tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52409524855220230992024-03-12T19:25:29.873-05:00Tulsa Playgroup With A PurposeWe are a group of parents seeking to put to use our creative energies, our giving spirits, and our loving hearts. We are families who want to do more.
While our children play, we work to make their world a better place.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-24160146859464209662010-06-06T13:15:00.004-05:002010-06-06T13:19:40.181-05:00Our Next Playgroup and a Picture from the last!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNna7UzPe9g835b_w3Yl5hitDdmcxIo_mNq-fqT6hahejj9P7DfQcRili4XnVCVRa_OBm0nyfOTXDPYnwATL2Tzu4z0laCdJ4dHQHe207yyA393k32SPZ9zSP5WqVxDUm3ei0vpk_WySub/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479726328994331138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNna7UzPe9g835b_w3Yl5hitDdmcxIo_mNq-fqT6hahejj9P7DfQcRili4XnVCVRa_OBm0nyfOTXDPYnwATL2Tzu4z0laCdJ4dHQHe207yyA393k32SPZ9zSP5WqVxDUm3ei0vpk_WySub/s320/IMG_0747.JPG" /></a> Our next group is 6/13/10 at the Giffords. Let someone know if you didn't get their address. It is at 3:00. We are doing Mayan Families as the charity. There is a great need in Guatemala right now after the devastation from the volcano and the tropical storm. We plan on sending cash donations. Hope to see you there!<br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-28527715431479632882010-05-10T22:40:00.002-05:002010-05-10T22:42:49.964-05:00Next Playgroup<div align="center">Sunday, May 23rd </div><div align="center">3:00<br />Jocelyn's House<br /><br />Our next charity will be <a href="http://www.ethiopiareads.org/">Ethiopia Reads</a><br /><br />After reading about their needs, Kerri and I thought the best route was to just take monetary donations. So if you were going to spend a dollar or 20 dollars on donations, just donate that amount. No amount is too small!! We will have an envelope in the house to stick it in and then I will donate our total to the organization as a gift from our group.<br />Hope to see you there!</div><div align="center">If you didn't get the email with the address, please let Kerri or Jocelyn know!</div><div align="center"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-66105705894308083312010-04-22T20:53:00.001-05:002010-04-22T20:55:32.805-05:00We are back!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0npPNpFRwL8c71G8n-des2GaY2FivnJjlu1DPeg2DriDa3i174TPU7TfhPsoXTiTnOaM_gU2kkANdUjbZvtNKcSw1syghmtc90KsGRijSQpt6LaY2erCVT_KF2fJFzOsTkNgRN7XzUkjg/s1600/play.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463145672403601698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0npPNpFRwL8c71G8n-des2GaY2FivnJjlu1DPeg2DriDa3i174TPU7TfhPsoXTiTnOaM_gU2kkANdUjbZvtNKcSw1syghmtc90KsGRijSQpt6LaY2erCVT_KF2fJFzOsTkNgRN7XzUkjg/s320/play.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-15635597823841452502009-07-15T15:45:00.004-05:002009-07-15T19:39:18.593-05:00Our Next Play Group is August 16thThe next playgroup will be at Cindy's house!! I will send an email to all with the address...and please remember to pass it along if you know other people who are interested in coming.<br /><br />Our next charity will be <a href="http://www.geocities.com/packagesofhope/africa.html">Packages of Hope </a>(specifically the Uganda program). Please visit their website for their needs!! There are only a few things but they are still needed.<br /><br />Hope to see you there!!<br /><br /><div align="center">August 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> at 3:00</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-2846905350051042832009-07-15T15:39:00.004-05:002009-07-15T15:44:40.336-05:00Our June Play Group<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlNfwo5uyB9v4uIUTTDfB_SGtWoEMIpoVkM0D5Ov7w7FDAt5mAuSGugtN1KoWDdD92W05exd4f13e8axnR1h27WEpliWRktH_cTkskeTuwSzL6bf1QuQNsCxWY_yEU1oDUGn9aCYjLX8z/s1600-h/juneplaygroup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358790374263414578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlNfwo5uyB9v4uIUTTDfB_SGtWoEMIpoVkM0D5Ov7w7FDAt5mAuSGugtN1KoWDdD92W05exd4f13e8axnR1h27WEpliWRktH_cTkskeTuwSzL6bf1QuQNsCxWY_yEU1oDUGn9aCYjLX8z/s320/juneplaygroup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We had a great time at the Carpenter's house in June! We collected supplies for CAN, the child abuse network. Here is our group picture!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-49528359164301884972009-05-29T22:07:00.002-05:002009-05-29T22:11:06.191-05:00Next Play Group is June 28th<div align="center">Our next playgroup is the 28th of June at the Carpenter's house. 3:00 again! We have emailed out the address, but let us know if you don't have it!!</div><div align="center">Our next charity will be <a href="http://www.childabusenetwork.org/html/uhelp_donate.htm#WishList">the Child Abuse Network or CAN</a> Visit the site and see the great work they do. Here is their donation wish list.