Wildly fun Fancy Dress Swim

Our Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History on Sunday, July 13, was fabulous! We had a great time with each other in our fancy attire on the beach and in the waves with warmer water than usual as we brought attention to the ONE Campaign  and the Millennium Development Goals. Margaret Molloy, photographer with the Santa Monica Mirror, photographed us. We’ll have a link to her photos and any story when available. David Acevedo came and filmed us even though being rear-ended on the way totaled his car (glad you are okay)(film link when available). That’s dedication! Fran Lyness, who was both support and participant also took photos that you can view at www.flickr.com/photos/herleyim. In addition to collecting some signatures on the ONE Declaration we also distributed flyers explaining what we were doing and listing our upcoming ONE Santa Monica events.

Other thank yous to: Ashley Muncaster, who brought David to the beach after the accident and was part of the Fancy Swim team; Brandy Jones and David Tayar, our film people who arranged for David Acevedo to film us; other members of the fabulous Fancy Dress Swim team led by Rev. Janet, including Marlene De La O, Susan and Matilda Loughmiller, Wendy and Lucca Jazz Winston, Gaile Price, Woody Bronner, Patience and John Brennan, Herley Jim Bowling, and Maribeth Dougherty and John; and our dedicated support team including Mary Getlein and Fred Whitlock.

Nothing like being on the beach on a sunny day with people you love, doing good by playing, dancing in the waves in a fancy dress with the skirt swirling around like kelp or sea foam, and watching the sailboats and pelicans go by. No dolphins this time.

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3rd Annual Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History

 Join us for the next Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History on Sunday, July 13, at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica.

 We will meet at noon at Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica 90405, and process to the Pacific Ocean where we will swim in fancy finery, crazy costume, normal swimwear or whatever you choose. If you would like to borrow one of our thrift store gems for the day, it’s easy; we will have them at the Church that day. Invite your friends to enjoy a swim with us!

 This event will be the kickoff of our organizing for the rest of 2008 and a chance to enjoy summer and the beach as we tell people about ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History.

 The 2008 events planned so far, are: 

*Stand Up, October 17;

*AIDS Walk LA, October 19;

*Fancy Dress Fall Ball, October 24;

*ONE Sabbath, TBA;

*World AIDS Day, December 1.

 Put July 13 in your calendar and come along. Do something worthwhile by taking that dunk in the ocean you never get around to! Call (310) 399-1631 or email fancy@churchop.org for any and all suggestions or questions. All are welcome!