Out of The Darkness Community Walk

The Group In Action is once again out and running in the community,

(or in this case WALKING).

Come and join us on our Out of The Darkenss Community Walk - a beautiful 3 to 5 mile scenic walk in Santa Monica, California with lots of fresh ocean air! All who attend will help raise awareness, funds and support for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention!

We (The Group In Action) joined Candice Hirst's team - TEAM MO! Join us and TEAM MO raise awareness and money!! Proceeds help fund research, education and both survivor and awareness programs.

The Group In Action will meet other participants at The Starbucks in Valencia on The Old Road and Valencia Blvd (By Abertson's) at 6:45am on the morning of Ocotober 24, to coordinate carpooling for those interested.

The walk begins at Santa Monica City Hall, located at 1685 Main St in Santa Monica, on Oct. 24, 2009 @ 9:00 am. Check in time begins at 7:45 am.

How do you register, you ask!
Go to http://www.outofthedarkness.org/ and click on team names, find Team MO. Click on Join the team, and click as a team walker. If you put The Group In Action in parenthesis after your last name, we will know how many people we reached to participate in this oh-so-important-event through our blog. Cutoff time to register is 10/23/2009 at 11:45 pm.

Donations will be accepted until 12/31/2009 12:00 am.

We so look forward to seeing many of you there, and if you can't make the walk, please make a donation. (Of course you can do both!!)

"Lokinike!"

Carousel Ranch -Success!

Hello All,

The Carousel Ranch event was a huge success!! We enjoyed a wonderful dinner, and the children's demonstration was a joy to watch. This is such an important place, the staff and volunteers do a remarkable job. Raising money to keep it going for many years to come is a must!! We hope you enjoy the pictures and mark your calanders to join us next year.

Lokinike!

Carousel Ranch 2009
19th Annual Dinner, Auction, Casino and
Children's Demonstration

Carousel Ranch 13th Annual Dinner, Auction, Casino and Children's Demonstration

Hello,

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!

Are you up for a really memorable evening?

We would like to invite our friends, present and future, to join The Group in Action at the Carousel Ranch for what should prove to be a terrific event. The Carousal Ranch for those of you who don't already know, provides therapeutic horseback riding for children with disabilites, and so much more.

Once a year they have a gala event which is the main fundraiser for this fantastic organization. There will be a children's demonstration which will move all who see it! There is a dinner, a live and silent auction and Casino night, adding up to a great time for all.

For more information or tickets to the event please go to, www.carousalranch.org or www.heartofthewest.info. Mention the group in action and you will be seated with others with The Group for the evening. You can do this online or by phone: (661) 268-8010.

You can also call Lois Lopez of 1st Liberty Financial at 661-242-7835 or Kim Thomson of Keller Williams at 661-263-0441 for more information on either the Carousel Ranch event or The-Group-In-Action.

We hope to see you there, and we will post pictures following the event.

Happy Summer!

May 30 & 31st Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Relay for Life

Hello

Well, The Group In Action has been out and about again, and this time it was for another important cause. The Group joined Mary Rehard's team of WESpark at the 2009 Relay for Life. We really enjoyed the fund raising and participating in the relay on Saturday evening. We were there for the luminaries lighting ceremony, which is one of the most fantastic and moving events. The entertainment was wonderful, and the survivor presentations and candle lighting ceremony-(Yes, real candles!) are not to be missed. Check out the photos.

Each relay raises funds for the American Cancer Society which then go back into the community that helped raise the funds. Please visit http://www.scvrelay.org/ for photos and more information.

We look forward to participating again next year, and hope to see you there!

Dates for next year and information can be found on the website above.