Any PA gettogether schedule? Is there such a thing?

Hey not that i have seenso far , but i think i am up for it

I certainly hope that something is in the works sometime soon. It's been a long time coming. After seven years of loneliness I finally found a place to communicate. Three more years it will be over but that still won't change the now of it all.

Thanks for responding GlindafromOz

You two get one started. PM your Penn folks and see what a good time will be for all. Then, set the date, decided wherre and go for it... It is a lot of fun to have a State GTG....

Donna

Anyone know of a PA get-together? Anyone have any ideas so we can all get together? I think that would really bring my spirits up regarding this whole situation... My boyfriend has been locked up for 2 years now and has 3+ years left... Having trouble dealing with this the last couple weeks... I feel worse these last couple weeks then I did even when he got locked up... This whole "Time" thing is killing me right now... So, if anyone has any ideas on a PA Get-Together then let me know...

Well ShelMark,
Seems as though we're all feeling a little troubled lately about the same thing. I had asked the same question not too long ago. Tell you what. If you want to help me pull it off we can schedule it? In the meantime I will post for responses from anybody in PA wishing to attend and their locations. Maybe we can come up with a happy medium for all involved. Covered dish get-together sound good to you?

Originally posted by budwoman
You two get one started. PM your Penn folks and see what a good time will be for all. Then, set the date, decided wherre and go for it... It is a lot of fun to have a State GTG....

Donna

How do I search for only PA folks? Can we start our own forum?

Sounds great!!! I'll help in anyway! Just let me know.. Covered dish sounds good but just a warning... I'm not a good cook!! lol

I'm not sure how to actually. I just found this site a few weeks ago. I don't know if we can start our own forum or if we have to be an administrator...?...

Originally posted by Blondiehws
How do I search for only PA folks? Can we start our own forum?

We already have one setup for the members from the Great State of PA.. :)

Click on this link to go there, or you can browse down the main forum list to the regional section, and then to PA.

Click here to go direct:

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=164

I think it is a wonderful idea to plan a GTG for PA.. :)

Originally posted by ShelMark
I'm not sure how to actually. I just found this site a few weeks ago. I don't know if we can start our own forum or if we have to be an administrator...?...

If there are forums that we don't already have that are needed, all you need to do is ask in the Site Suggestions & Feedback forum near the top of the forum list. I can't promise that it will be opened but we will look into it. Usually if there are 10 or more people with an interest in a new forum, and it has something to do with the prisoner support and related community, we'll open it.

David

Thanks Fed-X for your help!!!

HEllo I am from Pa Actually Quakertown which is a little south of Allentown. I think if you are from West Chester and Lancaster you've heard of it. I think a get together is agreat idea. I can help please let me know how and when and where you've decided. I look foward to talking with you soon.

Hi Sheri,
I have heard of Quakertown... I haven't been able to get people to respond about suggestions... I would really like this get-together happen.. I think it would help us all.... If you have any suggestions then let me know... (I was thinking sometime in July.. That way we have time to plan.) I just don't know of a place... park? resturant? Let me know what you think!!!!!!!

Shelly

My first thought was that a restaurant would be good (gotta love A/C in the summer!), but if we stay for awhile, they might not like that. I guess we should decide on a location first and foremost. What's a central location for us all or one we can just agree upon?

That's very true about the A/C in the summer!! lol Central Location? I'm not sure.. Actually we all seem pretty close.. Lancaster, West Chester, Quakertown.... Maybe if we let the restuarant know ahead of time that we will be going there just maybe.... they won't kick us out... lol What do you think?

I think that would probably work. If we tell them we're holding some kind of meeting. I guess it depends on the time of day, too. I only know of places here in Lancaster as far as restaurants to meet at. Maybe we should resort to PMing the PA people to see how many are interested and if there are any other ideas as to where exactly to meet up. :) I don't want anyone to be left out, y'know!

I think maybe a park would be good or even a restaurant near a park that we could always move to the park afterwards does that sound ok? Where in Pa. is everyone from? We can try and tally that info and start there . Then find a fair meeting gound good for everone. I think July is great. Would Saturday be better for most because of work? If we all work together we can have this planned and get to meet each other ! Look foward to being a part of this. Sheri

Hey I didn't see the next page you guys are ahead of me. It's late and I've been on this too long!! Disregard my reply above, let me know how I can help.:)

How do we find all the PA people to PM them? That resturant idea near a park sounds great! Yea, for me it would have to be on a Saturday or Sunday because of work... Does anyone know of any good parks (State Parks or whatever kind of park acutally?)

