Get Your Tickets Today for Taste of Scotland!

Please join us for the Taste of Scotland on Friday, December 4th, part of the 39th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend in Old Town Alexandria! It's the perfect way to kick-off the holiday season!

Experience a tasting featuring 37 different varietals of scotch, including hard-to-find scotches from Scotland distilleries in the impressive surroundings of the George Washington Masonic Memorial. Beer and wine will also be served, along with heavy hors d'oeuvres from a number of local restaurants.

We will have bagpipers and carolers in addition to fabulous raffle items. Even more, there will be a Christmas Marketplace and Heather & Greens sale that is only available to Taste of Scotland guests. So, you can drink scotch and prepare for the holidays at the same time!

Tickets and more information is available at www.scottishchristmaswalk.com or by calling (703) 549-0111 x107.

All proceeds from the event benefit the Campagna Center, which helps more than 1,500 children and their families in Alexandria by providing programs to ensure academic success at each grade level. The good faith estimate of the fair market value is $50 per ticket. The excess amount may be a tax-deductible charitable contribution allowed by law.

Please Fulfill Your Day of Duty Requirements - message from Laura Fortsch

The 39th annual Scottish Christmas Walk is almost here! Many thanks to all of you for the work that you have done to date to bring this event to fruition. It is going to be a wonderful success.

Please note that we still have openings in the Day of Duty grid. If you have not yet signed up to work a shift, please do so ASAP! If you have already signed up for a shift, please sign up for another! And feel free to bring a friend or spouse or colleague to volunteer with you!

More volunteers are needed for the following:
Decorations on Thursday and Saturday
Taste of Scotland food assistance, raffle sales and clean up on Friday
Heather and Greens sales on Friday and Saturday
Home Tours ticket sales at the homes on Saturday

If you can't work an entire shift but could give an hour or two, please let us know at jfdayofduty@yahoo.com. We really need your help.

Wishing all of you a happy Thanksgiving!
Laura Fortsch

PS The deadline for ordering the special reduced rate JF tickets for the Taste of Scotland is Friday, November 27. Call Thasia at (703) 549-0111 ext. 107 to order.

Buy Your Tickets for the Upcoming Events for Scottish Christmas Walk!

Taste of Scotland: Be a part of the 39th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend in Old Town Alexandria December 4th and 5th. Experience a tasting featuring hard-to-find, rare scotches direct from Scotland distilleries in the impressive surroundings of the George Washington Masonic Memorial Friday evening, December 4th. The proceeds benefit the Campagna Center which helps more than 1,500 children and their families in Alexandria arrive at school ready to learn be successful at each grade level.

Designer Tour of Homes: Be a part of the 39th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend in Old Town Alexandria December 4th and 5th. Saturday, December 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tour the inside of some of Old Town Alexandria's most exquisite properties in time for the holidays. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Campagna Center which helps more than 1,500 children and their families in Alexandria arrive at school ready to learn be successful at each grade level.

Tickets and more information available for both events at www.scottishchristmaswalk.com

Heather and Greens Pre-Sale Extended to November 16!

Please reserve your heather and greens today -- pre-sale pricing extended to November 16.

Click here to view the order form and make your purchase:
http://www.scottishchristmaswalk.com/docs/heatherandgreensorderform.pdf

After you fill out the form, fax it to (703) 549-2047

Don't forget you have until November 16 and the prices will increase thereafter.

Get started on your holiday decor today!

Junior Friends Make Cute Junior Babies!

Congratulations to two Junior Friends this week - both welcomed new little babies into our wonderful world!

Kelly Mitchell Batt and husband, Aaron, welcomed Leah Rose on November 6. Leah weighed 7 lbs, 6ozs. Big sister, Brooke, is going to be an awesome big sister!

Meredith Skochin Holland and hubby, Tim, welcomed Spencer James on November 9 at 1:35 p.m. Big sister, Grace, is happy to have a baby brother.

Congratulations to both the Batt and Holland families!

Join the Junior Friends this Wednesday night for Drag Queen Bingo in Crystal City

Drag Queen Bingo is this Wednesday in Crystal City! Please join us November 11 from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Freddie's Beach Bar and Restaurant, 555 23rd St South Arlington.

Grab your boa, a prospective junior friend, a daring husband or even a boyfriend, and join your fellow Junior Friends for a SUPER fun night out at Freddie's Beach Bar and Restaurant.

We will be treated to wild and wacky Drag Queen Bingo - which is free to play - $6 burger dinners, drink specials - and for those who want to stay after 10:00 p.m. - KARAOKE!

Freddie's is located near Pentagon City mall and is decorated with pink flamingos, hundreds of Barbies, metallic fringe, and so much more! Hosted by the fabulous Ms. Regina Jozet Adams with prizes galore! You have to see Freddie's to believe it - so PLEASE - don't miss out on this fabulous night out. Hope to see you there and get ready for some BINGO!

Building Better Futures Common Application Workshop

On November 11th (Veteran's Day) from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Building Better Futures is hosting a workshop to help the students work on the common applications. Approximately 20 students have signed up as of today. We are looking for volunteers to help review essays.

The location of this event has not been confirmed yet. However, it will likely be at TC Williams or The Campagna Center. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Emily Passmore, and she will give you more information about volunteering.

Contact Emily at emily.passmore@gmail.com and sign up today!

Day of Duty Requirements

Get out your tartan! We are busy painting the town plaid for the 39th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend, which will take place Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5. We need everyone's help in carrying out yet another fabulous Walk Weekend!

An e-mail has been sent out regarding available volunteer shifts for the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend. For this weekend to be successful, we need ALL Junior Friends and then some. One fall Day of Duty assignment is required to fulfill your membership obligation. Also, please encourage friends and loved ones to help out during this weekend. And if you can give your time this year for two or more time slots, all the better!

All assignments are given on a first-come, first served basis. Junior Friends get first choice from now until Monday, November 9. After that, it will be distributed to other volunteer groups to fill in the holes. To ensure you get the shift that works best with your schedule, please respond as soon as possible.

Please e-mail your top three Day of Duty preferences to JFdayofduty@yahoo.com after viewing the document in the e-mail.

If you didn't receive the message, please contact Holley Lupu at JFdayofduty@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance to our wonderful members for your commitment and your time!

Congrats to Junior Friend Jill Meadows!

New Member Jill Meadows & Rob Hoppin were married on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia. Congratulations to the happy couple!

Upcoming Events

November 7 - 11:30 a.m. New Member Brunch at Katherine Murphy’s house

November 11 - Freddy’s for Drag Queen Bingo

November 18 - 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Shop Campagna Kids Card event at Kiskadee

November 27 - Deadline to buy discounted Scottish Christmas Walk weekendtickets