Moving Checklist!

The moving tips checklist below should help you get your family to your new home with everything that you need. Whether you plan a self move, or to hire moving labor services, use this checklist for a stress-free moving experience. Starting as early as possible makes the big day a lot easier too.




Sometimes, the move may be hurried by a quick selling home or sudden job change. But, assuming that this is a planned move, there are a few things that you can do two or three months in advance.


Going through the storage areas is one of them.



Things like Christmas and other holiday decorations will move with you. But, take the time to go through those other boxes and see what you can get rid of. Do you really plan on fixing that broken lamp? Could you donate old clothes and toys? What do you plan to do with those old vinyl LPs?



Keepsakes are important. Everyone has them. You want to be sure that they are packed appropriately and that the boxes are ready to go in the truck when it arrives.



Cleaning and sorting should fill your spare time in the weeks and months leading up to the move.


The items in this next checklist are those things that you need to do, but might forget.

• Schedule time off from work/school if necessary
• Have your mail forwarded—you can do that online ahead of time. The cost is a dollar that will be charged to your credit card. The post office charges that fee primarily to ensure that you are who you say you are.
• Change your address directly—magazines and other periodicals are not always forwarded.
• You should contact your insurance company, your credit card companies, your bank and other important companies that communicate with you by mail.
• Contact the new school—if you have children, you will need to contact the school in your new community. You will also need to go to your child’s current school and request that their transcripts be sent to the new school.
• Reserve a truck or contact the movers—if you are doing the packing and driving yourself, reserve your truck at least two weeks ahead of time and call to verify the reservation a few days later.
• If you plan to use movers, get references and contact the company about a month in advance.

Other items on your moving tips checklist include:

• Acquire boxes and packing material
• Contact the utilities for service disconnection (phone, cable, electric, gas, water, etc)
• Contact the new utility providers for service connection

By being prepared and using this moving tips checklist your move will be a lot easier. Good luck in your new home.

http://www.lifeorganizeit.com/moving-tips-checklist.html

Bend Spay & Neuter Project

Bend Spay & Neuter Project, B.S.N.P - FurBall Beach Party Auction        
                   

2011 FurBall Beach Party

Benefits our local non-profit spay and neuter program in Bend

Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Broken Top Golf Club

 $25 per person

Music by Lindy Gravelle

Casual attire, beach party Preferred!

Only 200 tickets are available for this event. You can purchase tickets on this website via PayPal, or by emailing my office @ shelly@sellbend.com. Broken Top also has tickets available for sale.

This focus of this event is a fun silent auction, a Wine Wall (buy a ticket and get a bottle of wine ranging in value from $10-$200) a wine/beer tasting area, hors’ d oeuvres and a no-host bar. The restaurant will open featuring our new chef at Broken Top!

Out of town-but want to help? You can purchase a raffle ticket for only $20 per ticket and win a week stay in Cabo San Lucas at my beachfront condo at Villa La Estancia, valued at over $2500 Only 200 tickets will be sold and are going fast! Please use Pay Pal or contact my email with the number of tickets you would like to purchase.

Our goal is to raise $25,000 to keep the doors open to this non-profit. Each year, nearly 5,000 cats and dogs are altered, reducing the numbers of kittens and puppies being taken to any of the local shelters in Central Oregon. It is critical we keep the Bend Spay and Neuter Project a viable program. Please contact Shelly Hummel with any questions at 541.480.8523 or Debbie Sironen at 971.645.9389.

Thank You!!!

                           

                         http://www.heavenincabo.com/campsilverado/camp_silverado/B.S.N.P.html   

                           

          

                                                       

                              
  

"CELEBRATION OF HOPE”

Deschutes Brewery 
Presents a
"CELEBRATION OF HOPE”
February 26, 2011  
 
                              ONLY 30 TICKETS LEFT!!
 
 The Deschutes Brewery proudly presents Celebration of Hope on Saturday, February 26, 2011, 5-9 p.m. in the Mountain Room.  A low ticket price of $25 per person features wine, craft beers and small plates prepared by the Deschutes Brewery, live music  performed by Mark Ransom and the opportunity to win "knock your socks off" rauction packages including getaway weekends. 


