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APLD
California
Chapter
Upcoming Events
For more information about each event, please click on the dates
below:
Thursday, Nov.
6, 2008
Certification
Information Mtg.
East Bay
District
Tuesday, Nov.
11, 2008
The Edible
Garden
East Bay
District
Friday, Nov. 14,
2008
East Bay District Board Mtg.
East Bay
District
Friday,
Nov.
14, 2008
Theodore Payne Foundation Tour/Mtg.
Southern
California Region
Tuesday, Nov.
18, 2008
GET
VERTICAL- ELT on
Sustainable
Living Wall & Roof Systs.
San Francisco
District
Sunday, Dec. 7,
2008
East Bay
District Holiday Party
East Bay
District
Sunday, Dec. 7,
2008
SoCal Holiday Mixer
See our website Events calendar at www.apldca.org for more
details.
Tuesday, Dec. 9,
2008
Holiday Party at Hayes St. Grill
San Francisco
District
Wedn., Dec.
10, 2008
Peninsula
District Holiday Party
Peninsula
District
Our online Events
calendar
Landscapes Unlimited
Wholesale Nursery
4330 Bodega
Ave.
Petaluma, CA 94925
707-778-0136
APLD California Chapter Member
FAQs
Are you a new member with lots of questions about how the APLD California Chapter works? Did you just renew and have a question about how your
dues are used? Interested in starting a new district in your area, like the North Bay members recently did? Check out our California Chapter Membership FAQs.
Do you have more questions that aren't yet answered? Send an email to membership@apldca.org to get your
questions answered and added to the FAQs.
APLD
California Chapter
Membership
Thank you to everyone who renewed their APLD California Chapter membership!
Your $40 California Chapter membership fee provides the sole dues support for all chapter and district
programs in California.
The many rewards of APLD California Chapter membership include:
-Attendance at California District programs and meetings throughout the state
-Monthly California Chapter Newsletter
-APLD California Chapter Website
-Listing in the California Chapter referral pages
-Local APLD Certification Workshops
-Local APLD District Garden Tours (where available)
-Local APLD District Mentor/Mentee Program (where available)
-Local APLD District Design Salons (where available)
-Opportunities to network with other designers and green industry professionals
-Participation in our lively APLDCA Members-only internet discussion group
Questions?
Please contact the California Chapter Membership Committee: membership@apldca.org.
Join the dynamic and informative discussion happening every day on the California
Chapter Yahoo! Group!
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APLD California
Chapter
November 2008 Newsletter
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President's Message
By Colleen Hamilton
Hello
fellow California
members.
What an October, what great weather! It is a wonderful time to be outside
designing, consulting and/or building beautiful landscapes. We designers have made exceptional career choices
and that includes being part of APLD.
The CA Chapter has been busy building on our existing programs and
working to grow our association. This is
a list of some of the work your Chapter has been doing in 2008:
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Streamline Chapter administrative duties so
volunteers get more done in less time which includes integrate user-friendly
tech support and strengthen our infrastructure
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Further develop our newsletter and make it easy
for Districts to include their information
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Continue development of our website which is the
best I have seen for any association in the industry
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Work more closely and effectively with sponsors
who help us to further build our knowledge and visibility in the industry
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Market APLD to the public through shows,
multi-speaker events, writer's collective, garden tours, community
programs/improvement etc.
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Develop future educational programs at the
Chapter level and support District programs
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Create a manual so all Districts can benefit
from the ideas of other Districts
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Build our number of Certified designer which
furthers our professionalism
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Build our number of APLD members and mentoring
of new members
When the Chapter board accomplishes one thing they just
want to create more. The dedication of
our Chapter board is amazing. These
volunteers give tirelessly to complete the membership data in a timely fashion,
to put together wonderful monthly newsletters, to develop and monitor our Yahoo
site for members to easily communicate, to develop future opportunities and the
list goes on and on.
I am also amazed with the incredible programs, meetings
and events our Districts hold. From the North Bay to the Peninsula, to San
Francisco and east to the East
Bay and Sacramento I hear about and see events that
are second to none. Southern
California is building excitement too. They are putting on great programs and will
soon have Districts of their own.
Designers throughout California
volunteer tirelessly to help make APLD grow.
My hats are off to each of you. I
know how much work it can be, and I also know the benefits of building a strong
international association. Thank you for
being part of something bigger than each individual designer. Thank you for supporting our APLD.
