ubuntu-us-nj Please RSVP -- Brian Quigley's Going Away Party

[Christina Eater]

1. Joe and I will be there.
2. You do know Sunday is Mother's day...? I strongly advise
reservations on this particular Sunday.

-- 
Christina

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:39 PM, David A. Harding <dave at dtrt.org> wrote:
> Reminder: Bryan's going away party is this Sunday.
>
> I don't really care about the reservation for the restaurant -- it
> probably won't be hard to find tables on Sunday at 7PM, so you can show
> up unannounced if you're too lazy to make a reservation.
>
> But I'm buying Bryan's group gift certificate tomorrow afternoon at the
> bank.  If you want to contribute, you need to contact me before Noon
> tomorrow (Friday).  Here are the instructions I've been sending to
> everyone:
>
> American Express Travelers Gift Certificate Instructions
>
>    Please tell me which option you want to do:
>
>    A) Buy your own gift certificate and give it to Bryan yourself. (You can
>       buy cards at Wawa or CVS)
>
>    B) Tell me the amount you want to contribute and pay me back at the
>       party (cash, check, postal money order).  You can mail your
>       contribution to me if you become unable to attend the party.
>
>    C) Send the amount you want to contribute by PayPal to this email
>       address, dave at dtrt.org. Every dollar I receive, minus the PayPal
>       fees, will go towards the gift certificate.  (I'll round the total up
>       to a nice even number, of course.)
>
>    Please tell me which option you choose.
>
> The other party details follow.
>
> See you Sunday,
>
> -Dave
>
> On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 03:41:14PM -0400, David A. Harding wrote:
>> Bryan is going to India for several months on May 13th to help a
>> non-profit organization convert to Ubuntu.
>>
>> You are cordially invited to his going-away party at Vitarelli's
>> Restaurant in Cherry Hill on Sunday, 10 May, at 19:00 (7 PM).
>> Google Map:
>>
>>     http://tinyurl.com/cpakem
>>
>> Please email rsvp at dtrt.org by 23:59 Thursday the 7th with your name and
>> the number of your guests so that I can make a reservation. I'll confirm
>> your RSVP within 24 hours and send you a reminder Saturday afternoon.
>>
>> Suggested attire: "LUG presenter wear." Wear the classy, clean, but
>> relaxed and possibly geeky clothes you'd wear if you were presenting
>> to your local LUG. Extra credit will go to those who wear
>> Ubuntu-themed attire.
>>
>> Bryan says, "please don't feel like gifts are necessary (I have limited
>> items I can bring to India)," but I suggest you consider giving Bryan a
>> $5-15 gift.  He's indicated that he needs a SecureDigital (SD) card with
>> more than 4GB of space and a power adapter for his One-Laptop-Per-Child
>> (OLPC) netbook.
>>
>> Instead of an individual gift, you may indicate in your RSVP that you
>> want to join the pool to buy Bryan an American Express Travelers Gift
>> Certificate. If you so indicate, I'll send further instructions in my
>> reply to your RSVP.
>>
>> There will be a group greeting card for you to sign at the party, but
>> feel free to give Bryan a card just from you.
>>
>> If you know of anyone who should receive this invitation and doesn't
>> read the Cherry Hill LUG or New Jersey Ubuntu Local Community mailing
>> lists, please forward this email.
>>
>> If you have any questions, please reply to this email on-list or contact
>> me directly by email, instant messenger, IRC, or phone.
>>
>> Hope to see you at Bryan's party,
>>
>> -Dave
>> --
>> David A. Harding          Website:  http://dtrt.org/
>> 1 (609) 997-0765            Email:  dave at dtrt.org
>>                       Jabber/XMPP:  dharding at jabber.org
>
> --
> David A. Harding            Website:  http://dtrt.org/
> 1 (609) 997-0765              Email:  dave at dtrt.org
>                        Jabber/XMPP:  dharding at jabber.org
>