#if you cater to only one style of learning and only 1/8th of your class learns and retains the material like.

[mymarifae]

i will always advocate for skipping classes btw. to all the high schoolers following me: don't sweat having a perfect attendance record it quite literally does not matter. if anyone tells you good attendance is important for being considered for scholarships they're lying to you. my attendance was fucking abysmal and i was offered several full-ride scholarships because my grades were still solid and that's all 90% of colleges care about.

and besides. taking care of yourself - whether you need a mental health break or you're tired or you just frankly don't want to go to that fucking class - should always take priority! now don't take a page from my book and skip a month and a half's worth of pe classes because you ditched One Time because the coach said he was going to make everyone run a mile that day and then he kept trying to get you to "make up" the mile that you missed so you kinda just stopped showing up until he gave up on you forever like please know that you should go to class regularly BUT.

i think taking time off and leaving early and such needs to be normalized. for school and work. i don't think it's fair to punish people for needing breaks. the human brain is literally not made to sit in the same stifling environments for 8 hours almost every day and just focus on "working" or "studying" and "learning." it's very cruel to deprive young, still developing minds especially of proper breaks and time to Play (not that it's not cruel to do the same to adults)

if the system won't give them to you freely though... well. break the rules a little. you know your limits better than anyone. don't try to work to an impossible standard. rest when you need to!! it's very, very easy to burn yourself out, but it's very, very, very, very difficult to recover from it

[pooma-education]

Group discussion

28.10.23, Saturday

Ms. Beena John - The conversation starter

Principal, Veda International School, Hubballi, Karnataka

Dear Team,

If the strength of students in a class is less as it is a new school, how do I increase the performance of the students as all of them are below average. Percentage wise it's really a huge challenge. Kindly guide. Thankyou

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▪️Mr. Subhah Chandra Vohra: It’s not only the problem of your school, but you are in fact voicing the problem of almost all new schools , except in metropolitan cities. If yours is a branded school , your problem gets halved. Otherwise, study all other local schools and see how and why they are popular among parents. Pay special attention to their drawbacks and try to remove them in your school. Get in touch with the parents of other school students through your staff and personally and try to know what they expect from a new school. Monitor each and every activity from academics to extra and co - curricular and make sure that their standards are higher than others. Organise quality functions and invite everybody who is somebody. Maintain good rapport with the media and make sure that each and every news about your school activities gets published in the local newspapers. Try to employ the latest technology for teaching as well as publicity. Take regular feedback from the parents of the children of your school and keep on removing all adverse points as soon as possible. Employ dedicated staff and keep them in good humour. Remember, nothing succeeds like success. Once you are able to project your school as different from others in quality and care , there is no looking back.

▪️Dr Sekar Srinivasan: In one of our schools in Thuraiyur a rural village CBSE School it was just beginning after affiliation with poor strength and almost very much rural and first generation students. Can i tell you how we can share our experience of success:

We first made a teacher in charge for 5 students per teacher. She will attend to that small group each day and help the children in completing the homework, assist them in the Learning process, give them examination/test preparations tips and more or less a personal tuition teacher like. This is carried out everyday in the last one period and in the extended half an hour after school hours in the evening. For this work separate monetary benefits and one week special leave were provided to those teachers.

In the beginning of each hour compulsory book reading in concerned subjects first five minutes silently the whole class and then loudly by individuals.

I introduced a new testing process in which 80 percent of questions appearing in the classroom tests were given earlier and only 20 percentage objective unexposed questions in test question papers. These tests were repeated fortnightly intervals.

Parents were happy with this hypothetical advents and so through the words of mouth popularity of our school started increasing. There was self confidence booster amongst the students since for each five students one mentor was dwelling with. I can share some more secrets for academic achievements in next.

▪️Ms. Beena John: Sir, this is an adoption technique, ie, one teacher for all subjects. It works more from 1-3grades. Kindly suggest how to monitor this for 4-7 grades, as subject expertise for each teacher is different.

▪️Dr Sekar Srinivasan: You are right. Because we are in a rural place our teacher's cooperation in this regard was great. Our team of teachers up to 8th standards were capable of handling interdisciplinary subjects and from 9th onwards teachers mate rotation basis for children groups so that in a cycle each subject was taken care of.

▪️Dr. Jaqualine Mahadhik: To enhance student performance in a new school with a below-average cohort, consider these steps:

Individualized Attention: Tailor teaching methods to cater to each student's learning style and pace.

