White Elephant Christmas Dinner Party

When: Saturday, December 5th at 6:00pm

You and your spouse are invited to an Italian themed Christmas Dinner Potluck, followed by a Christmas Devotional and a White Elephant Gift Exchange.

Class Food Assignments:

D1: Bread

D2: Salad

D3: Entree

D4: Entree

Dessert and Drinks will be provided

If you'd like to participate in the game please bring 1 wrapped white elephant gift per couple, but don't put your name on it.

We look foward to seeing you all there, and please let us know if you have questions or if we are missing any of your friend's email addresses by emailing us at lomalindajda@gmail.com.

*This event is Adult Only

Officer Meeting Tonight

When: 8pm
Where: Joanna's house
Why: Christmas Party Planning

JDA Service Week!

On Wednesday, November 11th after Chapel, JDA will be hosting a BAKE SALE on campus in an effort to raise funds to make blankets for the LLUMC Children's Hospital as our Christmas gift to them:

Every year, the women of JDA gather together to make simple tie blankets with warm fleece to give to the children's hospital. Last year when we hosted a bake sale prior to buying the blanket material, we were able to more than double the number of blankets we have gifted the hospital in the past.This year we are hoping to set a new record.

All JDA members who would like to participate, bake any item (cupcakes, cookies, rice krispie treats, etc.) of your choice and individually wrap each item. Then you can either bring your item to the bake sale and help out at the tables to sell the items if you can stay, or if you aren't able to come, just drop your baked goods off at any JDA officer's house prior to the event. Kids are more than welcome at the bake sale!There will be tables set up at each entrance to the chapel, and the bake sale begins when Chapel ends (around noon). Each item is sold for $1, so if your baked good is small, put a couple items in one wrapper.

The very next day, we will have the actual Blanket-making event:

On the evening of November 12th we will meet at Katie Ellis's home to tie the blankets, play some get-to-know-you games, and have a cookie swap (optional). Bring some scissors and a plate of cookies along with a few copies of the recipe. We will all go home with some cookies and new recipes just in time for the holidays!

If you have not received an Evite to these 2 events, please email lomalindajda@gmail.com and we will send you the Evite with the specifics for each event.

Hope to see you all there!

Family Picnic and Diaper Drive Wrap-up

Thank you to all the families who made our first JDA activity of the year a huge success. It was fun to see all of the new families and we look foward to getting to know everyone better through our upcoming activities and service projects. Our next activity will be posted here shortly.

Congratualtions to the winners of the Diaper Drive Raffle, which were announced at the Picnic: The Bassham Family won the first place prize of a 1 hour massage and The Steele Family won the second place prize of a half hour rejuvenating treatment.

Below is a letter to all of you who participated in the raffle:

Dear participants in the diaper drive-

Not very many of us have had or ever will have the experience of three babies arriving all at once. As you might imagine though, and for many various reasons, the triplet arrival for Mike (who is a third year dental student) and Tamara Gilman has put on enormous strain on their family. In March of this year, they had their lives turned upside down by the news that their new little arrival was actually going to be three new arrivals. A move, bedrest, constant visitors, all sorts of issues and seven months later, Paxton, Aubrey and Karlie Gilman were born at Loma Linda hospital. They remain there now in the NICU as their parents eagerly await the day that they are healthy and stable enough to come home.

Recently, the Loma Linda JDA organization solicited the support of the community on behalf of this wonderful family in what we called a "diaper drive." For the past few weeks, donations ranging from boxes of diapers, to clothes, cash and high chairs has poured into the school for these new babies. We knew when we asked for people to rally around this family that their friends and fellow students would willingly give whatever they could to help them out; we were not, however, aware that complete strangers would be so generous. The support from the community has been overwhelming, and has greatly helped Mike and Tamara as they continue to navigate this difficult and awesome time of their lives. On their behalf, JDA wishes to offer a heartfelt thank you for your true support of and generous donations to this family.

Thank you, thank you!

