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Cindy

Location: Wichita, Kansas

Chapter Name Pooh's Red & Pink Hat GOOFOFFS

Chapter Mascot Pooh Bear

Royal Title Queen Mother Cindy Pooh

Personal Quote Lord Help Me to Remember That Nothing is Going To Happen Today That You & I Can't Handle Together

About Me I am proud to say I am a breast cancer SURVIVOR, diagnosed April 5, 2001. I promised God that if he took care of my cancer I would yell from the highest mountain top that EARLY DETECTION is the biggest factor to being a SURVIVOR. At the request of my friends who were turning fifty a few years ago, I started the GOOFOOFS - which stands for Group Of Ornery Friends Out For Fun & Such, in 2005. Since then we have raised & donated nearly $10,000 to cancer groups here locally in the Wichita Area. Just 20 of us but we are believers in what we set out to do. Our "FUN" is getting together once a month for dinner. Our "SUCH" is taking care of our charities - Relay For Life (American Cancer Society), Victory in the Valley (A Cancer Support Group) and Ronald McDonald House

Interests Loving my son and Granddogs
Researching on the internet

Hobbies Genealogy
Cross Stitch

Music Country
Big Band
40's through the 50's

Movies The Great Gatsby
The Natural
Dance with the White Dog

TV Not much, just the ABC Soaps

Books Danielle Steele

Likes Happy people who love to make others happy.

Dislikes People who lie like dogs

Vices My computer, a good Danielle Steel book, a great friend to sit and talk with.

Virtues Trying to help others

Family One son

Are you a Mother? Yes

Are you a Grandmother? No

Pet(s) One very special little black poodle that belonged to my Uncle Jake. He named him Poo Boy, so when he died, it was like an omen that this Poo should come home to live with me. That's been over 4 years ago and many doggie kisses ago. He goes to work with me everyday and is our "Official Greeter" for all of our customers.

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Praise God -You're Vertical & Breathing Now Smile

Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 8:05 AM [General]

It's a glorious day - Think I will bottle some of this late November sunshine to have available in some of the coming Dec / Jan / Feb cloudy snowy days.

Glad you stopped by. We are just recovering from the Mondster Mash Convention held here in Wichita at the end of October. A good time was had by all. Only a few of us GOOFOFFS were able to attend but my did we enjoy ourselves. Seeing that much RED & PURPLE in one room.

So now we are looking forward to our annual Christmas Party at one of our sister's house. We each bring a dish to share - always more than enough. We always play "Dirty Santa" which is a good clean game of gift exchange. The dirty part comes when you take someone else's gift that they have opened before you, instead of taking an unwrapped gift from under the tree. (Gifts are brought by each member to be exchanged. The gifts can be WHITE ELEPHANTS, something you bought and no longer use, a REGIFTED item, or something brand new.) We have had everything from Southwest Art Decor items recycled when someone moved, to a George Foreman Cooker and even Singing Santa Decorations that were bought specifically for the gift exchange. They were all fought over when the game got going. Then Santa Claus shows up with gifts for everyone (compliments of Moi) and thrills the girls with bonus HUGS.

As our usual way of gathering goes, we bring something for our Charity of the Month. We have two that we take care of regularly now, Victory in the Valley (the most fantastic Cancer Support Center) and Ronald McDonald House here in Wichita. We bring Gift Cards at this party for Victory in the Valley recipients to have Christmas. This year we are also bringing nuts and candy for their packages.

The GOOFOFFS (Group Of Ornery Friends Out For Fun & Such) enjoy getting together every month here in Wichita, usually on the West side of town. Some of our favorite dinners have been had at Quincy's and Felipe's. Both have private party rooms where we can gather and not bother any of the other clients. We had our first REDUATION in January this year. What fun.