Monday, December 10, 2012

December Meeting Notes

Thank you to everyone who helped us do Christmas cards for the residents of Fair Acres Nursing Home on Saturday!!

Our next meeting will be Saturday, January 5th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance.  New members are always welcome!  To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.  To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

December Meeting Reminder

Our last meeting of 2012 is coming up this Saturday, December 8th.  Hope to see you there!

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Craft Fair This Saturday!

We will be participating in the craft fair at St. Pius X School in Broomall this Saturday, December 1st, 10am-2pm.  Hope to see you there!

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance.  New members are always welcome!  To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.  To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Monday, November 12, 2012

November Meeting Notes

Our November meeting was on Saturday, and here are the notes:

Holiday Mail for Heroes - The bulk of the meeting was spent doing cards for the Red Cross' Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.  If you would like to do cards for this campaign, the address to send them to is:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capital Heights, MD 20791-5456

The cards must be received at the P.O. box by December 7th.  For full details, their website is http://www.redcross.org/support/get-involved/holiday-mail-for-heroes.

SPCA Christmas Gift - We are putting together a Christmas gift for the SPCA!  If you have blankets, towels, food, treats, toys, etc. that you would like to donate, please bring them to the December meeting.

Craft Fair - We will be participating in the craft fair at St. Pius X School in Broomall on Saturday, December 1st.  The craft fair is 10am - 2pm.

Next Meeting - Our next meeting will be Saturday, December 8th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance.  New members are always welcome!  To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.  To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

November Meeting Reminder

Our November meeting is coming up this Saturday, November 10th.  We will be doing cards for the Red Cross' Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.  New members are always welcome!  Please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org for info.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Craft Fair This Saturday

We will be participating in the craft fair at Marple Christian Church this Saturday from 9am to 4pm.  We will be selling scarves, pillows, picture frames, and dog treats.  Hope to see you there!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

October Meeting Notes

Our October meeting was this morning. We spent the morning making Halloween cards for the residents of Fair Acres Nursing Home. Thank you to everyone who helped!

Our next meeting will be on Saturday, November 10th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

October Meeting Reminder

Our October meeting is coming up this Saturday, October 6th. We will be making Halloween cards for the residents of Fair Acres Nursing Home. New members are always welcome! Please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org for more information.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

September Meeting Notes

Our September meeting was Saturday, and here are the notes:

HPA Campaigns
Equality FTW - The HPA's fundraising campaign wrapped up Saturday night, raising $95K! (The original goal was $50K.) Thank you to everyone who donated and/or helped spread the word.
Wizard Rock The Vote - An important part of this campaign is voter education. We will be updating this blog every so often between now and the November election with interesting links and whatnot.

Chapter Projects
Knitting - This is finished for now! Thank you so much to everyone who contributed!
Johnny's Run For Life - A few of us will be walking in this on October 14th. It is at Wilson Farm Park in Wayne.
Craft Fair - We will be participating in the craft fair at Marple Christian Church on October 20th.

Next Meeting - Our next meeting will be Saturday October 6th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Equality FTW and September Meeting Reminder

The Harry Potter Alliance is currently hosting a fund drive, Equality FTW. There are some really cool perks for donating! To learn more or to donate, please visit http://www.equalityftw.org. The deadline is September 8.

Speaking of September 8, our September meeting is coming up this Saturday 9/8.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

August Meeting Notes

Our August meeting was this morning, and here are the notes:

Knitting Projects - We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org) as well as afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org). We have been working on this for a while, and we have set a deadline of September 8th.

Craft Fair - We will be participating in the craft fair at Marple Christian Church again this year. This year's craft fair is on October 20th.

Wizard Rock The Vote - Even though our local wizard rock concert has passed, this campaign is continuing up until the November election. It is not just about registering voters (which is very important!); it is also about educating ourselves on the candidates and various issues. Even if you are under 18, you can still participate in this campaign. You can still learn about different issues as well as encourage those who are of age to vote.

Next Meeting - Our next meeting will be Saturday September 8th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

August Meeting Reminder

Our August meeting is coming up this Saturday, August 4th. Hope to see you there, and new members are always welcome!

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Accio Books Postponed

The HPA has decided to postpone the Accio Books campaign. Instead of having it in August/September, the next Accio Books will be in March 2013. Hopefully, this delay will only make Accio Books even bigger and better than ever!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

July Meeting Notes

Our July meeting was this morning, and here are the notes:

Chapter Knitting Projects - We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org/) as well as afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org/). This is going really well, and we have set an end of summer deadline.

Wizard Rock The Vote - Wizard Rock The Vote season is here! We will be registering voters at the wizard rock concert this Monday July 9th at the Ridley Community Center. Seen and Unforeseen, Lauren Fairweather, and the Whomping Willows will be playing!

Harry Potter Summer Camp - This is the week of July 23rd in Middletown, DE, and a few of us will be volunteering!

Accio Books - This year's Accio Books campaign will run from mid-August through the end of September. We are currently coming up with ideas for this, so more info soon!

Craft Fair - We will once again be participating in the annual craft fair at Marple Christian Church. This year's craft fair is on Saturday October 20th.

August Meeting - Our August meeting will be on Saturday August 4th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

July Meeting Reminder

Our July meeting is coming up this Saturday, July 7th. Wizard Rock The Vote is right around the corner, and we will also be brainstorming for Accio Books. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

June Meeting Notes

Our June meeting was yesterday, and here is what we discussed:

Chapter Knitting Projects - We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org/) and afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org/). We have set an end of summer deadline for this.