</div><br /><div align="center"><br />DVD-R disks (professional grade)<br />Easel pad(s)<br />Erasable marker (Crayola washables)<br />White paper for copier<br />Colored paper for copier<br />Magazine subscriptions for children and parents<br />Children's videos<br />Crayons and coloring books<br />Re-sealable plastic bags (gallon size)<br />Large trash bags<br />Court school snacks: cracker packages, pop corn, juice boxes<br />Styrofoam coffee cups and plastic cups<br />U.S. postage 1st class stamps (rolls) </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-64385433311539724572009-05-29T22:04:00.003-05:002009-05-29T22:07:28.780-05:00Pic From our May Playgroup!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-C8Cvb5QRxa4Z3xXSS0V9ggWY12wwFyqI-5ti-iplWDk38cATGrlEyS8IuDEE0s8MTi7VYaH3MD2rEmBt2g-oywR-R9lNXiQN-o8B3BvNxCVPuL0Uzq3agj2XZn0FkUBSsRH7MQscGLl/s1600-h/playgroupj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341448217898271394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-C8Cvb5QRxa4Z3xXSS0V9ggWY12wwFyqI-5ti-iplWDk38cATGrlEyS8IuDEE0s8MTi7VYaH3MD2rEmBt2g-oywR-R9lNXiQN-o8B3BvNxCVPuL0Uzq3agj2XZn0FkUBSsRH7MQscGLl/s320/playgroupj.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We donated to Mayan Families this last time. The kiddos had fun and so did the parents!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-40529175895958093422009-05-05T20:59:00.003-05:002009-05-06T11:13:16.439-05:00May PlaygroupFor the May charity, we decided on Helping Mayan Families. They are doing a school supply drive for a service trip that will happen in June. Click <a href="http://www.helpingmayanfamilies.org/SchoolDrive.aspx">here</a> to find out what supplies they're asking for. If you are unfamiliar with Mayan Families, you can check out their main web site <a href="http://mayanfamilies.org/">here</a>. It is really a wonderful organization that does amazing work. <div><br /></div><div>Jocelyn will send out an email with the date, time, and address of the playgroup. If you're new to the site and interested in joining us, leave a comment with your email or email Jocelyn or me.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-17729566204439667812009-03-11T10:47:00.002-05:002009-03-11T10:52:47.810-05:00Our Next Play Date!!The next date will be 4/25. We will keep the same time, 3:00!! Our charity for next month will be <a href="http://www.rmhtulsa.org/index.asp">The Ronald McDonald House </a>here in Tulsa. I spoke to them today regarding what types of donations they would need.<br /><br /><div align="center">Donations needed right now:</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Snacks for the Kitchen (the kitchen is a shared one for the families staying there)</div><div align="center">Towels</div><div align="center">All types of travel size toiletries to leave in the rooms</div><div align="center">Money</div><div align="center">There is also an extensive list on their website of other<a href="http://www.rmhtulsa.org/inkind.asp"> items they use</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">The location of the next date will be at Jocelyn's house. I will email the address. If you don't get an email please let Kerri or me know and we will get it to you!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-54966677122526523192009-03-09T21:23:00.002-05:002009-03-09T21:27:35.723-05:00DonationsI wish I would have taken a picture of all the donations. It was too much for the oversized Walmart shopping cart at Emergency Infant Services. I went in at lunch and told them I had a bunch of donations. The woman at the desk gave me a card to fill out with the name of the person donating (I put Tulsa Playgroup with a Purpose) and some info about the donations. I filled it out while she went to get the cart for me. When I came back in, 3 other employees of EIS came out to talk to me. They were beyond thrilled with the donations and very interested in the playgroup. I told them a little about us. They were so excited. I wish I could have taken Medina with me but I don't think her school would have liked it much. Still, it was great to see the appreciation on all their faces.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-52877258050839206382009-03-08T21:13:00.003-05:002009-03-08T21:19:14.168-05:00Our First Playdate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn6gUzgF9ZoVB10wV8emLb_9GBE40b5GaCSooin4jlHwOlia7Gz9KTTOlvqWMMpi4BN2WfMO_1ks8oiNRl0J3z-BKh9ANSWH6kLl1NYg2PK5PJR7xAqoH59m8-2zHhNMYAEpy3SGNr3Gk/s1600-h/2594_56433941937_662036937_1682930_1103964_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311005987632901186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn6gUzgF9ZoVB10wV8emLb_9GBE40b5GaCSooin4jlHwOlia7Gz9KTTOlvqWMMpi4BN2WfMO_1ks8oiNRl0J3z-BKh9ANSWH6kLl1NYg2PK5PJR7xAqoH59m8-2zHhNMYAEpy3SGNr3Gk/s320/2594_56433941937_662036937_1682930_1103964_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We had our first get together today at Kerri's house. It went well!! We really didn't plan anything specific, the kiddos all just played and the parents talked!! We gathered a bunch of donations for our charity, Emergency Infant Services. Kerri will deliver them this week. More to come as we plan our next get together! We are so excited that our group is up and running.