NEW YEAR'S EVE 2011

NEW YEAR’S EVE BUNCO PARTY AT LORRAINE & RICHARD’S

Saturday, December 31, 2011

6:00 pm to ?

5615 Sweetwater Road

Bonita, Ca  91902

619-479-0913

Females:  Please bring a small dish to share

Males:  Please bring a drink to share

We will play BUNCO indoors

First game will start at 7:00 pm

Each game will be $5 per person

(If you don’t know how to play – we will teach you)

PRIMA'S CHRISTMAS POTLUCK/GIFT EXCHANGE

Reminder: This Saturday is our annual Prima's Christmas gathering!

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Place: Stoney's

Please share your favorite dish along with a $20.00 gift to exchange for a day of FUN! See you all there!

Christina & Weenie

MEETING MINUTES 11/12/11

PORTILLO FAMILY MEETING MINUTES
11/12/2011

I.    Thank you to Christina for extending the use of her house

II.    PRAYER by Lorraine

III.    INTRODUCTIONS
a.    State Name, P1/P2/P3, what branch of family
b.    4 generations represented at meeting

IV.    Treasurer’s Update by Lorraine
a.    Close to $4000 in the family fund

V.    FAMILY PICNIC
a.    May 26, 2012 – Memorial Day Weekend
b.    Summit Park in Bonita
c.    Giant Gazebo
d.    BBQs
e.    Clean Restrooms
f.    Blog will have a dedicated space for the Family Picnic information
g.    Rent spaces for camping are available, call to reserve ASAP.
h.    9 sites have been reserved by family members, if we get 10, we get a discount
i.    Committee Update
i.    Activities – Christina and Weenee
1.    Clown, Relays, Watermelon eating contest, Musical Chairs, Activity Center for crafts, 3 piñatas
2.    Relays and Activities will be broken down by age group
3.    Signage for activities times will be posted
4.    Water park may be open depending on weather
5.    We will need lots of volunteers
ii.    Entertainment – Stevie, Bernadette, Carmel and Bianca
1.    Booked DJ for $250 for entire day. 
2.    We will be able to use his PA system for announcements
3.    Stevie will look into bands in the beginning of the year
iii.    T-Shirts
1.    Colors will be picked by seniority
2.    Order form will be posted on website and blog
3.    Each person is in charge of ordering their own t-shirts
4.    The shirts are not being paid by the family fund
5.    T-SHIRTS WILL BE PRINTED UPON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT
6.    T-SHIRT colors are as follows:
a.    Manuel – Hunter Green
b.    Susana – Cardinal
c.    Cat – Red
d.    Annie – Yellow
e.    Mary – Purple
f.    Nene – Carolina Blue
g.    Ludy – Royal
h.    Abel – Harbor Blue
i.    Picho – Sand
j.    Titina – Turquoise
k.    Alva – Charcoal
l.    Chocolate – Kelly Green
m.    Deedee Boy – Silva
n.    Clara – Burgundy
o.    Gilbert – Navy
p.    Myrna – Texas Orange

VI.    VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE
a.    Saturday, February 11, 2012
b.    Location – American Legion
c.    Tickets are $10/person which will be sold at the door
d.    Main hall holds 100 people and back room about 50 people
e.    Due to capacity, we will sell within the family
f.    21 and Over ONLY
g.    Casual Attire
h.    No food, only snacks on table such as chex mix, etc.
i.    Raffles tickets will be sold at dance
j.    DO NOT BRING OWN ALCOHOL, THE BAR WILL BE OPEN
k.    Committees
i.    Decorations – Mona
ii.    Selling Tickets at Door – Monica and Katrina
iii.    Clean Up Crew – Katrina, Stevie, Shounie, Gabriel
l.    MOTION PASSED – EACH FAMILY WILL BE IN CHARGE TO MAKE A BASKET FOR THE RAFFLE

VII.    No updates on family tree added to website

VIII.    ANNOUNCEMENTS
a.    Tootsie – wants to invite the family to her and Shounie’s house in Menifee for a future meeting.  We decided to hold the meeting their in March after the Valentine’s Day Dance
b.    Christina – Prima’s Christmas Exchange
i.    Saturday, December 3, 2011
ii.    3pm – 6pm
iii.    Stoney’s
iv.    Open to Cousin-in-Laws
v.    $20 gift exchange
vi.    Pot Luck
vii.    Open to ALL family after 6pm
c.    Dukie – has season tickets to SDSU Basketball game – he has 6 available tickets for free  
d.    Cash for Gold Fundraiser – Hosted by Bianca
i.    Special Thanks to Bianca for hosting and putting this fundraiser together
ii.    Family fund made a total of $550!!!!!
e.    Denise also donated $30 to the family fund from her recycling. THANK YOU!!!
f.  FAMILY FUND MADE A TOTAL OF $580.00 AT THE MEETING!

