Food, Friends and Fun at November House Party!

On Sunday, Nov. 15, about 25 ladies of Little Black Dress Club got together for a brunch filled with friends, fun and lots of food! Guests enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by LBDC members, sipped mimosas and learned more about the club and upcoming events. A special thanks to the ladies who became new members the brunch--we are excited you will be joining us for more friends, fun and philanthropy!

Little Black Dress Club Cooks Up Auction Winner Dinner

On Saturday, October 17, Little Black Dress Club steering committee members Lisa Bosworth, Tracy Bresina, Hilarie Engle, Kristin Matthews and Stephanie McCurdy cooked and served a very special salmon dinner for LBDC supporters Tammy and Mark Masarik. Tammy and Mark won the dinner for six in the silent auction at last April’s Black Dress Ball.

Tammy and Mark invited four of their friends to enjoy the six course meal with them. On the menu was hot artichoke dip, roasted tomato caprese salad, squash soup, honey mustard marinated salmon with pan seared rosemary apples, mashed sweet potatoes and chocolate mousse pie with cocoa whipped cream for dessert. All plates were cleaned!

Tammy and Mark were also kind enough to allow us time to tell the group about Little Black Dress Club. We shared with them how the group was formed, the variety of women who are members and our volunteer and fundraising efforts. We also highlighted our first year grants and grant recipients.

Thank you again to Mark and Tammy for their generous support of Little Black Dress Club! We are glad to count you as partners in making philanthropy accessible and fun!

Bone Marrow Donor Drive, August 9th

There is a bone marrow donor drive on Saturday, August 9, downtown at Boise City Hall, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's FREE and all it takes is a cheek swab. St. Al's closed their donor donation this spring and St. Luke's is closing in September. People can hit the Farmer's Market and then go to the event!

Little Black Dress Club member Kimberlee Bratcher says, "In 1990, my best friend and I road-tripped to Sacramento, California to the nearest bone marrow registry site. Though it’s been 18 years, I’ve never been called to donate. But the registry has kept track of me through 8 different moves and I wait for the day that I’m called to potentially save a life."

Little Black Dress Club in the St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration

Little Black Dress Club has created a team for the St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration. Our team is open to anyone who would like to do the event with Little Black Dress Club, member or not!

To participate, go to http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1540465&action=ct and select "regular team registration." On the next page, select "Little Black Dress Club" from the team pull-down menu. We all need to be signed up by Sept. 5th.

On event day we will be meeting on the steps of the Old Post Office on the corner of 8th and Bannock, time to be determined (we'll send out an email to team members). We hope you can join us for this fun event!

Little Black Dress Club Lends an "Extra Hand" for ALS

This past Saturday Little Black Dress Club members had the privilege of doing a volunteer project for Sharon, a wonderful woman with ALS who needed a little help around the house. We washed windows inside and out, and planted some pretty, colorful flowers in the yard.

Thanks to Sharon's awesome grandson Jason for all of his help, and to Fred Meyer for providing the flowers at half-price. Thanks also to Sharon's neighbors Jim and Travis, who came over to fix Jason's basketball hoop!

L to R: SAM, Tracy, Hilarie, Sharon, Joanna and Idoia

Michelle and Idoia

Camille and Jason

Hilarie, Joanna and Tracy