Counterpoint

6/28/11

Upcoming Events

BBQ and Open House - Sunday, July 10, 4:00 PM, Torrance, CA. Everyone is welcome to come see what we are all about. We would like to introduce you to Counterpoint and show you what we're up to.
Swag Drive from Programmer's Fair: It's that time of year when DIRECTV has its annual Programmer's Fair and all our programmers bring swag/chotchkies promoting their channel or TV show to give as gifts to employees. We will be collecting unused promotional items for local transition center for the homeless and for shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in November.

School Supplies

Clothing and Accessories

Toys and Games

Toiletries

Bags and other useful item

June Dinner Topics

New Sponsored Child: I am sponsoring a new child through Save the Children. I received my package with his photo and information. His name is Gerald and he is 10 years old. He lives lives in the Philippines in a house made of palm leaves. He is shy and likes to read. Save the Children is working in his community to improve school facilities, libraries and youth resource centers. I am looking forward to exchanging letters and photos with him. Isn't he adorable?

Quote: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
~Anne Frank

Buying Local Produce: We have pledged to buy more local produce. Many of us have signed up with Farm Fresh To You, http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/. They deliver fresh, organic produce from local Community Supported Agriculture farms to your door. I got my first box. Wow, I never knew carrots and lettuce could taste so good! Incredibly delicious tomatos and green beans, plus peppers, blackberries, melons and more.

150 Messanger Bags: Word has gotten around and now the marketing department calls me when they have out-dated promotional items. Instead of throwing them in the trash, I deliver them to the needy as appropriate. This time I got 3 boxes of messanger bags which were delivered to the homeless at Harbor Interfaith Services and Shared Bread.
Phuket, Thailand: Mona and Cynthia returned from their fantastic vacation in Phuket and shared pictures with us. The region seems to be well recovered from the disastrous tsunami that struck in 2004. They had a great time kayaking, riding elephants and relaxing.

Counterpoint Celebrates its 1 Year Anniversary!
View a 15-minute presentation about our activities and accomplishments in our first year!

Upcoming Events

Counterpoint Dinner Party - Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 PM, Torrance, CA
Kitchen Drive: We will be collecting kitchenware of all kinds for local transition center for the homeless.

Things You Can Do

Rummage through your kitchen and see what you can find that you can spare.

May Dinner Topics

Counterpoint had its 1 Year Anniversary!: We had a wonderful evening reminiscing the past year and looking at all our accomplishments as individuals and as a group. Hear's to another year!
Filtered Vodka Tasting: The results are in! In a blind taste test it was unanimous - the cheap vodka filtered through a water filter tasted better than the expensive vodka out of the bottle.

How is this relevant? In out April dinner we were discussing how bad plastic bottles were to the environment. One alternative is to filter your own water instead of buying bottled water. Then it was mentioned that filtering could make cheap vodka taste as good or better than expensive vodka, so we had to try it. (You had to have been there...

Lend A Hand for Japan George McMullen conducted his Los Angeles Harbor College Studio Jazz Orchestra at this Charity Fund raising event with Live Jazz Music and Art in Long Beach, CA on May 15.