I want to really start planning this so that we can give people details so they can put it on their calendar. I am really excited about this! I think this is what we all need to "keep out spirits up" about the situations that we are dealing with... At least I know that it would really comfort me to talk to people that won't judge me about me still being with Mark seeing that he is locked up... I was with him before he was locked but now that he is locked my family doesn't know.... (They think he is in MA still working and that I just moved to PA to be closer to them..)

So, lets really get on this and if you all know about how to PM all the PA people then let me know!!!!!!

I think this get-together will be a wonderful thing for all of us! So let me know any suggestions of a place/location!!!!!

Shelly

Maybe we make this a little bigger and add, NY, NJ, RI, and CT.??? A little East Coast get together?? Sorry, not meaning to crash into PA, but my grandparents live in Woodlyn, PA, near Chester and I'm planning on going there in August. Is that too late?

A weekend in NJ would be neat too?!

Pammie:)

Pammie - If we do end up having it in July, we can all still get together again when you are in PA......

A East Coast get-together would be great but who's going to plan that? I'm having trouble just trying to plan this PA get-together.. lol Don't know where to even begin... Kind of stumped just on a place for it here in PA...

Any suggestions? Even a get-together in August would be good... Don't care when... Just want to have enough time to plan it and get it out so people can put it on their calendar...

I really hope this happens... I am really looking forward to it...

Shelly

Okay kids,
Doesn't look like we got a very big response on who is where. From what I'm seeing it looks like we're in the eastern part of PA. If there's anybody that can fill in anymore then that pleast let me know.

I am going to call around this week to different resturants and find out what we have to do to reserve tables for the get-together.. I know some resturants have seperate rooms that maybe we can reserve... I'll work on that this week and then we can go from there..

Shelly

Shelly,
The only problem with that is we haven't decided on a location yet. Was I correct in saying that everybody seems to be on our side of the state?

Yea, actually it does seem like everyone is one the Eastern part of PA... Do you have any suggestions?

Where did you get the counter Tat? Where in PA are you? If not in PA is your significant other in PA? If so where are you from?

Blondie, I got my counter from www.escati.com. Took me a little while to figure out exactly how to do it! If you need any help, let me know. I'm in Lancaster, PA. My boyfriend is currently here in the county jail, but he'll be moving up to Camp Hill very soon.

Ok, maybe we should narrow it down to three places... Lancaster, Philly or Harrisburg. They're not central to the whole state and any PTO members who may be in western PA, but without hearing from any of them, we don't know they exist!

My vote is with Lancaster, of course... lol. My first thought was that there are a ton of places to eat at the mall and if we can't stay to talk at a particular restaurant, there are tables out in the middle that we could stay at for however long we want. Let me know what you ladies think of this and if you have any better ideas.

If you guys want to plan for a tri-state get-together, let me know. We have quite a few members in NY and Irisheyes is in Rhode Island, plus there are the NJ members...

We can schedule a night for the chat room and try to get this organized. Philly is only 3 1/2 hours from me, plus I can stay at my grand-parents, so that would be a good location for me, but I'm open to staying at a hotel also.

I can send out a blanket pm to the members in these states and see if we can get some feedback and responses to their availability...

Pammie:)


P.S. I think if we get a big enough response, our Fed-X will have to fly in for it! HA HA!;)

If you guys want to go to Lancaster. How about Old Country Buffet? That way we can set up a little section for ourselves, stay as long as we like, eat as much as we want and there's a wide variety. Also, if it's just the few of us I guess there's no need for lots of planning. We can pick a day between us and just meet there and go from there.

Michelle - that's a great idea!!! Actually, since we really aren't getting many responses, we can actually plan this sonner then July...

Pammie - The Tri-State Get-together would be great also.. Philly is only less then 45 min. from me so that would be good.. (At least for me) So, let me know when you are on chat so that I can help out in any way.... (Actually, how do you get on the chat?) I am still trying to figure out different things from this site.. lol

Michelle - Even if we start planning the Tri-State Get-Together, all of us that are so close can still get together soon for a mini PA Get-together at the Country Buffet like you said... Let me know...

