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The CanDo Connection                                                       December 9, 2014
In This Issue
Save the Dates
Facebook Profile Photo
Travel Portrait Photography
Tasty Opportunity
Words Matter: Maya Angelou
The Weird Thing That Makes You Sexier
Help Create the 2015 Give!Guide
Growing the Give!Guide
Dine and Donate at Il Posto Trattoria
Sheet Composting Your Garden
CanDo Spotlight: What's Happening Around the Valley and How You Can Help

SAVE  THE  DATES

Save the Date

MONDAY, DEC. 15
6-7:30PM
Come to a 
Give!Guide "marty."
Meet the Give!Guide Team. Learn what you CanDo 
to help create the 
2015 edition.
Click here for details.

MONDAY, DEC. 15
Dine & Donate 
Support your favorite local nonprofits. Eat great food at 
Il Posto Trattoria in Napa.
Click here for details.



Donated to a fabulous 
local nonprofit
through the 2014 Give!Guide? 
Thanks so much.

Use the image above as your Facebook profile photo. Proclaim your CanDo Spirit. 
     "Wear" it with pride.     


BITS  AND  PIECES
 


THE TOP TEN TRAVEL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS

Travel portrait photography is not just about making a portrait; it is about capturing a moment, an emotion.



A Special Give!Guide Opportunity



The good folks at Rohlffs Manor would like you to know that those who donate to them on Saturday, 
Dec. 13, will be entered into an opportunity drawing for one dozen of Annie the Baker cookies of their choice.

For more
Give!Guide incentives, 
click here.


  CanDo  Quick  Tip
 


IT'S NOT BIG HAIR, POUTY LIPS OR FIRM ABS

You'll never guess what a recent poll found to be more attractive to others than a good job, wealth, or a graduate degree.

Click here to find out!

  

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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. 

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Explore  the  Possibilities!

This spring we'll 
gear up 
for the 3rd edition of CanDo's
Napa Valley Give!Guide.

Love what we're doing to support local nonprofits?How about helping us do it again next year?

Come to a 90 minute orientation. 
No arm-twisting. No commitment required.

Learn about the scope of the project 
and ways to be involved. 
Ask questions. Eat good food; laugh a lot. 

       DAY/DATE:  Mon., Dec. 15   TIME:  6-7:30
       LOCATION:  2780 Pike Drive, Napa. 
                          Call for directions.
       RSVP via email or call 707.252.7743.

It doesn't happen by itself.

 

"We make a living by what we get, 

but we make a life by what we give." 

-- Winston Churchill 

 

 

 

CURRENT DONATIONS:  

 

$76,969.00

 

23 days remain in CanDo's
2014 Napa Valley Give!Guide campaign.
  
Donations close at midnight, December 31.    

 

 NapaValleyGiveGuide.org   

 

DineDonate
DINE  AND  DONATE 
IL  POSTO  TRATTORIA

One More Monday in Support 
of the 2014 Give!Guide
Dec. 15, 5-9PM

RESERVATIONS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Address: 4211 Solano Avenue
Phone: 707.251.8600

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

You must have a copy of this flyer with you. 

December 15 you may dine and donate to
these nonprofits, or simply click 
to donate through the 2014 Give!Guide


     

     THANK  YOU  VERY MULCH!

 

These students from
Napa County Office of Education Schools 
sheet-composted our Food Bank garden 
for the winter.

Want to know how they did it? 
Check out 
written by our friends at 

To find out more about helping us get fresh produce to our food banks, Email us.


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, Dec. 10, 2-4PM
LOCATION:  3141 Browns Valley Rd., Napa 
FFI:  Email, call 707.224.1894, or visit their website.
MAKING HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
SPONSOR:  Energy Upgrade California
Free workshop. Energy Upgrade California™ Home Upgrade is a statewide program that offers rebates of up to $6,500 when you make energy-saving improvements to your home. The program rewards a comprehensive, whole-home approach to energy efficiency, rather than focusing on individual improvements. 
DAY/DATE/TIME:  Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6:30-8PM
LOCATION:  American Canyon Senior Center
2185 Elliott Drive
RSVP:  Email or 707.255.3856

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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