Your 2008 CA Chapter President, Colleen Hamilton
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Members' Section
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Welcome to all new
APLD California Members!
| First
Name |
Last Name |
Company |
City |
Mbr_
Category
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Joined APLD |
| Kellee |
Adams-McDonald |
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Mill Valley |
Student |
07-18-2008 |
| Sharon |
Armstrong |
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Cupertino |
Student |
09-28-2008 |
| Marvin |
Braa |
Designs by Marvin |
Vacaville |
Associate |
10-08-2008 |
| Eve |
Castles |
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Cupertino |
Student |
09-17-2008 |
| Jeff |
de Vries |
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Sunnyvale |
Student |
10-03-2008 |
| Michaele |
Mills |
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Elk Grove |
Student |
08-18-2008 |
| Jim |
O'Brien |
Diablo Valley Landscape and Design, Inc. |
Danville |
Associate |
09-15-2008 |
| Renata |
Robinson |
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San Francisco |
Student |
10-03-2008 |
| Charity |
Winsor |
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Sunnyvale |
Student |
08-20-2008 |
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Opportunities
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Opportunity for SoCal Members!
Have you recently remodeled an outdoor living
space?
Then HGTV is looking for you!
Home & Garden Television's "BANG FOR YOUR BUCK" is gearing up
for its first season and we're
searching for fun and enthusiastic homeowners in the greater Los Angeles area RIGHT
NOW.
HGTV is looking for energetic people
who would like to showcase their fabulous renovation on TV! The remodels must have taken place recently
(no more than 3 years ago). Each episode will compare three similar remodels at
similar price points to see who got the most "bang for your buck". We'll also
provide viewers with expert advice, answers on remodeling values, and inspiring
ideas for design.
Taping will begin shortly, so if you're
interested, please apply immediately!
Request
an application by emailing:
jkoehler@highnoonentertainment.com
Or by
calling Justin Koehler at (303) 712-3315
Bang
For Your Buck is produced for HGTV by High Noon Entertainment in
Centennial, CO
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Have you won an award or been published in a magazine? Do you know of someone who is worthy of notice? Please
consider sharing your news with other members! Click here to read
guidelines and obtain a template for submitting articles to the newsletter.
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Congratulations to Sacramento District Member!
Davis Landscape Designer/Contractor, Joni Wilson, APLD -
Inside Out Landscapes, recently received two awards from the California
Landscape Contractors Association - Sacramento Chapter 2008 Beautification
Awards Competition on October 23rd, 2008.
The Harlan Residence was awarded a First Place in the Landscape Lighting
Category and New Contractor Member Award. Joni has been designing landscapes
since 1999 and received her landscape contractor's license last year in 2007.
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APLD
California Chapter Upcoming Events
Please visit our online Events calendar for the most up-to-date
information on all APLD events, as well as non-APLD events of interest to our members. |
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Date
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Thursday, Nov.
6, 2008, 10:00 AM
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Title
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Certification
Information Meeting
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Sponsored by
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East Bay
District
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Contact
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Pat Wagner,
(510) 638-6681
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Description
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Pat Wagner is
hosting an informational session on getting started with the APLD
Certification Process, open to any interested East Bay District members. If
you wish to attend, please call Pat to confirm that space is available and to
obtain further instructions.
Those who
have already been in contact with Pat need not respond further unless you
have questions.
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Cost
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Free to any
East Bay District Member. RSVP REQUIRED.
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Location
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446 East
Merle Court, San Leandro, CA 94577-2060
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Date
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Tuesday, Nov.
11, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
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Title
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The Edible
Garden
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Sponsored by
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East Bay
District
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Contact
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Sharon
Gibson, sbgi@att.net
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Description
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Edible
Landscape Design: Promoting the beauty and utility of edible gardens to your
clients.
With the
explosion of interest in local, organic foods, there has never been a better
time to enhance your knowledge of edible landscaping and design techniques.
Our presentation will begin with Shelley Somersett sharing how she
successfully incorporated edibles into every aspect of her award-winning
garden for the 2008 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. This will be
followed by Maureen Decombe, who has specialized in edible landscape design
and maintenance since the beginning of her horticultural career.
Learn the one
plant that no edible garden should be without, why keeping a bit of lawn
might be a good thing for your citrus plants, and what to do in order to make
maintenance as easy as possible for your clients. There will be plenty of
time for questions and discussion as we share tips and tricks to encourage
people to eat their gardens!
Shelley
Somersett, APLD, is a Past President of both the East Bay District and the
APLD California Chapter, and is now serving as our Chapter Membership Chair.
A member of Slow Food USA, she is a volunteer at the Slow Food Nation Victory
Garden at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. Shelley has turned her passion
for edible gardens into a very successful aspect of her landscape design
business.