Engaging Lessons: Use interactive and practical approaches to make lessons interesting and relevant.

Encourage Critical Thinking: Promote problem-solving and critical thinking skills through hands-on activities.

Positive Reinforcement: Recognize and celebrate achievements, no matter how small, to boost confidence.

Create a Supportive Environment: Foster a classroom atmosphere that encourages questions, curiosity, and collaboration.

Regular Assessments: Use formative assessments to track progress and adjust teaching methods accordingly.

Extra Help: Provide additional resources, tutoring, or study groups for struggling students.

Set Realistic Goals: Establish achievable targets for each student to build confidence and motivation.

Parent Involvement: Keep parents informed and engaged in their child's education to create a united front.

Continuous Professional Development: Stay updated with effective teaching strategies and incorporate them into your lessons.

Remember, patience and persistence are key. Progress may be gradual, but with dedication, you can help your students thrive.

▪️Ms. Beena John: Thank you. Except for parent involvement everything else goes on. Still a new school has another challenge of parent oriented. We need to keep taking suggestions from our parents. All the ways, we have enhanced the standards of teaching, teacher's training, practical approach, excursions, technology, etc but still few parents are not happy.

Parents become so open to come and discuss for every little thing. For example, they suggest teachers to be PHd holders, we took the students on no bag day to old homage, blind school so few parents say let them study. But students are happy with the way we are going. They have definitely improved than before. But patience, parents do not have. Hence, I am in a dilemma how I run a new school as exposure is also required. I had insisted students to move ahead for Pratibha Karanji which is an interschool competition, they have bagged 6 prizes. They don't remember this achievement but instead focus on petty things especially group up and come during PTM. Not understanding how to and where to concentrate.

▪️Mrs. Harvinder Kaur:

If there is not much strength then take each student as case study

Get overall and subject wise SWOT done .

Focus on fundamentals and record all day by day changes and challenges.

Design thinking will govern a lot while working on each case study.

Results are called Porfirio of a child and team members working on it .

And these results are your valuable marketing and student number will no more be a concern

▪️Dr Balasubramanian:

Good morning all.

I hope it’s english medium school, and the english is not a familiar language in home than students won’t get a easy support in Langauge skills like reading and spoken , comprehension skills.

Hence my kind request is to make them read the lessons loudly and keep regular tests in dictations (spelling clarity )

If they improve their comprehension skills , learning and understanding is very very simple .

Most of the time teachers immediately jumped to the explanation after reading and not giving a time to understand the contents and context .

We need very good Langauge teachers and even science and math teachers , instead of teaching the lessons immediate , let them spend some time to read the whole chapters , explain the challenging words and meanings and concepts f they Start the teaching , hope they can have a music with teachers Langauge.

Never make the question papers and evaluation too strict and be a little liberal in giving marks , give some excuses and make them score easily and parents are always happier in seeing high marks.

This was the technique handled by the governement of tamilnadu , called samacheer, reduced the syallabus and students scores very high very high very high marks and even governement stopped giving gifts /scholarships because the district first was like 25 students and even maths 100/100 was in thousands and thousand perhaps later they got very poor status in college courses . Since the top level was scored by thousands and the government was not expected and stopped giving 1000 Rupees or 5000 Rupees to toppers ( this about 10 years back - not remember the years)

I am talking till class 8 can do that , once they get interested and easily slowly increase the difficulty level in the question papers.

Question paper making is a skill and get some guidance support sir.

Once I got a chance to teach class 5-6 and I tried this approach and it was amazing and I stopped giving homework , since all the works finished quickly in the class hours itself and in the beginning only one or two scores 25/25 and later more than quarter and class average jumped to high rate .

Parents felt happier since they were not troubling since there was no homework and good scores too.

Good luck and first make them feel happy to come school , already senior members added a lot of ideas and enjoy the growth sir

▪️Azeez: Conclusion:

Dear school principals

"We are grateful to the parents who have chosen our school for its international standards and have entrusted their children's education to us. They believe in our school's commitment to thinking globally while acting locally.

Rather than assuming that students from other schools have a below-average or weak foundation, it's important to acknowledge that the school they previously attended may not have met international standards. Parents who recognize this have come to us seeking to elevate their children to a global standard.