Sincerely,

The Loma Linda JDA Officers

Officer Meeting Tonight

Who: All JDA Officers
What: Planning Meeting
When: Tonight (October 13th) at 8pm
Where: Marlise's Home

Annual Picnic on the Lawn

We are off to the start of a new school year!

Please bring your families to our first JDA activity of the year.

When: Thursday, October 8th at 5:15pm
Where: The lawn between the dental school and the chapel (aka The Quad)
What: burritos, drinks, desserts, raffles, fellowshipping

Each class's JDA rep will check you into the event to make sure we have all of your updated contact information. Makse sure you check in so you can get your meal ticket and raffle ticket.

We look forward to seeing you all there! Questions: lomalindajda@gmail.com.

Meal Service for a Dental Family

D3 Mike and Tamara Gilman welcomed triplets into the world this last weekend. Tamara is now recovering at home while the babies remain in the hospital.

If you'd like to serve the family by bringing a meal, go to the following website, become a "friend" then you will be able to sign up for a specific date and get all the details.
http://www.caringmeals.com/plan/Gilmans

Mike and Tamara would much rather be giving than receiving all of this generosity, and we are happy to have a way to help them through this time.

Email lomalindajda@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Triplets On the Way!

We would like to invite you to join in the excitement!

A dental student and his wife are expecting TRIPLETS! She will go into labor any day now and there are a few last minute needs- DIAPERS! We are doing a diaper drive, if you would like to participate all you have to do is bring a package of diapers(any size)/ wipes to the Student Affairs Office, 5502.

Anyone who donates will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to receive a 1 hour massage courtesy of the Junior Dental Auxiliary.

If you are interested in helping out further, they are in need of these items as well, new or used! Swing
High Chair
Bumbo Seat
Excer- saucer
Playmat
Any books or toys in great condition
Sippy cups, spoons, bowls, etc.
Baby Clothes( any size)

They are expecting 2 girls and 1 boy expanding their brood to 4. If you have any questions, you can contact Katie Ellis, the president of JDA at (801)891-5142 or kaellis@llu.edu.

Photos - A Day in the Life...

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Family Hawaiian Luau/Pool Party

The final JDA activity of the school year!

When: Friday, May 15th

• swimming, games, and treats begin at 3pm
• dinner (Hawaiian) and vespers begin at 5pm

Please bring your own towel.

We look forward to seeing all of you there.

If you did not receive an Evite with the location, please email llujda@gmail.com

Mark Your Calendar

"A Day in the Life" JDA Activity

Saturday, May 2nd in the Lab at the Dental School

Our spouses will be teaching us how to do a cavity prep!

Please also bring your favorite dessert and drop it off in the student lounge, where we will end the night.

*No children please, get your babysitter lined up now! More specifics (including time) will be sent in an Evite to your personal email address. We hope to see everyone there! Remember, these events are for all engaged and married student couples of the dental school.

Photos-Newlywed Game

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Thank you to the Goodacre's for hosting the Annual JDA Newlywed Game. It was a wonderful evening and we all learned a lot about eachother! We had wonderful sponsors for the prizes, including: The Mission Inn, Santa Anita Race Track, The International Day Spa, and Starbucks.

We were thrilled with the large number of attendees and hope to see you all at our upcoming event. Details forthcoming this week.

Movie Night Saturday!

When: Saturday, April 4th at 7pm
Where: The Evan's home

Family Movie Night. We will watch be watching Sandlot via a projector outside and the officers will be supplying home-made ice cream. All you need to bring are blankets and/or chairs.

If you have not received the E-vite, email lomalindajda@gmail.com and we will update our contact records and get you more specifics about movie night.

Hope to see you all there and welcome to another quarter!

Have dinner plans for Wednesday?

...you do now!

Come join JDA for dinner this Wednesday, March 11th at Rubios in Redlands. We will be there the whole evening, so come anytime between 5pm and 9pm. When you purchase dinner at Rubios on Wednesday, a portion will go to JDA to fund our year-end bash and upcoming service projects.

Make sure you have a fundraiser flyer with you when purchasing your food. JDA officers will be there with flyers for you.

