor this year's Live with Passion and your company or group will be put on the string sacks that will be given to all the LWP participants from NYC to Seattle. The deadline to give us names for Live with Passion sponsors is tomorrow.  If you or someone you know is planning on helping to sponsor this year's LWP, please get us the sponsor name by tomorrow so we can pass it along to the printers.

Thank you for all you do to support the PVs!!!

Help Support the PVs in New Jersey

There will be two Live with Passion wine tasting events in the north Jersey area on the first weekend in May. On May 2nd it will be in Clark, NJ and on May 3rd in Westfield, NJ. If you are interested in attending either of these events, please contact Mary Eileen at mfay@ucesc.org.

It's Cool to Be Part of the "Live With Passion"

It is time for the official kick-off of the 7^th Annual Live with Passion!

The LWP has always been a successful fundraiser for the PVs and this year we have our goal set high. This specific event can help determine the longevity of the PVs, so it is up to you to help the PVs continue past this summer. Get involved! Be a sponsor, host an event, participate in an event, or better yet, all three!

• Sponsors – This year instead of t-shirts we will be doing string bags. We thought these might be more useful for people, and especially good for taking to sites in the summer   : )  We still need to have sponsors, but with less printable space, we will just be printing the names and not the logos of each sponsor. We have a pretty quick turnaround with our printer, so we are asking for all sponsor names to be in by Friday, April 4^th. These sponsors, with a donation of as little of $50 each, help underwrite all the costs associated with the LWP (bags, mailings, materials), so all funds raised go 100% to the programs of the PVs. See attached LWP Sponsor sheet for more information.

• Date – Instead of having a specific date, we are aiming to have the majority of the events in the spring, allowing for flexibility with your schedules. The bags will be available by the end of April.

• Events – Be creative, pretty much anything can be turned into a fundraiser. Examples of past events:  wine tasting, bingo, raffles, potlucks, garage sales, bike rides, runs, walks, haircuts, hikes, music concerts, planting, soup suppers, dress down days at school, etc. The LWP is a great chance to gather your friends and family together and help support the PVs.

• Publicity – Please let us know when you plan your event and what it is, so we can include it on our LWP Blog (www.pvlivewithpassion.blogspot.com ) and website. The blog is a great place to check out past events and get an idea of the history of the rich history of the LWP. If you need any assistance in creating flyers or other marketing information, let us know we would be happy to help.

If you have ANY questions about the LWP, please do not hesitate to ask. We would be happy to help you in any way.