2000 Chicago-area Gathering

January 20, 2000

Hi everyone!

We're already hard at work planning our next shindig.... We don't have a lot

of details yet, but we wanted to post so you all can save the dates on your

calendar! <g>

Everyone is welcome, no matter where you're from (hey, I have someone from

CALIFORNIA interested in coming! LOL), or what your " addiction " is -- soap,

toiletries, and/or candles. Full details, as they become available, will be

available at www.angelfire.com/il/soapgathering - you'll want to bookmark the

site and keep checking back! And feel free to tell any non-internet folks

you might know - we had around 40 there last year, and the room holds 130+,

so the sky's the limit! Here's what we know so far --

DATE: Saturday, May 6th (we've also rented the room for the 7th, so anyone

who wants to just " hang out " - no formal activities and no catering! - can do

so)

PLACE: Minooka United Methodist Church Annex, Minooka, IL (just west of

Joliet on Interstate 80)

TIME and COSTS: TBA

PLANNED ACTIVITIES: Still working on these, but we've had an offer to do a

perfuming/blending mini-workshop. If you know anyone who'd like to do a

demo/workshop, please have them e-mail me at HandcraftedSoap@... or Tammy

at murph@.... We'll definitely have a " sniffy table " , door prizes,

goodie bags, white elephant table, swap, and possibly a " packaging ideas "

table (we'd ask you each to bring a sample of your regular packaging so we

can all see it!). We also have a possibility of an insurance rep coming to

talk about business liability coverage (for soaps, toiletries, AND candles!).

BULK BUYS: LOTS of bulk buys planned - but NO pails of base oils this time

due to space limitations and the size of the chiropractors' bills last

year....LOL If you have any suggestions, requests or vendor recommendations,

we'd love to hear 'em!

ONE BIG CHANGE from last year -- we're having the food catered in so Tammy

and I can socialize, too!! Light breakfast food will be available, as well

as lunch, and beverages and munchies throughout the day.

VOLUNTEERS are gladly being recruited - another change from last year!! <g>

If you're interested, and live close enough to help out, please e-mail one of

us.

We'll post more details (and a sign-up form) shortly ...... If anyone has

questions, suggestions, comments, etc., please e-mail one of us. Looking

forward to seeing lots of you there!!

Sievers, Oak Court Creations, Inc. - HandcraftedSoap@...

Tammy Duriavich, Clean Hands, Warm Heart - murph@...

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