Hey everyone! Sorry for the late message - my internet hasn't been working properly lately, so I couldn't go online to post to our blog.

Here is our final volunteers list for this Sunday's SF AIDS Foundation Holiday Wrapping Party:

1. Lily Guan 0811
2. Irene Cheung 0817
3. Katie Yee 0817
4. Tiffany Vu
5. Regina Lam 0701
6. ChristineTrinh 0804
7. Aimee Howard 0812
8. Nora Casey 0815
9. Serena Luong 0810
10. Sirena Louie 1004
11. Natasha Sadkin 1016
12. Linda Tsang 0716
13. Danna Hong 0913
14. Judy Cheng 0906
15. Yvonne Kong 0819

If your name is on the list and you won't be able to make it, please email me by no later than Friday, December 1 at 8:00 pm.

Attached is a message from the volunteers director at the SF AIDS foundation with all the details for this event:

Thank you so much for volunteering to sort and wrap the gifts for the women and family holiday party this Sunday December 3rd from 9am to 1pm. As you may know, the gifts that we donate, collect and wrap represent the only gifts that many of these people will receive this year so it is wonderful that you are volunteering to help with this event.

We will be meeting in the large Conference Room on the 2nd Floor of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF). (995 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. There will be a security guard at the front door to let you in. He may have you sign in. Take the elevator to the 2nd Floor. Go to your left when you exit the elevator towards the open door and the hallway. Go all the way to the end and you will be in the Conference Room. Rest assured there will most likely be plenty of noise/laughing/talking to lead you there! )

Public Transportation is the easiest way to get there as we are at the corner of 6th and Market, one block from the Powell Street BART and underground MUNI station. (Yes right near ALL the Union Square shopping and the New Bloomingdales Mall shoppers!!!) There is one hour metered street parking and there are parking lots but on Golden Gate Ave. I am not sure about the cost of the parking on weekends but on weekdays if you get in before 9:30 AM they are $7 until 5pm. I would suggest checking beforehand as parking at some lots can run upwards of $37 during the holiday season downtown.

Our activities will include unpacking the gifts from all the storage corners and closets around the Foundation sorting gifts to make sure that all the client’s gifts are equivalent i.e. a scarf and a hat are about the same as a blanket.
Engage parents/teachers to get a better idea of what toys are appropriate for whom/ages etc. and to create toyequivalencess (particularly tricky!) Getting the wrapping supplies ready and handy for all. We may have some facilitators doing this.

Then we will be wrapping the gifts and labeling them for their distribution at the Women and Family Holiday Party on Thursday Dec. 14th. Once we are all on-site I will explain the process more fully and we will break up the duties so that we utilize the specialties of various volunteers!

Dress is casual and comfortable but I suggest pants and closed toe shoes as these items tend to lend themselves to the easiest and safest movement.

There will be coffee and snacks but not lunch as we will be done by 1 PM. If you require a larger or a specialized meal please bring that with you.

Please be prompt, as we will be explaining the process at 9am.

That pretty much covers everything you need to know about the event! MAD volunteers should try their best to arrive at the SF AIDS Foundation headquarters by no later than 8:45 am to allow for time to sign in with officers and to receive any additional instructions.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me and I'll try my best to give you an answer!

A final-final volunteers list (taking any drops/bumps from the waiting list into account) will be sent out via email on Saturday afternoon, so please be sure to check your email sometime on Saturday to get the latest updates.

Thanks again for being awesome volunteers!