To help these students reach an average or above-average level, we can implement the following points:"

1. "To support students' growth and development, especially those up to the grade VIII level who may be in the early stages of their education, it is essential to use evidence of student learning for effective identification and intervention. This approach allows us to cater to students' individual needs and provide the necessary support and enrichment. Here are the key points to consider:

2. Identifying students who require additional time and support to attain proficiency.

3. Identifying students who need enrichment and extension of their learning because they have already demonstrated high proficiency.

4. Recognizing teachers who have been successful in helping students achieve high levels of proficiency, enabling us to examine and share their effective practices.

5. Identifying teachers who face challenges in assisting students to become proficient, allowing us to provide them with targeted assistance and support.

6. Identifying specific skills or concepts that have proven challenging for all teachers to teach effectively. In such cases, our team can expand its learning beyond our members by seeking help from other teachers within the school who excel in those areas, specialists from the central office, teachers specializing in the same content, or external networks of educators with expertise in those skills or concepts. This collaborative approach ensures that we continuously enhance our teaching strategies and improve student outcomes."

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OUT & ABOUT WITH SCOUT | MARCH 2020

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Anyone else having Spring Fever?  I'm ready for longer days and all the exciting events going on in our TSG Community.

ALL MONTH LONG

REBEL: Scratch off and Save

Stop into Rebel and pick up your scratch-off card to be used for the month of March and save 15-25% off one item.

Rebel

5910 S University Blvd

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VISIONS WEST CONTEMPORARY: Current Exhibit: Beau Carey’s recent work Basin and Range

Beau Carey is a landscape and en plein air painter based in New Mexico. The work in Basin and Range look at landscapes as a series of repeated journeys. Each is made of the same mountain ranges repeated and flipped. Carey’s work becomes defined by time; painted with different light, from different angles, some with suns and moons shown in varying states of rising and setting. His work explores and subverts the typical traditions of Western landscape art. Finding new ways to paint landscapes of the West, while recognizing the history of globalism and the new environmental dangers these landscapes face today. Inspired by John McPhee’s geological travel novel by the same name, Carey’s Basin and Range becomes a beautiful journey through time depicting a new perspective on the landscapes of the West.

Visions West Contemporary

2605 Walnut St

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THRIVE Lifestyle Solutions: Date Planning Services

THRIVE Lifestyle Solutions is a full-service individual and personal concierge company and is offering a 2 for 1 special if you book a date planning session between now and April 30th. THRIVE offers complimentary phone consultations to brainstorm your date needs.

Call or Email to schedule today - info@thrivelifestylesolutions.com or 720-487-1965

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THE VINTAGE LABEL: Pop-Up at Free Market in the Dairy Block

A thoughtfully curated collection of luxury designer vintage clothing & accessories.

Open Daily 11-7

Free Market

1801 Blake St

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HOWARD LORTON: Pre-Season Patio Sale now through May 10th

Because your style doesn't stop at the back door....Now is the time to find patio furniture at great prices so you can enjoy it all season long. Discover Howard Lorton's newly renovated patio shop, and experience our new arrivals. Find quality, comfortable patio furniture that is designed to last. Take an EXTRA 10% off our already low prices, including clearance items and special orders.

Howard Lorton

12 E 12th Ave

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PLUM SAGE FLOWERS: Treat yourself or give the gift of fresh flowers with a Plum Sage Flowers floral subscription. Their arrangements feature seasonal blooms designed in a stylish vessel that we can select to complement your space. The arrangements are available for pickup or delivery - once every week or once a month. Colors can be specified but all flower varieties are chosen based on health and seasonality. Pricing is custom but the average is $65 for a small arrangement, $85 for a medium and $100+ for a large arrangement.

Plum Sage Flowers

(720) 328-2190

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CCRM: Struggling To Get Pregnant? Don’t know what to do next? The first steps in your fertility journey can be overwhelming—Fertility House Calls is here to help. Fertility House Calls is a program that connects you to an experienced CCRM fertility nurse so that you can ask questions and explore care options, all from the comfort of your home or wherever is most convenient for you. Fertility House Calls is currently a free service to Denver area residents. Schedule today at www.fertilityhousecalls.com.

RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Member Event - Eat, Learn, Grow

“Winning the Inner Game” led by Trisha Lee. A study by Cornell University found that men overestimate their abilities and their performance, while women underestimate both. Of course, not all men ooze self-confidence, and not all women lack it. However, the 'gender confidence gap' is real and closing it is imperative to women’s business and career success. Come participate in a discussion with Trisha Lee – Senior VP, Lockton Companies, mother of two young adults, widow, and the 7th of 9 children – to hear her top insights and tactics to overcome confidence challenges so that you can catapult your happiness and success.

