In the spirit of community building, of getting to know our neighbors, of engaging in dialogue…
please join a group of Ojai Valley citizens from all walks of life and lengths of residency to explore greater understanding of one another around the ONE thing we KNOW we have in common: a taste for coffee!
that was how i began the invitation to the first Cuppa Joe gathering, last November. it came on the heels of a heated online discussion (Step 1) and the Ojai Valley-Wide Discussions, which helped our communities to identify issue and projects we’d like to work on and engaged our creativity for what could be done. the real-live, face-to-face Cuppa Joe meeting was Step 2. Now, we find that we continue to need open and honest discussion between Valley residents of all sorts in order to build the closely-knit and respectful community we all desire and deserve. Is that Step 3? Have we already done Step 3 somewhere along the line? Let’s talk about it. Fifteen people attended that first Cup, which was held at Stir Crazy. Since “Full of Beans” doesnt look ready yet, i propose that we fill the Coffee Connection in Meiner’s Oaks! As mentioned last year, it’s the only place serving organic, fair-trade coffee.
anyone wanna start suggesting dates and times? last year we ended up meeting on a saturday at 3 in the afternoon.
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posting already on my own thread…always makes me feel kind of sad.
as i’m about to complete the Cuppa Joe invitation by emailing the group of addresses gathered at that first one, i notice that i need to remove Glenn Emanuel from that list. he was diligent at taking notes and gathering peoples’ contact info…thank you, Glenn.
awww. so weird how those moments pop up in everyday life after you lose someone. I still have my brother in my address book though it’s been over 2 years. I keep it as a reminder.
i would like to be included on the email list please and think the meeting is a great idea! I like the afternoon and would love to avoid doing it on the ‘hottest of days’. Will send my addy to you. Thanks!
this’ll slip off the radar soon (although i’ll just repost an update if i need to), so i want to encourage suggestions of date and time to meet. much like last time, a weekend day would probably be best for most.
I, for one, would love to put faces with many on this page. Unfortunately, some of the ones I want to meet most are annonoymous. They, likly, will not show up, right? (Saturday afternoon works great for me and the place in Meiners Oaks is wonderful!)