We look forward to seeing you and enjoying dinner together!

Contact your Class Rep. with questions, or email JDA at LomaLindaJDA@gmail.com:

D1: Katie Ellis 801-891-5142
D2: Ashley Burr 909-801-4002
D3: Melinda Harward 909-206-9024
D4: Melissa Hadfield 909-796-8715

Fun Local Event

Thought some of you might like to know about a fun local event.

This is not a JDA-sponsored event.

GRAND OPENING!

BABY BOOTCAMP OF REDLANDS

BRING YOUR KIDS & YOUR STROLLER FOR A FUN, OUTDOOR, ENERGY-PACKED EXERCISE CLASS!

WHEN: WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH 2009 @ 9AM
WHERE: BROOKSIDE PARK IN REDLANDS

WE WILL BE RAFFLING OFF A KELTY DOUBLE JOGGING STROLLER! (A $400 VALUE)
FOOD! FUN! FABULOUS PRIZES!
NO ENROLLMENT FEES!

Alumni Week Activities

D4 wives:

You are invited to attend a luncheon at Napoli at 11am on Thursday, February 19th. It is hosted by the Alumni Dental Auxiliary of which you will be a member after graduation. It is free, but you must RSVP to me by 4pm today, Wednesday, at ashleySspencer@gmail.com.

All JDA Members:

All families are invited to a Breakfast hosted by the Adventist Dental Association at 7am on Friday, February 20th at Fellowship Hall at University Church on campus. The Missions Prayer Breakfast is part of alumni week. There will be food and a speaker talking about all the current mission positions. They would love to have some students and their families attend. If you are interested call Katie at 909-558-4607 to RSVP.

Officers Meeting

Tuesday, February 17th at 7:30pm at the Wesslen's.

See you there!

Thank you!

First off, I want to thank everyone for your help in making the blanket-making a success. We delivered a record number of blankets to the Loma Linda Children's Hospital and they were so grateful. They are in need of blankets for older children, so that is where we focused our efforts. When we delivered the blankets to the hospital we even got to meet one of the older patients of the children's hospital. She visited with our little ones and showed us the gingerbread house display with houses made by almost all of the patients. We then were given a tour of the hospital's classroom and movie theatre.

Thank you for your service, and thank you to the hospital for allowing us to visit.

On a lighter note, below are a couple pictures of our kickboxing activity. The studio taught us a private lesson and even donated a membership which we raffled off. If you'd like more information on the Ultimate Kickboxing Studio, contact Christen Wesslen or your class rep.

The JDA Newlywed Game Night was a blast. Please email me any pictures you have of that night and I will post them for all to see. (ashleySspencer@gmail.com)

Newlywed Game

Mark your calendar!

The annual dental couples Newlywed Game activity will be held on Saturday, February 7th. A catered dinner will be followed by a competive game telling us how well you and your spouse know eachother. You won't want to miss the awesome prizes this year:

1st Place: Couples Getaway
2nd Place: A Day at the Horse Races
3rd Place: Couples Spa Package
4th Place: Movie & Dinner date night
5th Place: Starbucks Gift Basket

Last Place: of course you will get something if you lose, technically this couple needs to spend more time together and we will do our part to make that happen :-)

Everyone will leave with something, so contact your class representative for more information, or email me at ashleySspencer@gmail.com.

Kickboxing Class!

Tonight, January 13th, is JDA's kickboxing night! A local kickboxing studio in Redlands is closing down the studio just for JDA members and giving us a private lesson starting at 7:30pm. Please try to be there by 7:15. Call your class rep for directions, or email me at ashleySspencer@gmail.com.

Last year this class was a huge hit! It is such a fun work out and you can do it full out or make it as easy as you want depending on how comfortable you feel. We even have some pregnant JDA members coming to the class! If you come you will be eligible for an awesome prize we will be raffling off, so please come. Even if you just want to watch and see what the workout is all about.

After the class we will be heading to Golden Spoon for a little treat. Hope to see you tonight!