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Santa on Cole on Sunday December 2

Avoid long lines and busy malls and places that require and advanced reservation... Plan to come to the Postal Chase for that classic holiday photo of your child (or your pet, or just wonderful you) with the jolly guy in the red suit. See https://loicphoto.com/santa/ for pricing details.

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2018 Summer Social is Here!

Summer Social 2018Our Summer Social and Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 18th at Kezar Bar & Restaurant from 1-4p.m. has the ultimate line up! Take this time to meet your neighbors and discuss important issues in the neighborhood, and get introduced to our new D5 Supervisor Vallie Brown, all while enjoying appetizers and libations!

We will also have special guest speaker SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight. She works out of City Hall covering everything from politics to homelessness to family flight and the quirks of living in one of the most fascinating cities in the world. 

Finally, Mayor London Breed is trying to find time in her busy schedule to stop by our little gathering.

For the second year in a row we have many new members thanks to our community partnership with Lavation and we hope to see you there!

RSVP to cviasf@aol.com. $10 per person at the door. Your non-member guests are welcomed with RSVP.

Want to get active with our organization? Make sure to introduce yourselves to the Board members at the meeting. We have lots we want to do and never enough people!

 

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Photos With Santa on Cole St December 3rd!

It's that time of year again to start thinking about - dare we say it - holiday cards!  Join CVIA for our annual Santa photo shoot! Avoid long lines and busy malls and places that require and advanced reservation... Plan to come to the Postal Chase for that classic holiday photo of your child (or your pet, or just wonderful you) with the jolly guy in the red suit.

Santa on Cole
Sunday, December 3rd
Postal Chase, 912 Cole St
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A professional photographer — CVIA member and Cole Valley resident Loic Nicolas — donates his time and talent to create a memorable photo for you. This is a fundraiser supporting the Clean Cole Street project, which pays to have Cole's commercial corridor sidewalks swept free of debris, leaves and trash on a daily basis.

Photo sitting fee is $20. Online orders start at $1 per photo and $15 for the photo file. See below for details.

Please pass it on to your neighbors! Santa and his CVIA elves would love to see you there!

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Santa on Cole December 7th!

It's that time of year again!  Avoid long lines and busy malls... Plan to come to the Postal Chase for that classic holiday photo of your child (or pet, or just wonderful you) with the guy in the red suit.

Santa on Cole
Sunday, December 7th
Postal Chase, 912 Cole St
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A professional photographer — CVIA member and Cole Valley resident Loic Nicolas — donates his time and talent to create a memorable photo for you. This is a fundraiser supporting the Clean Cole Street project.

Photo sitting fee is $20. Online orders start at $1 per photo and $15 for the photo file. See below for details.

Please pass it on to your neighbors!

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Summer Social: August 23, 2014

You won't want to miss this year’s Summer Social and Annual Meeting on August 23 at Kezar Bar & Restaurant from 1-4p.m.! This is a time to meet your neighbors while enjoying appetizers and your choice of a beverage. We’ll have a speaker and a raffle! The raffle is a fundraiser for the Clean Cole Street project where the commercial area of Cole Street gets swept every day. Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets.  You can pre-purchase them or buy them at the Social.  Check out the great raffle prizes below!

This CVIA Members (and their guests) event is $10 per person.  Please RSVP at cviasf@aol.com!  If you can't attend the social on the 23rd, but would like to buy raffle tickets to support the Clean Cole Street project, send a check to CVIA, PO Box 170611, SF 94117 and we'll enter your name and send you tickets. You don't have to be present to win. Check back here and on our Facebook page for information on where we might be selling the tickets around the neighborhood.

* Raffle Sales on Cole Street Friday 8/22 between 4:30-6PM!  Find our little card table and get yourself some raffle tickets! *

Thanks to our generous merchants for providing these fabulous gifts!

1 lb of coffee  a month for a year, Peets, $240
2 hour-long personal training sessions with Jason Kajdasz, Midline, $180
1 month of Pilates mat classes with Mien Luong , Midline, $110
1 Case of Joel Gott California Sauvignon Blanc, Finnagan’s Wake, $144
Yoga class card, Yoga Tree, $125
Selection of books, Booksmith, $100
Catered lunch for 6, La Boulange de Cole, $100
Gift Certificate, Say Cheese, $100
Gift Certificate, Reverie, $75
Bling basket & gift card, Cole Hardware, $75
Gift certificate, Mane Attraction  , $60
Gift certificate, Mane Attraction  , $60
Gift certificate, Raw on Haight , $28.50
Scent Library, Ineke, $25
Perfume Sample Selection, Ineke, $25
Trees of San Francisco book, Mike Sullivan, $20
Gift certificate, High Cotton Kitchen, $20
Chinook coupon books, Chinook, $20
 
 

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