Maureen
Decombe is currently the Vice President of the APLD California Chapter. Her
career with edible plants started with organic farming in the early 1980s.
Maureen worked in the Florist & Nursery Crops Lab at the USDA Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center in Maryland, was the Bishop's Gardener at the
Washington National Cathedral, and interned at the Herb Garden in the US
National Arboretum. Maureen is the owner of Green Willow Gardens, a fine
garden maintenance and design company specializing in edible landscapes.
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Cost
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Members: $5.00.
Visitors: $15.00. Students with id: $10.00. ($5.00 is for room rental).
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Location
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Veterans
Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette.
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Date
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Friday, Nov. 14,
2008
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Title
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East Bay
District Board Meeting
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Sponsored by
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East Bay
District
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Contact
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Donna Dillon,
District Secretary, driggsdillon@earthlink.net
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Description
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Regularly-scheduled
planning and coordination meeting of the APLDCA East Bay District Board of
Directors. District members and sponsors are welcome to attend these
meetings, but due to limited space, arrangements must be made prior to the
meeting by contacting the District Secretary.
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Cost
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None.
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Location
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Location varies.
Contact District Secretary for further information.
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Date
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Friday, Nov.
14, 2008, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Title
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Theodore
Payne Foundation Tour/Meeting
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Sponsored by
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Southern
California Region
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Contact
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Stephanie
Bartron, stephanie@sbgardendesign.com
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Additional
Info
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www.theodorepayne.org
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Description
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Come
celebrate the start of native planting season at the Theodore Payne Foundation
for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, California's only non-profit native
plant nursery, seed source, bookstore and education center.
We'll have a
little lecture, a Q&A, and a tour of their nursery. Bring hiking shoes
and lunch if you'd like to stay and hike around their native hillside garden.
Please RSVP
to Stephanie Bartron (see contact info).
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Cost
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The
Foundation requires a small donation, so we'll be passing the hat to cover
it.
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Location
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Theodore
Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, Inc., 10459 Tuxford
Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352. (818) 768-1802
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Date
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Tuesday, Nov.
18, 2008, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Title
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GET
VERTICAL- A Presentation by ELT on Sustainable Living Wall & Roof Systems
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Sponsored by
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San Francisco
District
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Contact
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Linda Rude, rudelinda@sbcglobal.net
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Additional
Info
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http://www.eltlivingwalls.com/about_elt.php
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Description
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GET VERTICAL.
Learn how to expand garden spaces,
mask eyesores, and add biodiversity to your designs using Elevated Landscape
Technologies, ELT sustainable interior and exterior wall and living roof
systems. What a solution waiting to
happen for San Francisco's tight spaces and miles of unused roofs. Visit their very good website for more
information.
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Cost
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RSVP to Linda
Rude appreciated.
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Location
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County Fair
Building, 9th Ave & Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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Date
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Sunday, Dec.
7, 2008, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Title
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East Bay
District Holiday Party
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Sponsored by
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East Bay
District
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Contact
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Sharon Gibson,
sbgi@att.net
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Description
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Please mark
your calendars and plan to join us for our annual holiday celebration! The
District will be providing all food and beverages. Further details will be
published shortly.
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Cost
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Free to East
Bay District Members.
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Location
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70 Sara Lane,
Alamo, CA
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Date
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Tuesday, Dec.
9, 2008, 7 PM - 10 PM
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Title
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Holiday
Party at Hayes St. Grill
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Sponsored by
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San Francisco
District
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Contact
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Linda Rude, rudelinda@sbcglobal.net
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Description
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FETE. Please join us to celebrate the Holidays at
Hayes Street Grill. As the San
Francisco District gets ready to go deciduous, we would like to host an
evening of elegant enjoyment. Just
bring a bottle of delicious wine or water, a good design story, and the rest
is taken care of for you with our compliments. There will be a no host bar for cocktails. Seating is
limited, so please RSVP to Alma
Hecht at alma@secondnature.bz ASAP.
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Cost
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Free to
members, no host bar.
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Location
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The Hayes
Street Grill is located at 320 Hayes Street, between Gough and Franklin Sts.
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Date
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Wednesday, Dec.
10, 2008, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Title
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Peninsula
District Holiday Party
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Sponsored by
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Peninsula
District
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Contact
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Please RSVP, pen_rsvp@apldca.org
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Description
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This year's
Peninsula APLD Holiday Bash is at Peninsula Building Materials' Mountain View
Showroom.
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Cost
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RSVP required.
Free for all APLD members, $10 for non-members and $5 for students with
student IDs.
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Location
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Peninsula
Building Materials Showroom, 2490 Charleston Rd, Mountain View, CA
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