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The CanDo Connection                                                       November 18, 2014
In This Issue
Be a part of the 2015 Give!Guide Team
Quick Tip: Frying a Turkey?
Food Bank Needs "Done-in-a-Day" Volunteers
A Profile Patch for G!G Donors
Words Matter: George Carlin
The Geography of Happiness
Coming Soon: Small Business Saturday
Save the Dates
Making Good Choices
Current Give!Guide Tally
CanDo CanGrow and NCOE
Locals' Night at the Oxbow
Dine and Donate at Il Posto Trattoria
CanDo Spotlight: What's Happening Around the Valley and How You Can Help
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Come to a "marty."

It was Len Zunin who coined the term. After yet another active Give!Guide gathering, Len said:  "You can't 
call these 'meetings.' 
You have so much fun while you're getting the work done. They feel more like partiesYou should call them "marties."

And we do.

Consider becoming part of Napa Valley CanDo's 
2015 Give!Guide Team. 

You're invited to explore the possibilities. Come to either of two gatherings. Learn the scope of the project and ways to be involved. Ask questions. Eat good food; laugh a lot. 

DAY and DATE:  Monday, December 1 or Monday, Dec. 15. 
TIME:  6-7:30
LOCATION: A Napa home, location TBD.
RSVP via email or call with questions: 707.252.7743.


CanDo  Quick  Tip
 


HOW TO RECYCLE COOKING OIL

 Fats, oil and grease ("FOG") clog pipelines and sewer mains, causing nasty sewer spills and overflows.  
Please don't pour them 
down the drain!
You're not allowed to put liquids in the trash,either.  

What to do?
 Recycle it for use in clean, sustainable biofuel!

will pick up your used cooking oil curbside. Just call 255.5200 to receive a free collection container.

For all the details, 

Couldn't be easier!
FoodBank  
Another  Opportunity  
to Help  the  Food  Bank
>> Volunteers Needed <<
Saturday, Nov. 22

Volunteers needed to distribute leaflets for the Napa Food Bank in front of the Safeway on Trances.
DAY/DATE/TIME: 
Sat., Nov. 22, shifts anytime 10AM-4PM. 
LOCATION: 
Trancas Safeway
SPECIAL NOTES: The store will provide fliers and will give volunteers a $20.00 gift card that can be used for snack/lunch.  
RSVP REQUIRED: Email Karen at the Food Bank to schedule your shift.


ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK?

Have you donated to a local nonprofit
through the 2014 Give!Guide?

Here's a new profile photo to proclaim your CanDo Spirit.
"Wear" it with pride.
    
       

Together, we CanDo great things.




Words  Matter 

     

"What wine goes with Captain Crunch?"

 

-George Carlin

 


  BITS  AND  PIECES 
 


SMILE, NAPA

According to 10 million tweets, Napa is the happiest city in the USA. 
Could all the wine
 have something 
to do with it?


Small  Business Saturday:  Nov. 29

In the Napa Valley, we live in a series of small communities served by dozens of stalwart entrepreneurs. They're our neighbors, and their creative businesses have weathered economic storms and been rattled by earthquakes. 

It's time to walk, skate, bike, or drive to one of the Valley's 
many amazing local retailers. 

Support them with a hug, a thank you and a purchase. 

Then, extend your "buy local" philosophy and invest in our communities all year long.  

 
 
SAVE THE DATES

 

Save the Date  

 

Help the Food Bank by Leafletting

Saturday, Nov. 22

10AM-4PM

Learn more here .

 

DINE AND DONATE 
IL POSTO TRATTORIA
Two More Mondays in Support of the Give!Guide:
Dec. 8 and 15
5-9PM
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
FFI:  Click here.

SUPPORT 
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
November 29
Shop locally and help our communities thrive.

  

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 The CanDo Connection is filled with volunteer opportunities and events 
that help you connect 
with community. 


The Choices We Make

Napa Valley CanDo seeks to inspire and facilitate action by alerting interested Valley residents about opportunities for service. If you participate as a volunteer in an activity that you learned about through Napa Valley CanDo, whether initiated by CanDo or another organization, please take personal responsibility for your involvement. Use common sense. Only you can determine whether an activity is a good fit, that is to say compatible with your interests and abilities. 


Napa buses make good reading.
2014  Give!Guide  Donations  as of 
November 18:

$33,542.00

Your Give!Guide vignette:  One donor this month gave $10 to each one of the Fab 40 nonprofits. 
Now that's an equal opportunity giver!

Incentives every day.
"Like" the Give!Guide's Facebook page and you'll receive notification of each day's incentive 
in your Facebook news feed. 
Or you can click here to see what's coming 
up all through the campaign. 
Every incentive is valued at $100 or more.

Donate at NVGiveGuide.org
 
You make a choice.  You make a difference. 
We make it easy.


         


IT'S OFFICIAL:
Another CanDo Connection has Taken Root!

students and staff will partner with 
CanDo CanGrow volunteers to tend the plot 
at the Community Garden and harvest 
the produce for the Napa Food Bank. 
We welcome this ongoing project for NCOE schools.

This is the same garden that produced 
1,462 pounds of fresh produce for 
the Food Bank this summer, but now the majority of the gardeners will be students with the CanDo spirit.
Napa JCCS Community Service
Click above to see what NCOE students are 
already doing to help our community.

Have a garden at home or at work?
Want to help us achieve our goal of providing more healthy fresh food for Napa County Food Banks?


Missed  Locals'  Night  at  the 
Oxbow  Last  Week?



