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Upcoming Events

Managing Client Expectations -- A Red Bench Teleclass
Date: March 01, 2010
Time: 4:00pm-5:15pm EST
Instructor: Mindy Godding, CPO, CPO-CD
for more Information: (804) 513-6146

Residential Needs Assessment teleclass

Tuesdays 6-8 pm Feb. 23 & Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2010
September 22, 29, October 6 and 13, 2010
NAPO Education- instructor Mindy Godding
For more information and to register: http://www.napo.net/our_profession/education/curriculum.aspx#PO-201T

Organize and Take Control of your Space
University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies
Tuesdays March 23 & 30 6:30-8:30pm
University of Richmond- instructor Mindy Godding
Registration open Summer 2009: http://activenet14.active.com/thinkagain/

News

February, 2010

The Richmond Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) promoted "Get Organized Month" by volunteering their time and knowledge to the Greater Richmond Association of Retarded Citizens (GRARC). Local professional organizers and storage system vendors worked with the GRARC staff on Thursday February 4th. Each volunteer utilized his/her specific expertise in the field of organizing and storage, including: office organization, controlling paper and paper clutter, and space organization to prepare various departments for an upcoming move to a new facility and a few departments that will remain in their current location. They provided one-to-one consulting, held a seminar to answer staff questions on how to utilize their space and time more efficiently, prepared archival files for scanning, and reorganized storage areas for both the Infant/Child and Afterschool programs.

We would like to recognize and thank all of our members who volunteered their time and knowledge to make this event a success!

Mindy Godding – Space Matters
Susie Hayman – In Your Business
Kathryn McMillan – Clutter Conversions
Katherine Lawrence – Space Matters
Susan Campbell--More Than Moving
Cathy LeHew – Space Matters, Norfolk
Kim Ross – Absolutely Organized
Bev Ferguson--Shelf Genie
Olivia Acree – A Sorted Affair
Sara Bereika – NEAT, LLC
Debbie Bowie – Rock Scissors Paper Institute
Kathy Jenkins – Come to Order
Kristen Zeigler – Space Matters
Steve Dash – Method ORG
Cathy Turner--Closet Factory

October, 2009

NAPO-Richmond donates time and 41 pounds of tuna and peanut butter to the Central Virginia Food Bank

Boy, do they have their act together over at the Central Virginia Food Bank Community Kitchen. Daily, they feed thousands of people in need in and around the Richmond area. We were a part of this effort for one day. Not one minute was wasted - as soon as we finished one project, we were immediately assigned to another - talk about proficiency! These folks knew how to run an organized kitchen from food prep to the end result. Meals were specifically labeled for each diet type and children's snacks were separated by "one juice" or "two juice". They took pride in quality control allowing no meal to pass through until it was thoroughly inspected - messy corners or potential for air getting into the meals were identified and swiftly sent back through the line again. It was a good feeling to give back to our community and it was especially nice working together with the Community Kitchen folks and learning more about this valuable resource provided to those in need throughout Richmond. At the end of the day, we weighed our chapter's PB/Tuna donations on the warehouse scale - we surpassed our goal and donated 41 lbs. in all! Thank you NAPO-Richmond for your donation

January, 2009

NAPO-Richmond organizers donate services to the community during "GO Month".

Ribbon-cutting at Delmont Learning Center.               "Overstuffed" program for service providers.

                   Kathy Jenkins teaches the class organizing skills.            Cathy Turner and Cathy LeHew.             

October, 2008

NAPO Richmond members read article about Susie Hayman in V Magazine.

September, 2008

NAPO Board Member, Janine Sarna-Jones visits a NAPO-Richmond chapter meeting.

(L-R) Olivia Acree, Karen Dash, Sara Bereika, Mindy Godding,

Janine Sarna-Jones, Kathy Jenkins, Susie Hayman, Kathryn

McMillan, Katherine Lawrence, and Cathy LeHew.

June, 2008

NAPO-Richmond members traveled to Maryland for the Silverdocs Film Festival, sponsored by The Discovery Channel. The organizers went to view the feature-length film, My Mother's Garden, a documentary that examines one family's struggle with hoarding disorder.  Read more about My Mother's Garden in the Articles & Tips section of our website.

 (L-R) Sara Bereika, Cathy LeHew,                            NAPO-Richmond members with subject

Katherine Lawrence, Mindy Godding                           and filmmaker of My Mother's Garden.

NAPO-Richmond members with Cynthia

Lester, director of My Mother's Garden.

April, 2008

NAPO-Richmond members attend the NAPO Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada.

March, 2007

NAPO-Richmond members attend the NAPO Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

     Mindy Godding with NSGCD                        Katherine Lawrence presents as a panelist.

        President, Sheila Delson

    NAPO-Richmond recognized                           Casey Moore presents as a speaker.

      as a new NAPO chapter!

January, 2007

NAPO-Richmond organizers donate services to Crossover Ministries during Project GO.

    Susie Hayman clears out the clutter.        NAPO-Richmond and Crossover Ministries celebrate

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         A desk in need of organization!            A Crossover Ministries staffer loves her clean desk.

October, 2006

NAPO President, Barry Izsak visits a NAPO-Richmond chapter meeting.

(L-R) Marietta Goldman, Caitlin Shear, Barry Izsak, Katherine

Lawrence, Susie Hayman, Kathy Jenkins, Mindy Godding,

and Sara Bereika.