Holiday parties are getting really pushy

"Blood donation? Humbug!"

Please join us for our holiday party. To make the evening really special, we suggest the following.

Bring a dish to pass. Please, no white sugar, white flour, dairy products, peanuts, meat, or gluten ingredients. Locally-sourced organic produce only. Do not transport your dish in plastic, metal, glass or chinaware.  

Bring several bags of groceries for the local food pantry. And no fair filling up the bags with cheap stuff like pasta or toilet paper.  

Bring a wrapped gift for our gift “war.” Be prepared to exchange, steal, or be stolen from! (Just like your usual family Christmas.) Value: under $450.

Allow a little extra time for the party-chore raffle. You’ll pick a slip of paper from the bowl and perform whatever chore you draw: mopping floors, filling deviled eggs, swabbing the toilet, parking cars, etc.

If you have a rare blood type, bring a pint or two and we’ll stick in the fridge for our next trip to the blood bank.

Please have your liver tissue-typed in advance. We have a list of people waiting for organ donations.

Several political refugees from Azkrapistan are currently living in our attic. You can meet them during the party and, if you hit it off, take them home on a permanent basis. 

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