Every Tuesday night, look for the nonprofit table space generously provided by the kind folks 
at the Oxbow Public Market.
This week, meet representatives from Rohlffs Manor, one of the Give!Guide's Fab 40.

 

DineandDonate
DINE  AND  DONATE 
IL  POSTO  TRATTORIA

Two More Mondays in Support of the 2014 Give!Guide
Dec. 8 and 15, 5-9PM

The place was packed last night, so 
RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED.
Address: 4211 Solano Avenue
Phone: 707.251.8600

Mange Italiano from 5-9PM, whether dining in-house or ordering take-out, and the good folks at Il Posto Trattoria will contribute a generous 20% of your food and beverage tab to the nonprofit of your choice.

You must have a copy of this flyer with you. 

November 17, you may dine and donate to
these nonprofits, or simply click any time to donate through the 2014 Give!Guide:


Moving Forward Towards Independence celebrates being one of the Fab 40 at Il Posto's Dine and Donate.
p.s. Save room for the cannoli.

 

Spotlight - Stars
THE CanDo SPOTLIGHT
Events and Volunteer Opportunities
from Other Groups Around the Valley
 Tell 'em you heard about it through CanDo!

Note: Our posting of events in this "Spotlight" does not  constitute an endorsement by Napa Valley CanDo unless expressly stated. We list a variety of opportunities and programs we feel may be of interest to our readers.  
  
WALK IN WEDNESDAYS
SPONSOR:  CONNOLLY RANCH
Connolly Ranch's weekly open house provides an opportunity for old friends to visit and new friends to discover the ranch for the first time. The ranch will be open every Wednesday through December 12 from 2 to 4PM for the public to visit the garden, relax in the grove, take a hike on the woodland trail and see the animals. Come on your own or bring family and friends! It's also a great time to learn about Connolly Ranch programs, events and volunteer opportunities. Walk-in Wednesdays are free, but donations are encouraged. 
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Wednesdays, Nov. 19, 26 and Dec. 3 and 10, 2-4PM
LOCATION:  3141 Browns Valley Rd., Napa 
FFI:  Email, call 707.224.1894, or visit their website.
SPONSOR:  Napa Sierra Club 
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) runs 2663 miles from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. This year, Yountville resident, Darlene Scott (trail name Poco Loco) spent four months hiking on it. She will talk about how she prepared for it, packed for it, endured it and enjoyed it. Learn about her trials by (forest) fire and Poodle Dog bush, the PCT hiker community and the memorable Trail Angels that make the PCT a unique, life-list wilderness experience.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:30-8:30PM  
LOCATION:  Napa Library, Community Meeting Room
FFI:  Email or call Chris Benz 707.974.5565.
HELP US END HUNGER
SPONSOR:  Safeway for the Napa Food Bank
>>>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<<<  
Volunteers needed to pass out fliers the store will provide. One $20.00 gift certificate will be provided by manager for snacks/lunch. You may volunteer for any reasonable length of time that is convenient for you.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Saturday, Nov. 22, 10AM-4PM  
LOCATION:  3375 Trancas Street
FFI:  Email Karen.
A PARENT'S GUIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA
SPONSORS:  Napa County Office of Education   
Your gut reaction to keeping your kids safe online may be to just eliminate their access to the Internet - we get it! It's a pain to supervise and it can be a constant worry, BUT it is critical that instead we teach students how to be safe online, how to protect their reputations, and how to become positive online citizens. Social media isn't going away. In fact, many employers expect employees to have an online presence. This presentation is presented in English. A Presentation in Spanish will be scheduled for a future date. TBD. Bring Your mobile device, if you don't have one we will provide you with a device to use during the session.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Monday, Dec. 1, 6-8PM  
COST: $10
LOCATION: 
2121 Imola Avenue, Napa, CA
FFI:  Email or call Jacqui Woodland 707.253.3944 or visit their website.
CREATING WREATHS FROM YOUR GARDEN
SPONSORS:  UC Master Gardeners of Napa County and Yountville Parks and Rec Dept.  
Join the Napa Master Gardeners and learn what plants in your garden make good wreaths for decorating. At this workshop you will learn how to prepare plant materials so they will look good for a long time and learn all the tips and tricks for designing wreaths for the holidays and year-round. You will take home a wreath from locally collected plant materials. Find the Napa MGs on Facebook under UC Master Gardeners of Napa County.
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Sunday, Dec. 7, 2-4PM  
COST: $29
LOCATION: 
Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington Street
FFI:  Email or call Chris Benz 707.944.8712 or visit their website.

SECOND SATURDAYS
SPONSOR:  CONNOLLY RANCH
Mark these dates on your calendar.
Connolly Ranch hosts Second Saturdays, a monthly program for kids age 0-14, on the second Saturday of each month. Little Farmers offer parents who work during the week the opportunity to experience Connolly Ranch with their little ones and Playday on the Farm allows kids who are in school during the week to have some weekend fun at the ranch. Little Farmers (ages 0-4) must be accompanied by a parent, but Playday on the Farm (ages 4-12) is a drop-off program. 
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Saturdays, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 14 and Mar. 14. [Little Farmers
: 9-10:15AM, $20] [Playday on the Farm: 10:30AM-2:30PM, $40]
LOCATION:  3141 Browns Valley Road, Napa
FFI:  Email, call 707.224.1894, or visit their website.
 
Have an Event You'd Like in the Spotlight?
 
Are you a nonprofit in need of volunteers? 
Or do you have a fundraiser, educational opportunity, or fun event that you'd like us to share in the "Spotlight"? 
Learn more and submit your event here.


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