Wong - Jordan House Party

Many thanks to Valerie Wong and Robert Jordan for hosting a NamasteDirect House Party in San Rafael on August 25th. 17 people enjoyed the beautiful weather and great food. The guests decided to form a giving circle with an initial goal of $5,000. Saturday's party got the ball rolling by raising $1,590! If you would like to contribute to the Lillian Jordan Joy Luck Giving Circle, just put "LJJL" in the comments section of your donation, either online or through the mail.

The official website will be live soon, but you can read about the Giving Circle here:

"The L. J. - J. L. group was formed to honor the

memory and spirit of Lillian Jordan and to continue enjoying the long-standing friendships of the Joy Luck group.
We all realize how fortunate we are to be able to gather together to support an organization like Namaste-direct. We believe the organization is appealing on many different levels and donors will contribute for various, often personal, reasons.
We've all travelled widely, seen the wonders of the world, taken the pictures, and now it's time to give something back.

Valerie and Rob are eagerly anticipating their trip to Guatemala with Bob Graham this fall. More on that later. Thanks for your generosity."

Locke & Klee House Party

After last night's House Party, hosted by Gay Locke and Michaeleen Klee, the Central Valley Giving Circle now has a name. Allow me to introduce the Valley Giving Girls!

Michaeleen & Anita

Members of the new Valley Giving Girls met at Gay Locke's beautiful home in Hilmar last night for dinner, discussion, and lots of shopping! Everyone ooh-ed and aah-ed over the jewelry selection which was hand picked by Sophy Wolters, NamasteDirect's Executive VP who lives in Guatemala.

Anita & Connie

The donations received last night will be added to the funds raised at Connie Stout's party in June. Glenda Barreto and Tammy Lucich are both hosting parties in Patterson that will be a part of the Valley Giving Girls. The gals also unanimously decided to host a holiday shopping party and fundraiser in early December. They are well on the way to their $5,000 goal to help a group of 20 women. The Valley Giving Girls website will be available soon.

Katie, Jen & Amber

Jorgensen & Qualls House Party

On Saturday, August 11th yet another awesome Jorgensen-Qualls theme party took place. This time it was a party with a cause, which is not to say that previous parties had no cause. This party, however, was for a great cause - the women of Nachij in Chiapas, Mexico. It was a NamasteDirect Tapas Fundraising Party! The Jorgensen & Qualls Family

Vince, Tammy, Judy, Mitch, and Himanshu prepared an impressive array of tapas including artichokes, paella, patatas bravas, tortilla de patata, olives, cheeses, and more! There were several varieties of sangria and local microbrews. What a treat!

As for the rest of the evening, it was a busy night with a presentation, raffle, and....Vince's Famous Trivia!

There were 10 questions all about microcredit and the crowd was savvy (or at least good listeners) since our winners got 7 out of 10 questions correct. This young group was new to fundraising parties, but raised an impressive $1,300 so far! If you would like to contribute to the Qualls-Jorgensen party and the women of Nachij, click here!

Pierscinski House Party

Victoria Pierscinski seems to have found the perfect House Party formula:
Late Morning + Lunch + Great weather + Discussion = Success!

Everyone enjoyed a pleasant Sunday afternoon at the Pierscinski home on Sunday, August 5th. One of the highlights of the day was listening to Victoria's trip highlights from her recent visit to Chiapas on a NamasteDirect donor journey. All proceeds from the party will be added to the Timshel Group. The new grand total for the group is $3,385! The group is well on the way to their $5,000 goal.

Thanks again for hosting such a lovely event, Victoria!

Anhaltzer House Party

It was a beautiful summer afternoon in sunny Lake Oswego, just south of Portland, OR. Guests were mingling on the deck, reaching into the aluminum cooler for a cold Hawaiian beer or perusing the table where mini pizza, burgers, and platters of salmon and filet mignon were artfully arranged and smelling divine! It was none other than an Anhaltzer summer party supporting NamasteDirect!

Jeff, Marcy, and their family have been supporters for many years. They traveled to Guatemala with Bob and they were eager to share their stories and excitement about NamasteDirect with their friends.

The highlight of the evening was a leisurely boat ride around Lake Oswego. Even Buster the dog enjoyed the evening as he took the helm as the official hood ornament. This is just the start of a great fundraising effort in the Portland area with much more to come.