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Join
Industry Experts
at Awards Gala
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Nominees
have been announced for the 2006 Los
Angeles Organizing Awards, to be held
at Maggiano's at the Grove in Los Angeles,
on January 30, 2006. "Those honored with a
nomination include authors, trainers,
retailers, broadcasters and individuals
who define standards for home and business
productivity," stated NAPO-LA President
Chris McKenry.
The
2006 Los Angeles Organizing Awards will
also honor the individual achievements of
LA’s hottest Organizing Experts as
well as the Chapter’s participation
in January’s GO-Month (or National
“Get Organized Month”)
activities. Many nominees have confirmed
their attendance at the event and you
are invited.
All
fourteen winners will be announced at the
Awards Gala, to be hosted by Dave
Linden. Festivities begin with a
reception honoring nominees & silent
auction at 6 pm followed by a four-course
dinner at 7 pm. The evening will include a
multi-media presentation highlighting the
accomplishments of NAPO-LA, and the
chapter’s participation in National
“Get Organized Month". Tickets are
$75 per person may be purchased online at
www.napola.org,
and the public is invited. Reservations
must be made by Wednesday, January
25.
The
National Association of Professional
Organizers is a professional membership
organization dedicated to the professional
organizing industry. NAPO’s 1985
inception began in Los Angeles and today
the chapter membership includes over 100
organizing consultants, speakers, authors
and manufacturers of organizing products,
who members serve both residential and
commercial clients. The 2006 Los Angeles
Organizing Awards is an event of the Los
Angeles Chapter of the National
Association of Professional Organizers.
The
Container Store
is
a corporate sponsor.
Chris
McKenry was the 2005 recipient of the
Leading Edge Award.
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Bags,
Containers, and Other Obstacles
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Whether
you are unpacking from the grocery or the
warehouse store, remove items from the
package. This allows more room for
storage, items are visible and it is
easier to access the items for
use.
Piling
bags filled with items in your cabinets or
closets just make your purchases
disappear. Unload the car, unpack your
bags, then sort and put away.
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The
Magazine Clutter
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Are
magazines taking over your home? There are
always good articles to be found, but you
can not be a library for every story.
Especially with the Internet available.
Eliminate the frustration of magazines
piling up and never being read.
Then
when issues arrive, quickly scan it to be
sure they are worth keeping. Fold back
pages of interest, or even better tear out
articles of interest. Be realistic with
yourself and your paper clutter will start
to disappear.
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Profit
from Your Excess
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Throughout
your home there is good "clutter" just
waiting to be used by someone else. Plan a
tag sale and include friends to make it a
fun day. The more people involved and the
more items for sale will create a busier,
more inviting, environment.
Get
necessary permits, if needed. Place ads in
local papers. Those Saturday morning
shoppers plan ahead. Be sure signs are
posted at intersections and in your yard.
If items are dirty, clean them. You are
not having a "junk sale". Organize items
on tables, or shelves. If you have
clothes, have a portable garment rack to
display items.
Have
everything priced and ready to go EARLY.
The serious shoppers will be in your yard
by 7 am. Have a bank with small bills and
change. Do not be greedy, even if the item
has never been used.
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In
the news...
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In
November, Chris McKenry of Get It Together
LA! was featured on the WBIR (NBC) TV-10
program STYLE:
A Show for
You.
In the segment Chris demonstrated tips on
organizing recipes.
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Get
It Together LA! is a member of:
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National
Association of Professional Organizers
West Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce
Chris
McKenry is President of the Los Angeles
Chapter of the National Association of
Professional Organizers
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Get
It Together LA! Custom Systems
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Designer and Professional
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office.
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Call 323-525-0678
today.
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Estate
Sale - February 4
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Everything will go. 70's dining
room and living room furniture,
dinette set, sleeper sofa,
kitchen items, Caloric double
oven, side-by-side refrigerator,
microwave, bar glasses, men's
clothing, bedroom furniture, bar
and two stools, pictures, and
much more.
Where:
Intersection of Fourth Street and
Crescent Heights, Los
Angeles.
When: February 4, 8:00
a.m.
For more information on this
event please call 323-
525-0678.
For
your estate organizing needs,
contact Get It Together
LA!
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The
2006
Los Angeles
Organizing Awards Nominees
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Congratulations
to the following nominees:
*Best Organizing Product
Resource
Staples, The Office Superstore,
Framingham, MA The Container Store, The
Original Storage and Organization Store,
Coppell, TX
*Best Organizing Book Clear Your
Clutter with Feng Shui, by Karen
Kingston
Getting Things Done, by David
Allen
Organizing From the Inside Out, by
Julie Morgenstern
Most Supportive Media Outlet
KABC-TV Channel 7, The Walt Disney
Company, Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles
Times, Tribune Publishing Company, Los
Angeles, CA
Best National Organizing Show
Clean House, The Style Network and the E!
Entertainment Television, Los Angeles,
CA
Clean Sweep, Evolution USA, Burbank, CA
and the TLC/Discovery Network
Mission Organization, Nancy Glass
Productions and HGTV, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Neat, Neat Productions Inc. and the
Discovery Home Channel, Toronto,
Canada
Most helpful Organizing
Technology
Palm Personal Productivity Assistants,
Palm Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Kiplinger's Taming The Paper Tiger
Software, Monticello Corporation and
Barbara Hemphill, Hemphill Productivity
Institute, Raleigh, NC
Most Organizer-Friendly Charity
Goodwill Industries International, Inc,
Southern California
National Council of Jewish Women, Los
Angeles Section
Salvation Army, Southern California
Division
Out of the Closet Thrift Stores, AIDS
Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Best Office Organizing Product
Hanging File Folders by Pendaflex, Esselte
Corporation, Melville, NY
3-Tier Incline Organizer by Eldon, Newell
Rubbermaid, Fairlawn, OH
Best Residential Organizing
Product
Clear Storage Boxes by Sterilite
Corporation, Townsend, MA
Dymo LetraTag Labelmaker, Esselte
Corporation, Melville, NY
Best Organizer as Coach or
Mentor
Jean Furuya of The Office Jeanie,
Torrance, CA
Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus,
Torrance, CA
Donna McMillan of McMillan & Company
Professional Organizing, Los Angeles,
CA
Most Innovative Organizer
Dorothy Breininger of Center for
Organization & Goal Planning, Canoga
Park, CA
Julie Morgenstern of Julie Morgenstern
Enterprises, New York, NY
Most Valuable Educational
Resource
Ann Gambrell's Home Organizing Workshop,
Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus,
Torrance, CA
NAPO National Conference, Produced by The
National Association of Professional
Organizers, home office Chicago,
Illinois
National Study Group for the Chronically
Disorganized, NSGCD, Headquarters in Elk
Grove, CA
Three
additional chapter awards will be
presented at the January 30th event:
The Raising the Bar Award
recognizes the board member who went above
the call of duty and the Volunteer of
the Year Award to the chapter member
with an exemplary record of service. The
final award is the prestigious Leading
Edge Award, given in recognition to a
NAPO-LA member whose actions and efforts
elevate the quality or profile of
professional organizers.
Who
will win? Come
and share in the
excitement.
Donation
Resources
Out
of the
Closet
800-558-8220
benefits AIDS Healthcare Foundation
National
Council of Jewish
Women
800-400-6259
benefits women's services organization
Goodwill
Industries
323-223-1211
benefits people with disabilities or
vocational disadvantages
Salvation
Army
800-728-7825
benefits adult rehabilitation
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