Thursday, March 5th 12pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

Click here to learn more about Rise Memberships

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Thursday, March 5th 4:45-6pm

Natural Grocers

3757 Brighton Blvd

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FUSION ACADEMY & EQUINOX COUNSELING & WELLNESS CENTER: Academic Anxiety: Understanding & Intervening with School Refusal

Equinox parenting and mental health experts will help parents and teachers identify and understand the complexities of mental, emotional, and behavior health issues.  In addition, they will explore how issues related to neuro-developmental disorders, neurodiversity, executive functioning disorder, anxiety, and depression influence school refusal

Understanding & Intervening with School Refusal

Thursday, March 5th 6-8pm

Fusion Academy

5340 S. Quebec St. Ste 100N

Click Here to Register

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HOMEFEST: Spring Decor Event

It’s Spring preview time! New arrivals are pouring in and it’s the perfect time to refresh your home for Spring. Shop our latest arrivals and save 15% on furniture, rugs, lighting, art & mirrors, pillows, throws, and florals.

Thursday, March 5th meet Pam Vincent of Maple Leaf at Home. Inspired by a love of entertaining and spending time with family and friends, Maple Leaf serving boards make a cherished personalized gift for all of life’s celebrations.

Friday, March 6th Emme Siegall of Michael Aram will showcase Aram’s beautiful collection of handcrafted designs. A celebration of nature and ancient craftsmanship, these pieces are as much fine art as functional serving pieces.

Saturday, March 7th Beatriz Ball will share her collection of lustrous metal-ware. Made entirely by hand, using the ancient art of sand casting, these pieces have a depth of character and personality that only a handcrafted product can.

Thursday, March 5th - Monday, March 9th

Homefest

5912 S. Holly Street

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Member Event - Rise Fitness

Open to all RISE membership levels and fitness levels, this class will be a core blast class. Bring a yoga mat and we'll see you there!

Friday, March 6th 12pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

Click here to learn more about Rise Memberships

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ANDRISEN MORTON: Weekend Trunk Show featuring Samuelsohn

Preview Samuelsohn’s new Spring/Summer 2020 collection of superior made-to-measure clothing. Choose from exclusive fabrics and details to create a unique garment catered to your individual style.  Save $150 on every made-to-measure suit or sport coat.  Refreshments will be served.

`Friday and Saturday, March 6th & 7th

Andrisen Morton

3rd & St. Paul

303-377-8488

Appointments are appreciated

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Saturday, March 7th 2-5pm

Total Wine & More

9505 E. County Line Rd

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS - SUNDAY, MARCH 8th

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Member Event - Power Up Coffee

"Confidence in the Boardroom" led by Michele Ashby. Research shows that companies with a higher participation of women in decision-making roles generate higher returns on equity. Yet in the US, only 16.6% of corporate board seats are held by women. Come hear from Michele Ashby (Founder of Ace Board Training for Women) about executive presence, what it takes to get on a board, and what it's like once you're there!

Wednesday, March 11th 8:30am

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

Click here to learn more about Rise Memberships

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STYLE TM & REBEL: Spring Styling Event

Rebel is teaming up with Tina Friedman of Style TM to shop and style for Spring.

Thursday, March 12th

Rebel

5910 S University Blvd

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KITTO KATTO SKINCARE: Moisture Silk Product Launch

Kitto Katto Skincare is exciting to announce a new product in their line called Moisture Silk and are hosting a Happy Hour to celebrate.

Enjoy 25% off Moisture Silk at the celebration.

Friday, March 13th 4-7pm

Kitto Katto Skincare

601 N Corona

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Friday, March 13th 4-7pm

Mayfair Liquors

1385 Krameria St

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CLP JEWELRY: ADORNED Permanet Welded Bracelets

Our Adorned bracelets and rings are the perfect complement to your jewelry collection.  These delicate threads are cut and welded directly onto your wrist.  They are a perfect daily reminder of the intentions that you set while having them added to your wrist.

We offer 18 karat yellow gold, 18 karat rose gold and sterling silver.

Saturday, March 14th

CLP Jewelry

1464 S Broadway

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HALCYON, A HOTEL IN CHERRY CREEK: Wellness Series - Turn Up The Heat

Turn up the heat, get your burn on, and transform your week when you attend TruFusion Fitness Series at Halcyon. Discover your mental and physical edge with dynamic exercises led by your favorite fitness experts, all in a supportive wellness community. We’ve got everything you need to crank up your personal and fitness goals! Bring your friends and après with us for an hour class, followed by complimentary wine and beer.

