New Art on Blog

Hey all - I have added some new work to my ARTchakaLAKA blog, let me know what you think!
http://artchakalaka.blogspot.com/

- Chaka

Thank you for a wonderful Christmas

Thank you for making Christmas fantastic. Thank you Mom and Dad for being awesome (you know!) and brother for being funny, and in-laws or being fun and generous!

Best gift of the year - no lie - HAAN Floor Steamer - you could eat off my floors (but don't). It is fabulous!

So thank you friends and family for making 2010 merry and bright.
Onward and upward ....

Event benefitting St. Nicholas - Thursday at Marfreless

THIS THURSDAY - 6-8 p.m.

MARFRELESSE

2006 Peden Street

Houston, TX 77019-5314

There is no sign: It is the Blue Door under the metal Staircase in the parking lot behind the River Oaks Theatre and across the street from California Pizza kitchen.

For this evening each donation of $10 towards St. Nicholas Church will receive a raffle ticket for fun gift baskets and other fun items every thirty minutes. Come for goodwill, festive atmosphere, great drink specials, and merry munchie spread and fun music.

 

Dear Marfreless friends, family, and loyal guests,

For the past eight years, the Marfreless family has raised money to "adopt a family" by offering stockings, to be customized by each contributor, for a minimum donation of atleast $5 (many give $10 or 20 and we have been blessed enough to have a handful of folks give $50 or $100). While this has been a fun and somewhat fulfilling gesture, we struggle with the knowledge that so many are doing without (not only during the holidays but all year long). While we know that we cannot "save" the world, we found a wonderful organization that is in desperate need of funds. St. Nicholas Church, located at 2508 Clay, 77003 is one of, if not the oldest operating inter-city church in Texas. Founded in 1887, they have roughly 90 families, many elderly. They have a "food pantry" that is open once a week to give a hot meal to hungry folks and they serve on average 75-100 families. Their ability to buy food, for pennies on the dollar, through the Food bank will make each and every dollar that much more valuable.
A couple of things regarding this: (A) We have gotten off to a late start as stores didn't start putting out Christmas stuff until August, and still we have already raised almost $200 and (2)We are going to have a "stocking decorating" happy hour this Thursday 12/16/10 from 6-8 PM. Each donation of $10 or more will receive a raffle ticket and we will raffle off fun gift baskets and other fun items every thirty minutes. In addition to the goodwill, festive atmosphere, great drink specials, and merry munchie spread, we will playing fun music (not Christmas, don't be skeered). Though we do not have a chimney, Santa has a skeleton key and comes by and drops all kinds of goodies in the stockings (we leave him a shot and a cig, but he has to go outside to smoke it!). If you cannot make it Thursday, please try and stop by before Dec 23rd or so and make a donation and get your stocking for to decorate. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested in a fun and charitable event. If you cannot get by the bar, you are welcome to send your donation to Marfreless at 2006 Peden, Houston, Tx 77019.

I encourage everyone to attend a service at St. Nick's. I don't care if you are Catholic, Jewish, Loel Olsteenian, Spiritual, Atheist, Mormon, or Scientologist. It is a truly loving and devoted community despite their economic situation. My Family and I have been a few times and have never felt so welcome. People came up to us after the service and hugged us and shook our hands and really made us feel welcome.

I hope to see many of you on Thursday or over the next few weeks, I pray that you all have a very Merry and safe Christmas, Hanukkah, Quanza, or whatever you celebrate. thank you for taking the time to consider this and I hope that you will be able to join in the festivities.

Cheers,
Michael Wells
713-898-7957

As mentioned before, please pass on to your friends, co-workers, family, etc. Thank you so very much!

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2011 Hope & Inspiration Calendars

Hi All - if you are looking for a stocking stuffer, The American Cancer Society is selling 2011 Hope & Inspiration Calendars, a calendar that features surviving mothers of breast cancer, for $20 each to benefit the 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

If you would like to purchase one of these calendars, please contact me and we will work out the calendar exchange, or Jessica Peterson at (713) 706-5686 or jessica.s.peterson@cancer.org. of you would like to arrange to have one mailed to you.

Thank you all and Happy Holidays!
Lori Pinter
Community Manager - Distinguished Events
American Cancer Society
High Plains Division
6301 Richmond
Houston, Texas 77057
Phone 713.706.5693
Cell 713.501.7693
Fax 713.266.4159

A world with less breast cancer is a world with more birthdays. That world gets closer and closer at every Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Visit cancer.org/stridesonline or call 1-800-227-2345 to make strides and create more birthdays in your community. Together, we'll stay well, get well, find cures, and fight back.

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myBLOG: http://hautechakalaka.blogspot.com/

Fwd: Job Opening - Executive Assistant in Galleria Area

Please pass this along to anyone that may be interested in an Executive Assistant position in the Galleria area.  The position is in the Real Estate Industry with full benefits, salary, great office location, etc. and looking to hire ASAP.  Attached is a brief job description.

Please send me resumes!

Thanks,

Tiffany

281.413.6086 

tiffanymley@gmail.com

My Twilight Book

SO sorry for the mass email. Someone borrowed my Twilight book (hardcover) over a year ago and has not returned it, and of course I cannot remember who I loaned it to. It is part of a hardback set and I would like it back, so please let me know if you have it.

AGAIN - sorry for the mass email - you do NOT need to let me know if you do NOT have it, I know it is a 1 in 500 shot, but it is out there somewhere. :)

Hava a Rockin Holiday Season from the Pinters

Holidays Greetings!

In lieu of mailed Christmas cards (no kids, the dogs don't change much, we don't look like we are getting any younger) we have once again sent a JibJab eCard for the Holidays:

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/u7eZDReoRaQqZ5iTvAMy

ENJOY!