</div><div><br /> </div><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-3532817838686467752009-03-05T20:50:00.003-06:002009-03-05T20:52:11.513-06:00Date change!!!<div style="text-align: center;">I just found out a few minutes ago that Medina's first soccer game is Saturday at 3:30. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She has been looking forward to this for weeks. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So...we're going to change the date to Sunday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It will still be at 3pm and it will be at Kerri's house (email me for directions).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the late notice.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240952485522023099.post-61219623456511227482009-02-08T13:48:00.006-06:002009-02-09T21:38:04.597-06:00What is a playgroup with a purpose?Jocelyn and I have been throwing this playgroup idea around for awhile and we finally decided to take the plunge. Our friend <a href="http://kevstac-ouradoptionjourney.blogspot.com/">Stacie</a> started <a href="http://playgroupwithapurpose.blogspot.com/">one</a> in St. Louis...her dream is to see these groups all over. We are excited to help her with this!!<br /><br />We believe that we can make a difference in the world. We focus on children's charities and causes and hope to instill a heart for giving in our own children.<br /><br />So what do we want to do with this playgroup with a purpose?<br />Our goal is to have moms, dads and kids getting together each month for a playgroup, and to that group they will bring donations for whatever charity/cause we are collecting for that month.<br />We know we aren't going to be making a HUGE difference, but we believe that small steps lead to bigger things.<br /><br />The group will have a few basic rules. These include keeping our charities non religious and non-political so no one feels uncomfortable due to different beliefs or faiths. The charity must benefit children. We plan to choose a local charity one month and then an international one the next...so on and so forth.<br /><br />We'd love to see friends with children of all ages join in. <div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">So our first playgroup will be...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Saturday, March 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3:00 pm</span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">At Jocelyn's house </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">(email her for the address and directions)<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Our charity will be <a href="http://www.emergencyinfantservices.org/">Emergency Infant Services of Tulsa</a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">According to their website, they are in need of the following items:<br /></div></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Cash Donations<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Receiving Blankets<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Diapers (Especially Newborn & Large)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Onsies</span> (Newborn & Small)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">T-Shirts (Newborn & Small)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Infant Gowns (Newborn & Small)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Regular Sleepers (Newborn & Small)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Blanket Sleepers (Newborn & Small)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Boys Gently-Used Clothing (through size 5)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Baby Foods (1st, 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span>, & 3rd Stages)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Strollers, Walkers, Highchairs, & Play Pens<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Table Foods (peanut butter & jelly, macaroni & cheese, tuna, canned vegetables, pinto beans & fruits)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Johnson's Shampoo (1.5 oz travel sizes)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Baby Wash (for hair and skin)<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Diaper Rash Ointment<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Safety Gates<br /></div><br /><br /></div><div>Snacks and drinks will be provided at this playgroup. Let us know if you plan on attending so we know how many to plan for.</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4