Fundraising - We are going to be doing some fundraising for the HPA in the fall. We will (hopefully) be participating in craft fairs as well as doing a change drive.

Wizard Rock The Vote - If you are interested in registering voters at wizard rock concerts this summer, please let me know, and I can pass on your contact information appropriately!

Accio Books - Accio Books will be running from mid August through the end of September this year. This is always a great campaign. We are brainstorming and gearing up for this!

July Meeting - Our next meeting will be Saturday July 7th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

June Meeting Reminder

Our June meeting is coming up this Saturday. New members are always welcome! Hope to see you there!

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

May Meeting Notes

Our May meeting was yesterday morning, and here is a summary:

Knitting Projects - These are still going strong! We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org/) and afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org/).

Operation Write Home - We did a few more letters for Operation Write Home's AnyHero Mail project (http://www.operationwritehome.org/) at the meeting. These will be mailed off soon!

Summer - The HPA has some exciting campaigns coming up this summer, which we are looking forward to participating in!

Next Meeting - Our June meeting will be Saturday June 9th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

May Meeting Reminder

Our May meeting is coming up this Saturday, May 5th. New members are always welcome! If you have questions or are interested in getting involved with our Harry Potter Alliance chapter, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. Hope to see you then!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

April Meeting Notes

Here are the notes from yesterday's meeting:

Hunger Is Not A Game - This campaign is pretty much wrapping up! Thank you to everyone who helped to make our local food collection for the Delco Interfaith Food Assistance Network a success!

Knitting Projects - Our knitting projects are going strong! We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org) as well as afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org).

Operation Write Home - At our meeting, we wrote some letters for Operation Write Home's (http://www.operationwritehome.org) AnyHero Mail.

May Meeting - Our May meeting will be Saturday May 5th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Hunger Is Not A Game food drive! We look forward to delivering the food to the Delco Interfaith Food Assistance Network next week!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

April Meeting Reminder

Our April meeting is coming up this Saturday, April 7th.

Please don't forget to sign the GROW pledge if you haven't already. http://www.thehpalliance.org/grow

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org/.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Hunger Is Not A Game

Bringing Down The Capitol - Help the Harry Potter Alliance and Oxfam fight global hunger by signing the GROW pledge, http://www.thehpalliance.org/grow. Please pass this along to your friends, family, and social networks.

Fighting Hunger In Our District - We are collecting nonperishable food locally for the Delco Interfaith Food Assistance Network. We currently have food collection boxes in the following libraries:


  • Aston Public Library

  • Swarthmore Public Library

  • Newtown Public Library

Sunday, March 4, 2012

March Meeting Notes

Our March meeting was yesterday, and here are the notes:

Hunger Is NOT A Game - Hunger Is Not A Game is the HPA's Hunger Games campaign. We are working to bring down the Capitol as well as fight hunger in our own District. In non-HG speak, we are working to fight hunger globally as well as locally. For the global part, the HPA is working with Oxfam's GROW Campaign. More on this soon!

For the local part, we will be hosting a food drive. More on this soon as well.

Knitting Projects - Our chapter knitting projects are going strong. We are knitting "snuggles" for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org) as well as afghan squares for Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org).

Dumbledore's Yarny - If you aren't able to join in our chapter's knitting projects but want to do something similar, check out Dumbledore's Yarny. Dumbledore's Yarny is an online chapter of the HPA that does knit and crochet projects. Right now they are making blankets for Project Linus. Their website is http://facebook.com/groups/dumbledoresyarny.

We have some exciting things in the works for summer. More soon!

April Meeting - Our April meeting will be Saturday April 7th.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County in a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

March Meeting Reminder

Our March meeting is coming up this Saturday, March 3rd. We have some exciting things we will be talking about, so we hope to see you there!

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

February Meeting Notes

Our February meeting was earlier this afternoon, and here is the summary:

Valentines - We made our Valentines for Fair Acres Nursing Home at today's meeting. Thank you to everyone who helped!

Knitting Projects - We are about to start our annual chapter knitting projects. As in the past few years, we will be knitting for the Snuggles Project (http://www.snugglesproject.org) and Warm Up America (http://www.warmupamerica.org).

Upcoming HPA Campaigns - The HPA has some campaigns coming up over the course of 2012 that we hope to participate in - a Hunger Games Campaign, Accio Books, and Wizard Rock the Vote.

March Meeting - Our March meeting will be on Saturday March 3rd.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Meeting Rescheduled for Sunday

Due to possible snow tonight/tomorrow, we have decided to push this weekend's meeting back to Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Hope to see you then!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

February Meeting Reminder

Our February meeting is coming up this Saturday, February 11th. We will be doing our Valentine's project as well as chatting about some upcoming projects. Hope to see you then!

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

January Meeting Notes

This morning's meeting was dedicated to brainstorming and planning for the upcoming year. Some great ideas were discussed! Two chapter projects that we will be doing shortly are a Valentine's project as well as a knitting project. We will be doing the Valentine's project at our February meeting, which will be on Saturday February 11.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.

Monday, January 9, 2012

January Meeting Reminder

Happy New Year! Our first meeting of 2012 is this Saturday, January 14th. We will mainly be brainstorming/planning what projects we would like to do for the next few months.

Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a community chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. New members are always welcome! To learn more or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit http://www.thehpalliance.org.