Hey everyone! I hope all your December 3rd Wrapping Party volunteers had a great time snacking on Annie's Organic Cheddar Bunnies and drinking Kern while trying to figure out how to wrap a basketball or a giant Dora the Explorer last weekend! :D

Now it's time for another group of lovely volunteers to experience the Holiday joy!

Here's our volunteers list for the Saturday, December 9th wrapping party:

1. Angel Huang 0917
2. Sandy Diao 0906
3. Wing Cheuk 0820
4. Wendy Kwan 0914
5. Jenny Fong 0907
6. Emily Kuang 0814
7. Anna Chen 0904
8. Annie Yan 0913
9. Melissa Sylvester 0920
10. Victoria Liu 0820
11. Johnny Zhou Chen 1013
12. Frances Yan 0911
13. Serene Ho 0911
14. Justine Pon 0910
15. Jenelle Guillermo 0916

Waiting List
Salina Wong 0815
Shirla Shan 0902
Amy Lai 0918
Stephanie Tong 0908
Lily Wong 0909
Elaine Situ 0805

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 8th 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 Saturday, December 9th 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 clientÂ’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.

A final-final volunteers list will be sent out on Friday night after 8 PM, so please remember to check your email before going to bed tomorrow night!

If you are on the waiting list and are missing credits, please email me at makeadifferenceclub@gmail.com with December 9th Wrapping Party - Waiting List in the subject line and I'll try to work something out and get you a spot at this Saturday's event. Only people who are missing credits will be considered as add-ins!