Our August meeting was yesterday, and here is a summary of what we talked about:
Operation Write Home - This is a new project for us. We are making cards for soldiers as part of Operation Write Home. (www.operationwritehome.org) We made some cards at the meeting, and we hope to continue this project for a bit.
TerraCycle - Thank you to everyone who has been collecting candy wrappers for us to send to TerraCycle! We will be sending off a shipment this week, but this is going to be an ongoing project. For each candy wrapper that we send to TerraCycle, they make a small donation to the HPA!
Magical Acts of Warmth - We are knitting snuggles for the Snuggles Project (www.snugglesproject.org) and afghan squares for Warm Up America (www.warmupamerica.org). We will be continuing this for another few weeks.
Craft Fair - We are still crafting away for the craft fair that we are participating in in the fall!
Wrock The Vote - To register to vote online, please go here, www.thehpalliance.org/wrockthevote. We are hoping to participate in this voter registration campaign in person. More details on that will be posted here if/when that is confirmed!
Halloween - We talked about Halloween a bit at our meeting. We haven't definitively decided on a project yet, but we do have some fun ideas!
Next Meeting - Our next chapter meeting will be Saturday September 11th.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. To learn more about our chapter or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. New members are always welcome! You can also follow us on twitter, www.twitter.com/daofdelco.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
August Meeting - Last Minute Reminder
Our August meeting is tomorrow, August 21st. We have several exciting projects we are going to be talking about! Also, if you are coming to the meeting, please bring the candy wrappers you have collected so that we can send those off to TerraCycle. New members are always welcome! Even if you can't attend all of the meetings, caring Harry Potter fans are always welcome to join us. Please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org for more information or to get involved.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
July Meeting Notes
Our July meeting was yesterday, and here is a summary of what we talked about:
HPAFTW - The HPA won!! The HPA won $250,000 in the Chase Community Giving Challenge. Thank you to everyone who voted!
TerraCycle - We are collecting candy wrappers for TerraCycle. This gives us an opportunity to recycle something that would not normally be recycled as well as fundraise for the HPA. We hope to be making a shipment of candy wrappers to TerraCycle after our next meeting.
Magical Acts of Warmth - We are knitting "snuggles" for shelter animals (http://www.snugglesproject.org) and afghan squares (http://www.warmupamerica.org). We are planning to continue this until September.
Craft Fair - We are participating in a craft fair in October, and we are crafting away for this! Some of the things we are making include scarves, pillows, decorations, and picture frames. We will be donating our proceeds to the HPA and Firefly (http://www.fireflykidz.org/).
Wrock The Vote - To register to vote online, please go here, www.thehpalliance.org/wrockthevote. We hope to have our chapter members registering voters in person and will post the details (when & where) here as soon as we have those nailed down.
Next Meeting - Our next chapter meeting will be Saturday August 21st.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. For more information on the DA of Delaware County or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. You can also follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
HPAFTW - The HPA won!! The HPA won $250,000 in the Chase Community Giving Challenge. Thank you to everyone who voted!
TerraCycle - We are collecting candy wrappers for TerraCycle. This gives us an opportunity to recycle something that would not normally be recycled as well as fundraise for the HPA. We hope to be making a shipment of candy wrappers to TerraCycle after our next meeting.
Magical Acts of Warmth - We are knitting "snuggles" for shelter animals (http://www.snugglesproject.org) and afghan squares (http://www.warmupamerica.org). We are planning to continue this until September.
Craft Fair - We are participating in a craft fair in October, and we are crafting away for this! Some of the things we are making include scarves, pillows, decorations, and picture frames. We will be donating our proceeds to the HPA and Firefly (http://www.fireflykidz.org/).
Wrock The Vote - To register to vote online, please go here, www.thehpalliance.org/wrockthevote. We hope to have our chapter members registering voters in person and will post the details (when & where) here as soon as we have those nailed down.
Next Meeting - Our next chapter meeting will be Saturday August 21st.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. For more information on the DA of Delaware County or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. You can also follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Last Minute Meeting Reminder
Our July meeting is tomorrow, July 24th. New members are always welcome, even if you are not able to come to our meetings each month. If you are interested in getting involved with Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County or have any questions, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
HPA For The Win!
The Harry Potter Alliance is participating in the Chase Community Giving Challenge, http://bit.ly/hpaftw. Please vote for the HPA! We are currently in first place, which is amazing, but we still have a long way to go in this competition. The HPA has done some incredible things and winning this funding could enable us to do even more. Please vote! http://bit.ly/hpaftw. Then after you vote, tell everyone you know to go vote for the HPA. HPA for the win!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
June Meeting Notes
Our June meeting was this past Saturday. Here is what we talked about:
Magical Acts of Warmth - We are continuing with this project through the end of the summer. We are knitting "snuggles" for the Snuggles Project (www.snugglesproject.org) and afghan squares for Warm Up America (www.warmupamerica.org).
TerraCycle - We are collecting candy wrappers for TerraCycle. By doing this, we are recycling as well as fundraising for the HPA.
Craft Fair - We plan on participating in a craft fair in the fall to raise money for the HPA and Firefly (www.fireflykidz.org). We are crafting away for this.
HPAFTW - http://bit.ly/hpaftw Have you voted yet? Click that link and vote! It's so easy and only takes a few seconds!
Wrock the Vote - Wizard Rock the Vote is very similar to the traditional Rock the Vote campaign. We are not sure exactly how we will be participating in this HPA campaign, but we definitely do plan on participating and registering people to vote.
Next Meeting - Our next meeting is Saturday July 24th.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. For more information on our chapter or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. You can also follow our chapter on twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
Magical Acts of Warmth - We are continuing with this project through the end of the summer. We are knitting "snuggles" for the Snuggles Project (www.snugglesproject.org) and afghan squares for Warm Up America (www.warmupamerica.org).
TerraCycle - We are collecting candy wrappers for TerraCycle. By doing this, we are recycling as well as fundraising for the HPA.
Craft Fair - We plan on participating in a craft fair in the fall to raise money for the HPA and Firefly (www.fireflykidz.org). We are crafting away for this.
HPAFTW - http://bit.ly/hpaftw Have you voted yet? Click that link and vote! It's so easy and only takes a few seconds!
Wrock the Vote - Wizard Rock the Vote is very similar to the traditional Rock the Vote campaign. We are not sure exactly how we will be participating in this HPA campaign, but we definitely do plan on participating and registering people to vote.
Next Meeting - Our next meeting is Saturday July 24th.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA in general, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. For more information on our chapter or to get involved, please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org. You can also follow our chapter on twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Meeting Reminder
Our June meeting is this Saturday, June 19th. We will be checking in on our ongoing projects, as well as discussing some new and exciting HPA campaigns. New members are always welcome! Please e-mail danielleg@thehpalliance.org with any questions.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. You can also follow our chapter on Twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
Dumbledore's Army of Delaware County is a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. To learn more about the HPA, please visit www.thehpalliance.org. You can also follow our chapter on Twitter, www.twitter.com/DAofDelco.
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