Tana Goertz is an internationally-recognized speaker, author, entrepreneur, and personal development coach.

She is best known as a finalist in the hit reality TV shows ‘The Apprentice 3′ and ‘Fear Factor’ , as well as the spokesperson for The BeDazzler. She offers BeDazzling workshops to encourage others to tap into their creativity and power. Today she is busy seizing opportunities and sharing her insights with audiences everywhere on how to succeed in business and in life! She is a high-demand business speaker who educates, motivates, and inspires people to take action through her highly energetic presentations.

Tana has summed up what she does in eight short words – “I help people attract success into their lives”.
Donald Trump has stated that Tana has ‘”that rare combination of laid-back charm and razor sharp execution. She doesn’t put up with nonsense” ( In Touch Magazine). Tana combines a ‘can-do’ attitude, spirit, and energy with vision and execution to propel individuals beyond their current limitations.

Her motivational topics include her trademark presentation, “The Art of Being Unforgettable” as well as her most inspirational presentation “From the Basement to the Boardroom”, and several others.

To learn more about Tana or to book her for your next event, visit her website at http://www.heytana.com, or feel free to network with her at the following sites:
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tanagoertz
Twitter – http://twitter.com/heytana
LinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com/in/tanagoert

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Here are some of the fun things to expect at the event:

Swag:

Swag has poured in from all over Iowa, and even as far as Texas! If you are one of the first thirty in the door, you’ll receive a handmade bag filled with goodies made by local artists. The estimated retail value of each bag is $60, so it’s definitely worth it to come early to score one of these!

Door prizes:

We have numerous items that will be given away throughout the day:

-An 8×10 print by yours truly, Kelsey Blessman

-A sweet pin cushion by Handmade Pretties, valued at $20

-Mason Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters Guide

-10 free issues of Craft Leftovers

-$20 to Beaverdale Books

-$5 gift certificates to The Art Store

$50 to Iron Heart Tattoo

Be sure to stick around during the entire event, as you must be present to win.

Fashion Show:

The girls at Vitae have put together an awesome fashion show featuring their designs, many of which have been upcycled from vintage clothing. The MaxFights RingGirls will be modeling. This is at 1:30pm.

Beverages:

We will be providing coffee, bottled water, and soda to keep you going during the swap. Donations are appreciated, but not required.

And of course, the Swap!

Bring your ten dollars and any size bag of clothes, and take however much you want from our mountain of clothing and accessories. We’ll be running our screen printing, sewing machines, and workshop stations all day so you can learn how to personalize your finds.

We’ll see you there!

Today we received 250 issues of the August/September 2009 edition of ReadyMade, and we will be giving these out to everyone till we run out! It’s going to be perfect addition to the event, because there is a Fashion Refresh section in it with 6 different ways to re-fashion the clothing you find at the swap! ReadyMade also put a blurb about the swap on their blog under the Weekly Forecast!

Along with logo-making and planning, we’ve started making the swag bags for our donated swag to go in. Swag is an assortment of handmade goods from various local and regional sellers. We’re planning on giving them out to the first 50-75 people that come through the door!

They’re made out of reconstructed tee shirts. If anyone has some old band tees they want to get rid of, we’ll take em. :]

We’ll also be holding an informational meeting Monday, June 29th at 7pm. It will be at the Urbandale Library in conference room A. If you interested in volunteering, hosting a workshop, or simply want to learn more about SORR, please join us! 

-Kelsey

“There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.” Gandhi

Join in the communal process of reuse and celebrate our collective creativity! You are invited to Swap-O-Rama-Rama, a giant clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores reuse and creativity through the recycling of used clothing.

It’s easy to make the move from consumer to creator – and it’s fun. At this Swap-O-Rama-Rama you’ll find a host of talent brought together to teach you how to transform your new/used duds into works of your own. Together they bring you: DIY Stations where you can learn many wonderful ways to create out of textile reuse, Sewing Stations where local designers will teach you fresh clothing mod tricks, on site Silk Screeners & Stencilers with a host of original designs and extraordinary local designers who’ll show off their work in the Swap-O-Rama-Rama reuse fashion show.

Of course the core of the swap is the gigantic piles of free clothing (several thousand pounds!) sorted into categories: pants, shirts, skirts, sweaters etc. These piles are the collective total of each guest’s contribution of any size bag of unwanted clothes so clean out those closets and let go of what’s no longer inspiring. Take home as much clothing as you can carry. Remainders go to a local women’s shelter.

Have a look at previous NY Swap-O-Rama-Rama’s: http://gaiatreehouse.com/autumn2006pics/autumn2006pics.html ; http://gaiatreehouse.com/swapwinter2006/swapwinter2006.html

See you there…  and please… PASS IT ON!