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Hey Everyone!
Saturday, October 29th at the Naperville Municipal Center(400 S Eagle St, Naperville) we will be having our annual KICK OFF PARTY & Pot Luck Celebration!
Please RSVP in this thread. Please include what you are bringing to the pot-luck.
When and where will the kick-off be?
This years kick-off will be October 29th from 11:45-2:45 It will be in the Naperville Municipal Center lunchroom in the lower level. Everyone bringing something is welcome to park in the underground garage. When entering the door from the parking garage, take an immediate right through the sliding doors and down the long hallway to get to the lunchroom.
Be aware that early voting will be going on in rooms A&B, so there may be lines and a lot of people parking. Everyone who brings something to the kick-off can park in the underground parking lot.
What is the kick-off party?
This is our chance to celebrate the upcoming start of National Novel Writing Month (we can officially begin writing after midnight on November 1st), meet and chat with our fellow writers and share some good food. It will be a pot-luck lunch party, so please plan to bring a dish to share.
What will we do? Do I have to RSVP?
We will have a couple ice-breaker games, eat lunch, do a brief Q&A on NaNo in case there are any questions, play games and have fun! RSVP'ing is recommended but is not required. If you are just finding out about the kick-off, come ahead! We should have plenty of food!
Can I bring a guest?
Definitely! The more the merrier! Bring friends, family.
Stuffed Animals
We usually have them for our group picture, mainly so we can toss them in the air. So bring one if you'd like.
Should I bring a pen or pencil?
Yes! We will have some writing games...
Ideas on What to bring for Food
What to bring (other)
Potluck Dishes et al
32 definite + 9 possible + 1 after lunch as of 2016-10-29 10:45 AM CDT
And some kind of vegetarian friendly appetizer
For Planning Purposes
plates, napkins, cutlery
main dishes
side dishes
desserts
drinks
unknown
after lunch
I'll be there. My wife might join (we'll verify later).
Not sure yet what I want to bring. One possibility is fried wontons, but they are beef; maybe I should find somethingmeatless (maybe fried rice?).
--Tim
Barry and I will be there and we'll bring a vegetarian main dish.
I'm going to be there....in tow with my friend (i just mssged her to RSVP)...i am unsure what i will bring...I'll have to think of what's in my recipe book...unless i want to be a pregnant lazy mommy and just stop somewhere and get a party tray of sorts haha!
I'll be a story in your head. But that's OK:We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
Yeah, I'm so coming. I'll try to bring anything but dessert. Most likely a main dish or a side salad.
Liz
Year five, let's lose our minds for one month of brilliant insanity, or y'all can just watch me.
I'll be going, too. I'll probably bring some kind of side dish.
Yes! Count me in. I'll bring pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. See you there. Thanks. pj
I will be there! I will bring... mac and cheese pizza, I expect.
Cheryl Aichele I'll bring some soda and water.
I intend to come, but I have no idea yet what I will bring. I will update when I figure it out!
ok...ok!!! my pregnant food mind keeps wandering toward cucumber sandwiches.
those kind on those tiny square breads. The same kind i had at a family party over the summer. The delicious kind. The kind i wasn't able to get a recipe for because i didn't know who brought them. The kind i hope i can replicate.
I think i'll make a tray of those.
I'll be a story in your head. But that's OK:We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
I'll be there, I'll bring a green salad with a homemade dressing.
I'll be there and will bring a pasta salad. Looking forward to it!
Elaine
I'm going to bring a wild rice casserole.
Sounds great!
I will be there and I'll be bringing my famous soft chocolate chip cookies.
I will be there. Not sure what I'm bringing yet.
Heyyyyy! I get off work at one and I think I'm gonna run over for the tail end of this! <3
Hi, I'll be there and plan to bring either a desert or a side. No sure what yet.
I'm still working out what to bring. Depends on how much time I have this week to prep something. I'll probably bring my daughter.
I'll be there and bring chili.
I will probably be there. Not sure what I'm bringing. Probably a vegetable tray and white bean dip.
I will be there and maybe my husband Ken. I will bring fruit salad (cut-up fruit).
I'll be there. I may bring my daughter Miah and her new born Isaiah. For a side dish, I'll be bringing lots of crackers.
Hi, this is Alkamy. I'll be there. Bringing a pumpkin soup.
Oops - I apologize - need to back out (with the fruit salad.) My sister and my kids aregoing into Chicago to look at Cubs displays on buildings, etc. This is such a rare opportunity that I feel I need to join them. ;)
I will be there and will bring caprese salad skewers.
I will be at he party. I was thinking I might bring some chicken.
Remember that early voting will be happening (in rooms A&B) during the kick-off party. Last time that happened, there were lines. (Most voters don't know about the lower-level parking, though.)
I'll be there. I'll bring something.
Sara and I will be there. We'll bring knives, spoons, and forks and some sort of dip.
I would really like to come for a short time. We have company this weekend, so Bart won't be able to accompany me. I can probably bring something not time-dependent, like a cheese tray (cheese is either a snack or dessert, depending on where you're from).
CB
I plan on coming (not 100% sure yet, if I can make it), and if it works out, I will bring some chicken.
Me and John are coming. Not sure what we are bringing.
I have to work. Enjoy!
So I have an emergency dental appointment for 10:45 tomorrow morning to recement something. I *SHOULD* be done in time to get there before people start lining up to eat, but there's a small chance I won't be, so it might be a good idea if someone else brought the knives, forks, and spoons instead.
Tim, Melinda, what do you think?
Hey Brian,
I was bringing cups and such I can bring silverware as well. No problem :)
I'll be there! I will bring buffalo cauliflower and dip. Or a bag of Doritos ;)
To help people plan what to bring:
For Planning Purposes
plates, napkins, cutlery
main dishes
side dishes
desserts
drinks
unknown
after lunch
I plan on attending, but I'm not sure what I'm bringing yet.
eveofwite
I hope t be there. If I can come, I'll bring a 12 pack of cold Diet Coke, and some cheese and crackers. I may bring my husband Joe.
Eve Lomoro
I can't WAIT for tomorrow <3 ...even though i am still not 100% sure what story i will write lol!!!! my friend Susan...(Coffee_mate) said she's going and bringing Korean Kimbap... <3
now, if only my pregnancy back ache would go away so i can get off my butt and start making my cucumber sandwiches...but i am too sore to get off the couch XD
I'll be a story in your head. But that's OK:We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?
I am coming. I will bring a cheesecake.
I want to come meet some Wrimos! And maybe vote?
Instead of (in addition to?) "stuffed animals"I hope no one minds if I drag my three grubby soccer player kids along (veteran Wrimos themselves, YWP style). Games are at 11:45 so I'll be late.
I'll bring either pinwheels or doughnuts-- but by the time we get thereI figure you'll all be in a deep food coma anyway.
Kate
Sam said it wasn't too late to RSVP, so here I am.