IX.    NEXT MEETING
a.    Saturday, January 7, 2012
b.    Location – Suhi’s House – 1134 Olive Avenue, National City, CA 91950

X.    BIRTHDAYS IN NOVEMBER
a.    Grandma Portillo
b.    Mundo
c.    Weda
d.    Stevie
e.    Frankie


For more information about the Family picnic, please visit:

http://portillo411.blogspot.com/

http://portillo.org/

http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/reusable_components/images/parks/doc/SweetwaterBrchre.pdf

FAMILY MEETING SAT 11/12 @3PM

ATTN Family: This is a reminder that we have a Family Meeting Scheduled for this Saturday November 12th 3:00 PM at Cousin Christina Gomez' house. We will be selecting t-shirt colors for the next Family Picnic, and want to encourage any and all family that have not come to the last two meetings, to show up at this one. 

There will also be a "Cash 4 Gold" party, hosted by Bianca Martinez. So bring all your gold and cash it in for money honey! The company will also be donating 15% of the proceeds to our family fund!

Location:

5780 Calle Sal Si Puedes, San Diego, CA 92139

*Please bring a small appetizer to share*

MEETING MINUTES 10/8/2011

PORTILLO FAMILY MEETING MINUTES
10/8/2011

I.    Thank you to Denise for extending the use of her house

II.    PRAYER by Mary Lou

III.    INTRODUCTIONS
a.    State Name, P1/P2/P3, what branch of family
b.    4 generations represented at meeting

IV.    FAMILY PICNIC
a.    May 26, 2012 – Memorial Day Weekend
b.    Summit Park in Bonita
c.    Rent spaces for camping are available, call to reserve ASAP.
d.    6 sites have been reserved by family members
e.    Food – hot dogs, hamburgers, and Hot links
f.    Monica to call each family to tell them what sides to bring
g.    Alcohol is OK
h.    Lorraine to do the T-Shirts
i.    Milo to make other products such as hats
j.    Use Portillo Family Tree Logo that Carlos made
k.    AT NEXT MEETING – EACH FAMILY TO PICK COLORS OF SHIRTS
l.    Committees
i.    Food – Denise, Monica, and Mary Lou
ii.    Activities – Christina and Weenee
iii.    Entertainment – Stevie, Bernadette, Carmel and Bianca
iv.    T-Shirts – Milo and Lorraine

V.    FUNDRAISERS
a.    Valentines Day Dance
i.    Two Dates – February 11th or February 4th – Lorraine to check dates
ii.    Location – American Legion Hall
iii.    $10/person
iv.    Time – 7pm-Midnight
v.    Open to others besides family
vi.    DJ or Band – family to research costs and bring information to next meeting
vii.    Raffles
viii.    Next Meeting – Committees to be formed



b.    Pub Crawl
i.    We will do it for next fundraiser after dance and picnic.  We need to focus on dance.
c.    Gold Party
i.    Bianca to organize
ii.    15% goes to organization
iii.    People keep their money
iv.    Cash on spot
v.    WE WILL DO THE GOLD PARTY AT NEXT MEETING

VI.    FAMILY DUES
a.    Collect from everyone that shows up at meeting
b.    $5/person or what ever they have

VII.    BRUNCH DATE – PRIMAS
a.    12/3 at 3pm
b.    Stoney’s
c.    Potluck due to kitchen being closed
d.    Open to sister-in-laws, etc.
e.    Xmas Gift Exchange
f.    Primos are allowed after 5pm

VIII.    ANNOUNCEMENTS
a.    Blog – www.portillo411.blogspot.com - Thank you to Bernadette.  She did a GREAT JOB!
i.    Blog is accessible from Facebook
ii.    General family updates
iii.    Minutes
iv.    Contact Bernadette if you want anything posted
b.    Facebook page – We Are Family
c.    Our website lost the Family Tree.  Lorraine signed up to Ancestry.com
i.    Need to work with Ralph to integrate all 4 sites
ii.    Representative from each family in charge of gathering data from their family
iii.    1-2 people in charge of data entry
d.    Relay for Life
i.    We are Family – 3rd Highest fundraising team
ii.    The Portillo's and Valderrama’s received an award and were recognized
e.    Christina Gomez to be a Grandma
f.    Weenee – AC and wife are teaching at same high school in Salinas
g.    Compliments to family and Carlos for putting together family tree logo
h.    Milo – new business – The Spot in Barrio Logan
i.    Printing company
ii.    Art Gallery
iii.    Hours – 9am-6pm Monday –Friday.  COME BY TO CHECK OUT!
i.    Lorraine – advertise family members’ businesses.
i.    Bernadette will add to blog a link to their businesses as information is sent her way
j.    Bianca’s son Max will be 1 years old
k.    Shout Out to the P1’s!!! – Thank you for your guidance and example of leadership
l.    Christina - Cruise Update
i.    Cabo in March will need $200 by next Friday.
ii.    Postpone date for September 2012, in light of other upcoming events. 