An opportunity to win an Australian labradoodle similar to the one in this picture will be included in the  "It's A Dog's Life Package".  100% of the proceeds will benefit CASA’s local program serving abused and neglected children that are under the protection of the Juvenile Justice Court in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties.   For more information please read more or call 541.389.1618.

Click here to purchase tickets.
     

Event Menu : Roasted Vegetables with Balsamic Drizzle and Artisan Cheese Platter with House- baked  crackers ~
Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Potato Leek Soup with Crème Fraiche and Herb Oil ~ Green Lakes Organic Ale
Wild Mushroom Blended Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Pepperade Cream  ~ Red Chair   Northwest Pale Ale
Spice Wrapped Pork Loin with a Fresh Fruit Chutney ~ Specialty Pilsner
Vanilla Bean Coconut Cupcakes - Chocolate  Fig Stout

http://www.casaofcentraloregon.org/
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Discover what's around Bend!

Give the gift of any of our tours with a Wanderlust Tours Gift Certificate!

Wanderlust Tours offers half-day guided tours and trips in Bend, Sunriver and Sisters Oregon. Wanderlust Tours has specialized in outdoor tours, outdoor activities and things to do while on vacation in Bend and Sunriver, Oregon since 1993 and has won numerous awards. Our small group tours take you off the beaten path, away from crowds to seek out the quiet of the Central Oregon Cascade lakes, rivers, forests and caves.

In the summer months, tours and half-day trip options include canoeing, kayaking, caving, GPS_Eco-Challenge, volcano_sightseeing, evening_tours, and special_events.  In the winter months, tours include guided snowshoeing, cave tours and GPS Eco-Challenge trips.

Wanderlust Tours also provides tours, outings and team-building for corporate and family tour groups, retreats and meetings. Call us today to talk to a corporate, private, or wedding tour planner.

All tours include guide, transportation and all equipment. Tours depart daily from central locations in

Bend and Sunriver, Oregon.

Discover What’s Around This Bend!

http://www.wanderlusttours.com/

Sisters Folk Festival - Winter Concert Series

Friday, February 25, 7 p.m. at Sisters High School

"When the vivacious red-headed singer Moira Smiley came on stage with her accordion and banjo, joined by her young colleagues, VOCO, they wove a web of exotic, mostly original songs…in beautifully blended harmony, with striking instrumental accompaniment – and often elaborately choreographed body percussion…superb and personable musicians."

http://www.sistersfolkfestival.org/wcs.php

Oregon Law Enforcement Invites You To Polar Plunge!

Take the plunge! We dare you!

Polar Plunge is Special Olympics Oregon’s most unique and daring fundraising event, and we invite you join the tradition! Individuals and teams, alongside Special Olympics athletes, law enforcement volunteers and hundreds of community members experience heartwarming and bone chilling extremes as they take the plunge into icy Oregon waters in the height of winter!

The tradition began in 2007 when 190 brave souls plunged into the Deschutes River. Since then, nearly 3,500 people have taken the plunge in Bend, Portland, Medford, Eugene and Corvallis.

Every Polar Plunge event is open to the public; participants must raise a minimum of $50, while spectators watch for free. Proceeds from Polar Plunge Oregon will go towards Special Olympics Oregon’s mission: to deliver sports training and athletic competition to thousands of athletes in local communities state-wide during the winter, summer and fall sports seasons.

Polar Plunge Oregon is a Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) event. LETR is the largest grass roots fundraising effort for Special Olympics. Polar Plunges in Oregon could not have happened without the tremendous support of Law Enforcement from around the state.

Law Enforcement made this event happen, and we are so incredibly grateful:
Albany Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Police Department, Corvallis Police Department, Eugene Police Department, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Lebanon Police Department, Medford Police Department, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Air National Guard, Port of Portland Police Department, Portland Police Bureau, Springfield Police Department, Troutdale Police Department.


http://www.soor.org/plunge/index.html

Thank you Oregon!

Special Olympics Oregon

The mission of Special Olympics Oregon is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Learn more about Special Olympics Oregon

Oregon Special Olympics Winter Games

Oregon Special Olympics Winter Games: Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowboarding, and Snowshoeing at Bend Mt. Bachelor February 25-27th!

Special Olympics Oregon provides year-round sports training and competition statewide to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.