CoolMom Events in November

CoolMom Wine Tasting and Fund Raiser

What: CoolMom Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Who: CoolMom members, RSVP SOON.  Space is limited!
When: Fri Nov 21, 2008, 2008, 7:30-9:30 pm
Where: Vino Verite
208 Boylston Ave. East, Seattle, WA 98102

Contact: terri@cucinafresca.com
RSVP: https://www.bigtent.com/home/calendar/event/14500569 OR  terri@cucinafresca.com.

CoolMom is holding a Wine Tasting fundraiser at Vino Verite, http://www.vinoverite.com/main.html a lovely wine shop on Capital Hill, November 21st from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Please come join us to taste some great wine and get to know one another. This will be a great time to meet other members from all the CoolMom groups.

There will be some great Raffle items at the fundraiser including some wine! CoolMom will also be selling CoolMom T-shirts and Chinook books as part of the fundraiser, as well as collecting donations.

Fresh baked bread and Cucina Fresca spreads are a sampling of the goodies to be served. There is no fee for entry to this event and the wine provided for the tasting is also free.

We encourage you to carpool or take public transportation to our event. Route 8 will get you to Olive Way and Boylston Ave., the neighborhood of Vino Verite. Please see the trip planner route for your convenience. http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl

Look for the sandwich board out front and the neon lit sign-their logo- to help navigate you to the store.

*Parking is available at the "Diamond Parking Service" paid parking lot located on East John Street and Summit Ave. East. behind Starbucks Coffee. Parking is $5 for 2 hours. Starbucks is located on Olive Street. If you head North on Summit Ave. East, you will see the Diamond Parking Lot on your right hand side. There is also some parking available in front of Vino Verite (the 3 yellow load zones are ok to use after 6pm) on 208 Bolyston Ave. East.

CoolMom Group Meetings

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND Meeting Thursday, Nov. 20, 7:30 pm At Cafe Trios Contact Sonja (sfritts@seanet.com)

BALLARD Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7-8:30 pm At Ballard Senior Center (5429 32nd Ave NW) Contact Elizabeth (eralston@aol.com)

GREENWOOD Meeting Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-8:30 pm At the Greenwood Senior Center (525 N 85th St) Contact Brooke Doyle (brookedoyle@yahoo.com) or Carrie Barnes (carrieb2008@gmail.com)

MAGNOLIA Meeting  Tuesday, November 18, 10:30-12am.  Upper Crust Bakery.  3204 McGraw.  Contact Kirsten McCaa at (kirsten@coolmom.org).

NE SEATTLE Meeting with guest speaker Jim Kirkland, Seattle City Light Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7 pm University Zoka Contact Kari (kariawetee@hotmail.com) or Kim (kim00rx@yahoo.com) (Kirkland with talk about energy conservation)\

SKY VALLEY Meeting Monday, Nov. 3, 7-8:30 pm At Main Street Books in Monroe. Contact Casey O'Roarty (coroarty@yahoo.com) (Bring along ideas on how to celebrate the holidays in a green way!)

WALLINGFORD Meeting Saturday, Nov. 8, 9-10 am Mosai Coffee House Contact Anne Marie (ajehle@msn.com or 206-522-5034)