This is a barefoot class, be sure to bring your yoga mat!

Power Vinyasa with TruFusion

Monday, March 16th 5:30-7pm

Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek

245 Columbine St

Click Here to Register

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VERT BEAUTY: Intuitive Eating and Ritual Readings

Spring Equinox is all about new growth! It is the perfect opportunity to manifest renewal and new beginnings. We will be discussing health, beauty and connectivity to spirit during this wellness event. Learn how to eat in a more embodied way through the practice of Intuitive Eating with Soshy from Embody Nutrition. Intuitive Eating simply means, eat when you’re hungry, stop when your full, eat food that you love and food that feels good in your body. Imagine if you could feel at peace with all foods and be able to listen to your body on a deep intrinsic level when you’re eating! Rory, our favorite tarot-card reader, priestess, witch and spiritual guidance counselor will quickly tune in to your energy with an individualized one-on-one reading.

Monday, March 16th 6-7:30pm

Vert Beauty

3442 W 32nd Ave

Space is limited, call 303-623-8378 to RSVP

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Wednesday, March 19th 2:30-5pm

Total Wine & More

3905 E Evans Ave

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Rise On The Town

The 9&CO development a block away from RISE is close to completion! One of the establishments, TruFusion, is offering RISE Collaborative an exclusive sneak peek into one of their classes! Join us for a yoga class at 4 PM in the RISE classroom. This event is open to the public.

Wednesday, March 19th 4pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

Click to RSVP

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Thursday, March 20th 4-7pm

Warehouse Liquor Mart

3371 W Hampden Ave

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Member Event - Food for Thought

“The Art and Science of Getting What you Deserve” led by Amy Reczek. Negotiation and self-advocacy can make many of us cringe. From pricing your services to asking for a raise or a promotion, it takes planning, research, and strategy to feel confident to go after - and GET - what you truly deserve. Amy Reczek, Owner of Sales and Presence, is a sales executive with a distinguished 15-year career occupying high-level positions, and it took training and empowered self-advocacy to get where she is today. She will share with us why everyone needs a negotiation strategy in place, what negotiation strategies are most impactful, and how to create a code of conduct to help you execute that strategy. Lunch will be sponsored by Chook Charcoal Chicken.

Wednesday, March 24th 12pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

Click here to learn more about Rise Memberships

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HALCYON, A HOTEL IN CHERRY CREEK: Apres Hour: Whole Leaf, Whole Life

Reinvigorating the ritual and art of tea drinking, Ku Cha House of Tea is making a celebratory experience out of every cup. The owners are unabashedly obsessed with all varieties and types—in fact, they offer more than 170 whole-leaf teas! Join us and tea master, Rong Pan, for an authentic Chinese tea ceremony and become familiar with every type of tea from green, white, rooibos to oolong.

Thursday, March 26th 5-6pm

Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek

245 Columbine St

Click Here to Register

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BLANCHARD FAMILY WINES: Mermaids Under the Mirror - A Charity Dinner for Fins Attached.

You are invited to enjoy our Sonoma County wines, unique as a mermaids’ tail. We value sustainable wine-making processes and are proud to partner with like-minded organizations such as Fins Attached. This non-profit is dedicated to conducting research, promoting conservation, and providing education for the protection of the marine ecosystem.

Join us for an exclusive dinner in the (heated) Dairy Block Alleyway, benefiting one of our favorite aquatic organizations!

Your $125 Ticket Includes:

• A Wine Paired 5 Course Dinner by Foraged

• Silent Auction Benefitting Fins Attached

• Guest Speakers and Mermaid Appearances

• Hand-painted Wine Labels Available for Purchase to Benefit Fins Attached

Thursday, March 26th 6-9pm

Blanchard Family Wines

Dairy Block

1855 Blake St #120

Click Here to Purchase Your Ticket

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CLP JEWELRY: ADORNED Permanent Welded Bracelets

Our Adorned bracelets and rings are the perfect complement to your jewelry collection.  These delicate threads are cut and welded directly onto your wrist.  They are a perfect daily reminder of the intentions that you set while having them added to your wrist.

We offer 18 karat yellow gold, 18 karat rose gold and sterling silver.

Friday, March 27th

CLP Jewelry

1464 S Broadway

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