{"id":6822,"date":"2011-05-02T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2011-12-14T19:24:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T00:24:40","slug":"365-days-of-bliss-day-2-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/365-days-of-bliss-day-2-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"365 Days of Bliss – Day 2 – Volunteering (and LOTW)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone, Tracy here! \u00a0So many things come to my mind when I think of what “bliss” I have in my life, but one of my passions is volunteering. \u00a0Even before becoming a SAHM I loved helping out in my community. \u00a0I belong to my local woman’s club, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, who supports children’s advocacy, women’s health and education (among many other things). \u00a0One of my favorite parts of the group that I’m in is our state conventions where we get to meet other groups from Florida.<\/p>\n

This past weekend several hundred women of all ages and backgrounds descended on Orlando, Florida for a 1950’s themed weekend of fun. \u00a0We danced to Grease Lightning, held a hula hoop contest, raced cars around a convention ballroom and celebrated all our achievements in 2010. We shared project ideas, raised money for educational scholarships, bought books for a school in need and even held some computer classes to help all the clubs get more tech savvy. \u00a0Friends are so important in life and I love having girls from all around the state that share in my love of volunteering.<\/p>\n

And like Libby I love a blog post with pics so here are some for you to laugh at from my weekend.<\/p>\n

Clifford was at the Book Fair and I was the 3rd leg in our race around the ballroom (notice I’m kicking the car to go)…<\/p>\n

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We got to wear cool costumes…<\/p>\n

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And my own club won Best Overall Club in our size category!!!!<\/p>\n

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So what do you do to VOLUNTEER? \u00a0Let us know how you help your town, your church, your hospital, your child’s school…how do you make a difference???<\/p>\n

And because it’s Monday…that means Layout of the Week. \u00a0So after I got back from the weekend away I sat down to relax and browse the gallery. \u00a0“Our Condo<\/a>” by SmallMoments caught my eye right away. \u00a0I love all the elements in bright colors, the creative shadow photo and the large amount of journaling to document the memories. \u00a0Congrats Kristin! \u00a0I’ll be PMing you your prize today!<\/p>\n

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