Holiday Party 2017 - Details

 

Holiday party time!

Come join us at East Bay MINI for a
Pajama PANCAKE Breakfast gathering.

Pajama Pancake Breakfast, what? 
That's right, come in your PJs. 

Time: 

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Place:

East Bay MINI

4350 Rosewood Drive
Pleasanton, CA

PAID MEMBERS ONLY

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Our December run isn't about the fun we can have with our fellow club members & MINIs, it's about what we can do for others.  Please join me, as we focus on others, while we reminisce on this year's runs, say adios to our current officers & directors and welcome in the new 2018 officers & directors.

Bring a toy, bring some food and make a donation!

Toys for Tots

Please bring a toy(s) to support East Bay MINI's effort for Toys for Tots.

Redwood Empire Food Bank

To help our neighbors in Santa Rosa area we will be accepting food for the Redwood Empire Food Bank, part of Feeding America.  

Their most needed items are:

• Tuna & Canned Meat
• Peanut Butter
• Canned Soups & Chili
• Rice & Dry Beans
• Cereal
• Canned Fruits & Vegetables
• Granola Bars

Some general guidelines:

• Please no glass items, which can break.
• Please no perishable items like dairy, meat, chicken, fish, and fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Check that items are still within their “Use before” date.
• We can only accept unopened items. We can accept opened packages if the internal packaging is still intact.
• We cannot accept home-made or home-canned items.

 

Help the Animals

Sonoma Humane Society provides a safe haven for homeless animals and most recently was instrumental in caring for and reuniting fire-victim animals with their families.  Your donation will be given to their ‘Where Help Is Needed Most’ fund. This will ensure that Sonoma Humane Society has the resources to support disaster relief efforts, as well as help the animals who need them now and in the future.

• Bring Cash or gift cards - deposit in jar at the breakfast event.

 Breakfast Menu:

• Coffee, milk, & orange juice
• Bagels
• PANCAKES!

 

 Mark Your Calendars, have some breakfast before you head
out for a day of shopping & most importantly help others!

 

THANK YOU EAST BAY MINI!

Hearst Castle Run Recap

Group shot atop Bitterwater Road on our way into King City

Hi Everyone,

We had a great turnout for our weekend run to Hearst Castle on October 7, 2017.  Twenty-four cars and 43 people came along for the fun ride out of Gilroy along CA - Hwy 25 through Hollister, past Pinnacles National Park, along Bitterwater Road before we arrived into King City for a restroom break.  From there we had to go on Hwy 101 for a few miles before taking off on CA Hwy 41 down into Morro Bay for lunch. We had the in-coming VP with us - Simon T., your new social media/communication officer - Bayley M. and the following 2018 in-coming directors on this run: Carolyn & John M., Tina & Steve S., Vickie C. & Mick B., Alison & Gordon L., Anita W. & Christoph, and Brian D. & Crystal T.

I'm sure everyone was wondering where the heck I was taking us as we drove through the middle of Morro Bay, into Morro Bay State Park on a dead-end road.  I love those little surprises you can find traveling down dead-ends.  Most of us had lunch at Bayside Cafe, 10 State Park Road in Morro Bay, Ca, with a few of our group venturing off to a different location for lunch.  The food was wonderful at Bayside Cafe and the view was picturesque.

View at the Bayside Cafe

Once we re-grouped, it was a short drive into Cambria, but first we had another dead-end road to explore the Town of Harmony.  Harmony has 18 residents and home to Harmony Glassworks and Harmony Pottery.

 Christoph, Tina, Vickie, Simon, Nikki & Anita

Members were on their own at this point to continue exploring Harmony, or Cambria, check-in to their hotels or just sit by the ocean and watch the waves until the appointed time of the evening tour at Hearst Castle. Check out the NorCal MINI Facebook group for more photos of the Hearst Castle tour shared by our members.

We couldn't end the weekend without a little more fun. I placed a NorCal button among all of the scarecrows in Cambria. The only rule for the game was the 1st to text/send me a picture of themselves with the button were the WINNERS!   I don't know if everyone knows this, but we have some hardcore 'gamers' as members.  Many of them looking before the morning light of Sunday.  

Congratulations to Phil & Valerie who found the button at 10:49 PM on Saturday night.

Here are the WINNER! getting their bag of goodies.  Yes, they got to keep the bag too!  Of course I placed the pin on MINONS.  Where else would I have put it?  All you had to do was find it FIRST.

Thanks to all of you who made the run!

I had to share this great shot of Matthew's car.  Photo ops abound during this trip!

Great beauty shot from Matthew H.