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• 1/5/24, Sunday, 12:30–2:00 pm:  White Elephant Gift Exchange. Enjoy the first Sunday potluck and then join us for a white elephant gift exchange in the Sanctuary, following in the tradition of Gail and Marjorie who used to host this. Bring a new or gently used gift that you would like to offer up in exchange for someone else’s gift offering. No limit on the number of people who can participate.  Location: Emerson Sanctuary.  Bid $10 bid. Contact Leslie Reuter.

• 1/10/25, Friday, 6:00 pm:  Beer & Pizza and the Adventures of Robin Hood.  $15 bid. Contact Melissa Marote.  We will provide delicious pizza, beer and non-alcoholic drinks and watch a movie Pat Cosgrove has been wanting us to see for months now. Should be a fun night! Location:  Melissa’s home in Canoga Park.  Minimum Bid:  $15.  Contact Melissa Marote.
• 1/12/25, Sunday, 2:00–3:30 pm:  Getting the Plastic out of Your Life!  Class on how to reduce single-use plastics and plastic packaging to reduce the nanoplastics in your body and the environment. $10 bid. Contact Leslie Reuter.
• 1/18/25, Saturday, 1:30 pm: Bowling for Pizza. Bowling fun for all skill levels!  Location: Winnetka Bowl, 20132 Vanowen Street.  $30 bid. Contact Tracy Watson
• 1/18/25, Saturday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm:  Excursion to Colonel Allensworth State Park. Now a ghost town, this is the only town in the history of California to be fully financed, governed, built, designed, and populated by African Americans. Come learn more about its history. Lunch will be provided. Bid $40. Contact Aimee Noel.
• 1/26/25, Sunday, 5:00–7:30 pm:  Roll & Write Party. Join Rev. Chloë for a night of roll and write games! Think Yahtzee but modern and cool and perhaps, more complex.Easy Fun Games. Snacks & Drinks Provided. Location: Emerson Pavilion, Bid $25. Contact Rev. Chloë.
• February 2, Sunday, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM:  Groundhog Day Again… Come and watch the movie Groundhog Day together. One of my favorite movies and considered by some to be one of the greatest comedy films ever made, it follows the path of the lead character, played by Bill Murray, as he slowly learns how to navigate from a monotonous life with a focus on his own desires to demonstrating genuine care for others without self-interest and appreciating even the small things in life. It is well worth watching again so please join us. If we’re lucky there will be dessert –yum! Minimum Bid: $10 Location: Leslie’s house in Chatsworth.  Contact Leslie Reuter.