So... Let's get this Tri-State Get-Together Planned so Fed-X can go ahead and get his airline tickets... lol

Great idea, Michelle! :) Yay... we have the place set. Now we need a date and time!

I think the tri state get together sounds awesome, too! Philly is fine with me. It's not too difficult to get to. Pammie, I think a blanket PM sounds good. Let's get to work! :)

How do you do a blanket PM? What month is good for everyone?

Yes. I agree. a tri-state get-together would be a great idea also. Let's do ours and talk there about the tri-state. Sound like a plan?

Sounds good!!!!

Shelly

Here's an idea--I have a large home w/2 decks, sun room, patio and backyard--I live in Philly-very close to Rt. 76 [major xway] and about 7 miles from the PA Turnpike. I would like to volunteer my home for either the PA get-together and/or the East Coast get together. I also have a spare bedroom and plenty of floor space so overnight guests are welcome. I'm out of town from June 22 until July 7th so we would have to work around those dates. Otherwise, my summer is wide open. People could either bring stuff for a barbeque or contribute in other ways!!! Let me know what you all think!!!

Egs,

What a sweetheart you are! I think this would be a great idea maybe we can talk on the phone soon and start helping with the planning of this.?!... Thanks so much for your generosity!

Pammie

Wow egs, that is such a sweet thing to do! Thank you so much!!! If you want I can PM you my number and I too can help start to plan!!!! Let me know!!!!

Shelly

Shelly, when Egs gets back on, maybe we can do a conference call? I can hook the three of us up and maybe we can get something started from there?


Pammie


Egs and Shelly, if you'd like pm me your numbers and give me a rough time in the evening when a good time is to call and I'll let you both know!

Sounds good Pammie... I am going to my son's baseball practice right now but will be back on by 8 pm..

Then I'll PM you with my phone number

Talk to you later,
Shelly

Im new to the site but was just released from schuylkill fci in minersville pa .I ve been trying to help friends that are still in side .I will help in any way to organize a meeting in pa.There are pleanty of state parks in the northeast area that could acomadaite a large group,we can have a big cookout and have speekers on differnt topics to share information and educate oneanother on the conditions of prision life.Lets get it together for this summer.

Hey don't forget MARYLAND in that East Coast get together! lol

It would be more feasible for us to make it there then Texas!
I would surely come...as long as I can drive there! lol(terrified of planes!)

Diane

Hey ladies! Did you ever have your phone call? What's going on with the planning?

hey sounds good, you live very close to me I'm in Ft Washington pa. Need rides or want to share a ride/

i somehow missed something. Was it set with a date and place and time yet?

Hi... I am new to this site and am very proud to have stumbled upon it. I have family and friends in prison in Hungtindon. Would love to start such a group for moral support. Email me if you feel me.

God Bless..

is this still alive? Or did I miss it already? lol

It never happened, unfortunately. I'm not sure why, though.

[]Hey, thanks for the reply.I Take a van service from Lansdale to Waymart. Are You in Reading? My man's homey!.... is from ReadiThe one "smart dude he talks to is from Reading... Perhaps they know each other. Reading i s still far for my little beater car..... but rides with suportive people seem important. Let's talk OK? OK:cool: :cool: :cool:

[]Hey, thanks for the reply.I Take a van service from Lansdale to Waymart. Are You in Reading? My man's homey!.... is fromReading one "smart dude he talks to is from Reading... Perhaps they know each other. Reading i s still far for my little beater car..... but rides with suportive people seem important. Let's talk OK? OK:cool: :cool: :cool: :)

What are the get togethers

Hi everyone... Sorry I have not been on since I first post the idea for a forum. I had computer problems and just got up and running. If there is anyone who would still like to particpate in a forum in support of Huntingdon Loved Ones then please respond. Hope to hear from you all real soon.

God Bless and let's continue to support each other.
Lisa

Why don't all of you that are interested join us on September 26th in Philly? We have a get together planned and if anyone is coming from the Camp Hill/Harrisburg area we can car pool or ride with me.