IX.    NEXT MEETING
a.    Saturday, November 12th at 3pm
b.    Location – Christina Gomez’s House – 5780 Calle Sal Si Puedes, San Diego, CA 92139

X.    AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
a.    Valentine’s Day Dance – form committees, entertainment
b.    Each family to pick colors of t-shirts
c.    Bring Aunts and Uncles to ALL MEETINGS
d.    Gold Party – bring your GOLD!!

XI.    Birthdays in October
a.    Max – 1 years old
b.    Suhi
c.    Uncle Cabazon

For more information about the Family picnic, please visit:

http://portillo411.blogspot.com/

http://portillo.org/

http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/reusable_components/images/parks/doc/SweetwaterBrchre.pdf

PRIMA'S CHRISTMAS POTLUCK/GIFT EXCHANGE

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Place: Stoney's

Please share your favorite dish along with a $20.00 gift to exchange for a day of FUN.. That's right your Party Planners are at it again, mark your calendars!
Christina & Weenee

FAMILY MEETING 10/8/11 @3PM

Location: Denise's House 2361 Eastridge Loop, CV 91915
Agenda:
a.    Picnic Committees - Food, Entertainment, Activities
b.    Picnic Shirts – colors
c.    Other events to generate money – Pub Crawl, Dances, etc...
d.    Dues

*Please bring an appetizer to share*

SAVE THE DATE!

PORTILLO FAMILY PICNIC
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012
SUMMIT PARK - BONITA, CA

STAY TUNED FOR MORE DEETS!!!!!

MEETING MINUTES 9/11/11

PORTILLO FAMILY MEETING MINUTES
9/11/2011

I.    INTRODUCTIONS
a.    Name, Parent, Grandparent, Generation (P1, P2, or P3)

II.    PORTILLO WEBSITE
a.    Update family tree
b.    Every family to be in charge of their own branch
c.    Ralph Jr. to get Family Tree on website

III.    FAMILY PICNIC
a.    Places
i.    Rohr
ii.    Summit Park in Bonita
iii.    Cottonwood Park in Otay Ranch

b.    Committee for Location
i.    Stevie Portillo 
ii.    Kara 
iii.    Carmel 
iv.    Denise 

c.    Date
i.    Saturday, April 14th 2012

d.    One person from each family will be in charge of coordinating the collection of dues and coordinating side dishes

e.    Create a blog for Portillo website to have all information regarding picnic – Bernadette will be in charge

f.    Portillo Fund will provide main dish for picnic.  Each family will bring a side dish/desert

IV.    FAMILY REPRESENTATIVES
a.    Manuel – Kara Portillo
b.    Suzanna – Rachel Gonzalez
c.    Katalina – Denise
d.    Annie – Shonnie
e.    Mary – Carmel
f.    Nene – Tricia (Mary Lou will communicate to her)
g.    Picho – Laura (Lorraine will communicate to her)
h.    Clara – Mando (Dukie will communicate to him)
i.    Titina – Blanca
j.    Ludy – Bernadette
k.    Able – Becky (Moni will communicate to her)
l.    Chocolate Gabriel (Moni will communicate to him)
m.    Cabazon – Stevie
n.    Deedee Boy – John (Steve will communicate to him)
o.    Myrna – Myrna (Lorraine will communicate to her)
p.    Alva - Sabrina

V.    FAMILY DUES
a.    Need to start collecting dues at meetings.

VI.    NEW LEADERSHIP
a.    Stevie Portillo – President
b.    Lorraine – Treasurer
c.    Rachel – Secretary

VII.    Next Meeting
a.    Saturday, October 8th at 3pm
b.    Location – Denise’s House – 2361 Eastridge Loop, CV, 91915

VIII.    ANNOUNCEMENTS
a.    Update on Titina – Family will be meeting with Hospice on 9/12 to discuss taking her home
b.    Rachel is expecting her first child
c.    Sabrina had another grandson, Christian Duane Johnson. 
d.    Lorraine – we need to start thinking about different events to generate money such as Spring Dance, Laughlin Trips, etc
e.    Mary Lou – ONLY Family invited to picnic
f.    Dukie – Relay for Life National City raised $73,000.  The Portillo Family raised over $10,000!!!

IX.    AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
a.    Location – come to meeting with a few options to discuss
b.    Shirts – colors
c.    Other events to generate money – Pub Crawl
d.    Dues

X.    Birthdays in September
a.    Denise, 41 – HAPPY BDAY!

CHARGERS WON!!!! 24-17