A Girls Night In for a Great Cause
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Last month, I held a Girls Night In event.
Girls Night In is an amazing new Canadian Cancer Society fundraising program to help support leading-edge cancer research for women's cancers (specifically breast, cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers).
And, since I'm never one to colour within the lines, I turned it into a Girls Afternoon In -- and made it a Great Exchange Party!
The idea was that everyone would bring those new or nearly new items they had kicking around the house (you know, the gift you couldn't regift, the super-low sale-priced stuff that you bought a few too many of, etc.), and "shop" from each other's treasures.
It's something my girlfriends and I used to do in high school, and it's even more fun these days, simply because everyone has way more good stuff!
There were books aplenty -- from spicy romance novels to The 4-Hour Work Week -- DVDs. CDs, fantabulous Prada handbag knock-offs, gorgeous scarves and knickknacks, and a whole bunch of other stuff that was picked over, tussled over and, in some cases, taken to Goodwill. ;)
One gal took home a boat. She's headed to Florida with it. (Okay, it's a toy boat, but I had you going there for a second, didn't I?)
It felt good doing something fun and doing something good at the same time. And, as one of the gals said at the party, attending the Girls Night In was "a lot easier than running a marathon"!
Thanks to Matchstick, a word of mouth company, I was able to turn the event into more than just a Great Exchange Party by offering up cupcakes, madelines, great tunes and some great-smelling giveaways from Chloe. No one left empty-handed!
Best of all, the money everyone saved by not going to the store was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. More than $200 was raised! Way to go, gals!
Girls Night In is an amazing new Canadian Cancer Society fundraising program to help support leading-edge cancer research for women's cancers (specifically breast, cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers).
And, since I'm never one to colour within the lines, I turned it into a Girls Afternoon In -- and made it a Great Exchange Party!
The idea was that everyone would bring those new or nearly new items they had kicking around the house (you know, the gift you couldn't regift, the super-low sale-priced stuff that you bought a few too many of, etc.), and "shop" from each other's treasures.
It's something my girlfriends and I used to do in high school, and it's even more fun these days, simply because everyone has way more good stuff!
There were books aplenty -- from spicy romance novels to The 4-Hour Work Week -- DVDs. CDs, fantabulous Prada handbag knock-offs, gorgeous scarves and knickknacks, and a whole bunch of other stuff that was picked over, tussled over and, in some cases, taken to Goodwill. ;)
One gal took home a boat. She's headed to Florida with it. (Okay, it's a toy boat, but I had you going there for a second, didn't I?)
It felt good doing something fun and doing something good at the same time. And, as one of the gals said at the party, attending the Girls Night In was "a lot easier than running a marathon"!
Thanks to Matchstick, a word of mouth company, I was able to turn the event into more than just a Great Exchange Party by offering up cupcakes, madelines, great tunes and some great-smelling giveaways from Chloe. No one left empty-handed!
Best of all, the money everyone saved by not going to the store was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. More than $200 was raised! Way to go, gals!
Labels: adventures, fun
posted by Bonnie Staring at 12:01 AM
6 Comments:
The party was awesome, thanks Bonnie. I LOVE my "free" cashmere scarf (what a score!) and have already used my $10 iTunes gift card to buy apps for my iPhone - and a couple of Glee songs, too!
What a great afternoon. And a great cause.
Ditto. Love my Chloe lotion. Yummy snacks. Let's do it again soon.
The partee was wonderful. I met some new friends, got to unload some duplicate things, (just because something is on sale does not mean that you need to buy two), and yes, I did take home not one but four boats. The boats have been launched in the pool and we're having a lot of fun racing them. But best of all is that it was for a good cause. Thanks for hosting!
Bonnie, you were an awesome host and the party was a great deal of fun. It was a great group of dynamic women and I am sure everyone had a good time.
I love my V-Tech phone and my collection of CD's and DVD's are now restored in a great new storage holder which is the perfect size.
Let's do it again next year!
Bonnie,
As usual a fantastic event with amazing loot to unload (and to take home)
Amazing dip too. : - )
I agree, the stuff just gets better and better as we get older.
Kind of like us.
Great idea to turn a fun afternoon into a fundraising event for a really great cause.
Thanks again.
Joanne
I didn't know what to expect...it was my first time at a swap party...had a great time, lots of laughs, and went home with some nice stuff. Thank you Bonnie for hosting! A great idea for raising money!
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