You’re invited to join us for the third
‘My Stamping Friends’ Regional Gathering
WAHOO!! It’s time for the next Regional
Gathering in Northern Virginia and
I’m super excited to announce all the
details.
What: My Stamping Friends Northern Virginia Regional
Gathering
Where: The Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Department in Dunn Loring, Virginia
When: Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 9am to 3pm
Who: Registration is opening to everyone on Saturday,
January 10, 2015
Why: I want to share what I love with YOU, My
Stamping Friends. This includes products from the new Occasions Catalog, the
Sale-a-Bration catalog and lots of tid-bits that Michelle Suit and I pick up at
the Annual Stampin’ Up! Leadership Convention this January.
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The
Details:
Event: This is a ‘Stampin’ Up! Style’ Regional
Event. I hope that gives you an idea of what standards we are shooting for. We
want to help you enjoy a wonderful day full of meeting new friends, stamping,
learning, sharing, swapping, laughing, eating and more stamping. We are planning lots of fun things for
everyone, including but not limited to Main Stage Demonstrator presentations,
showing new products from the brand new Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration
Catalog, WOW projects, business ideas, Make & Takes, display boards, fresh
ideas, a few surprises ... and more. We
are also going to bring back lots of samples and ideas from the Annual Stampin’
Up! Leadership Convention in Orlando, FL this January. You won’t want to miss
this event. Make sure you bring your notebook, a pen and your camera so you can
remember all the fun things we are going to share.
Location: We will be meeting in the Community Hall
of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department located at 2148 Gallows
Road, Dunn Loring, VA 22043
Parking: There is plenty of free parking behind
the fire station. Enter through the large double doors in the rear of the
building.
Schedule:
8:15
am – Doors Open, Name Tag and Welcome Bag pick up begins. Pick your seat,
mingle and swap (general swaps or organized swaps)
9:00
am – Event begins so grab your seats
12:00
noon– (approximate time) Lunch is included in your registration fee and lunch
choices will be available on your registration form.
3:00
pm– The program ends so now is the time to finish taking photos around the
room, gather your things and say good-bye (sniffle, sniffle)
3:30 pm – the doors close and lock for
clean up time
Swapping:
The doors will open at 8:15am and this is
the perfect time for swapping. This is an opportunity to meet new people, chat
with other demos and get some wonderful samples to take back home. You are
welcome to do general swapping or organized swapping. If you are going to
organize a swap and would like me to publish the info for the rest of the
group, just let me know. Please remember the main rule of only using Stampin’
Up! products and not using retired products on your swap.
Registration:
REGISTRATION OPENS to all Stamping Friends on Saturday, January
10, 2015 the registration form will be available online at www.dlvfrd.org/My-Stamping-Friends
REGISTRATION CLOSES for everyone on Sunday, January 25, 2015 so get your registration forms to me by
the end of the day.
If
registration fills up I will start a waiting list. If more seats become
available or if someone is interested in transferring their ticket I can
contact the people on the waiting list to see if they are still interested in
attending.
When
the doors open you will be able to pick up your name tag and goodie bag and
there will be a basket at the check in desk for you to drop in your donated
card for the card contest (more info on the card contest below) and for the
Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Share the
Fun:
We
love to Share The Fun and we hope
you will to. Grab your team, your friends and family and your stamping friends
and bring them along for the fun. You can
share with them in several ways.
·
From
the Facebook Event Page click on INVITE under the top photo and type in your
Facebook Friends name and click the button to invite them.
·
If
your friends aren’t on Facebook you can forward them the link to the information
page and registration form and encourage them to join you.
·
When
you’re posting anything about this event on your social media (Twitter,
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, etc) include the following hashtag #NoVaStampingFriends to spread the word
and get friends to join you. You can use this when you’re posting a comment on
your page, a caption on each of your photos that you post - including photos of
the cards you’re bringing to swap or for the display boards.
Card
Contest and Display Boards:
We
are going to have a card contest with several winners. If you want to enter the
card contest and show off your work, please bring in some full size cards in a
clear envelope with your name and contact information
on a post it note. Please do not put your personal information on the
cards that will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. You can drop
your submissions in the basket on the registration desk at the front door. They
will be hung on the display boards for everyone to admire and photograph. At
the end of the day the winners will be announced and prizes will be given. The
cards on the display boards could be used for future events and will get
donated to the Ronald McDonald House.
Lunch:
The
registration form will have all the information about lunch. Attendees will
have several lunch options available to them when they register. There will be
water and lemonade available to attendees and there are soda vending machines
on site.
What to
Bring:
·
A
notebook and pen
·
A
camera for photos of main stage presentations, display boards, photos with your
friends, etc. You KNOW you’ll want to post photos of this event. And don’t
forget to caption them with #NoVaStampingFriends
·
Bring
snail and scissors for your Make and Takes, we’ll provide everything else.
·
Bring
some card samples for the display board
·
Bring
your swap cards (optional)
·
Please
remember to label everything you bring so your items won’t get misplaced.
·
We cannot
really control the temperature in the venue so please dress in layers for your
own comfort level
Miscellaneous
Event Notes:
·
You
must be 18 to attend.
·
You
must be present to collect any prizes.
·
Still
photos are encouraged but taking videos is prohibited.
What does
Registration include?
·
Attendance
at the event
·
A
welcome bag with surprise goodies
·
Main
Stage presentations by guest demonstrators
·
Clean
and Simple to WOW projects
·
Business
ideas
·
Lunch
·
Opportunity
for swapping
·
Display
Boards for inspiration
·
Projects
using supplies from the new Occasions Catalog as well as products from the Sale-A-Bration
Catalog.
·
Make
& Takes and of course some
·
FUN,
FUN, FUN
Event Investment:
January 10, 2015 - REGISTRATION opens for everyone for $65 (plus $2 if paying by Paypal)
January 25, 2015 - REGISTRATION
CLOSES so get your
registration form and payment to me in by the end of the day.
Please include $2 paying by Paypal. If you want to mail a check, please contact me for the
mailing address.
Surrounding
Areas:
There
are several hotels in the Tysons Corner area if you were interested in spending
Friday night or Saturday night to extend the fun.
You
can also check out these things to do in the area:
www.shoptysons.com
www.virginia.org
