12/15/19 White Elephant Gift Exchange at the Dooley's 5-7pm

Let's do a traditional holiday meal with all your favorites to end out the year together!! Dooley's will be making Turkey Breast and Gravy.

Some other ideas of things to bring - 

Stuffing

Mashed Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce 

Veggie Dishes (Green Beans, Brussel Sprouts, etc)

Salads

Dessert 
Please, Please RSVP as far in advance to help with planning so we know what food everyone is planning on bringing.

Also bring a present to re-gift for each person in your family that wants to participate. 

"Why is it called White Elephant?

White Elephant is defined as a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of. Supposedly, the King of Siam gifted rare albino elephants to courtiers who had displeased him, that they might be ruined by the animals’ upkeep costs. The term White Elephant refers to a gift whose maintenance costs exceed its usefulness.

In the case of a White Elephant Gift Exchange, gifts are typically humorous ‘gag’ gifts or gifts that have been received but the recipient no longer has a use for. 

Dooley Home: 6670 SW Amber Lane, Portland, Oregon 97225

**Finally, please don't forget to bring gifts for the family we adopted. Unwrapped is fine, the Gma said she could wrap. 


We will take a break for the holidays. We will resume again in the new year.