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You are encouraged to come to the Friday, August 15, 2025, Gathering - It's a pool party at Brenda Liston's beautiful home! As always, the floor will be open to any topics you want to talk about. Food, laughter, and sharing knowledge with friends and colleagues.
STARTING AT 6:PM at BRENDA LISTON'S HOME - 310 MEADOWCREST LANE, BRIDGEPORT
Brenda has very generously invited us to "invade" her home and heated pool for a one-of-a-kind Gathering! She's going to treat us to salad, pizza, and hoagies from Twin Oaks. Wear or bring your swim suit or tank top/shorts! We can do water aerobics, float in the pool, then watch the sunset as we eat, drink, and talk. If it rains, we can hang out in her covered patio. If it's hot or stormy, we'll move indoors. She's thought of everything!
Brenda lives at 310 Meadowcrest Lane in Bridgeport. It's in Lakeland Terrace Housing Development off Rt 76 (about 5 minutes away from Oliverios Ristorante on Rt 50).
Come when you can - you can be late if you need to. Please text Debbie Thompson (304) 677-3702 and let her know if you think you'll be able to make it so we can adjust the arrangements as needed. Thanks!
Topics so far: There are a lot of things to share and talk about, so I really hope you can join us. I have several new topics to bring up, and we'll talk about anything you want to discuss. Also, feel free to bring any items you want to give away, trade, or sell to colleagues at any of the Gatherings.
Topics generally include how the Gatherings can best help our practices, the latest news in our profession, information from our professional organizations, specialists we can refer clients to, continuing ed topics and opportunities, information about office space and job postings, and asking for advice from colleagues. And we have a lot of fun!
This page is dedicated to all of my colleagues in the fields of massage and bodywork.
We gather informally on the 15th of each month (unless that's on the weekend), generally alternating breakfast one month and supper the next. Most of our Massage Gatherings occur at restaurants in Harrison, Marion, or Monongalia counties, but we will gather anywhere you like. If the 15th falls on a Saturday, we meet on Friday the 14th of that month. If it falls on a Sunday, we meet on Monday the 16th of that month. It's set up that way to accommodate as many different schedules as possible by changing days of the week, times of the day, and locations.
It's not a club, there are no memberships, no dues, nothing like that. It's simply colleagues getting together over good food to share ideas, ask questions, and get to know one another. All bodyworkers in/around West Virginia are invited and welcome to come to any or all Gatherings (students as well!).
Gathering schedule for the remainder of 2025:
- Friday 8/15 EXCEPTION TO OUR USUAL SCHEDULE will be at 6:pm - POOL PARTY AT BRENDA LISTON'S HOUSE!
- Monday 9/15 supper at 6:pm
- Wednesday 10/15 breakfast at 8:am
- Friday 11/14 supper at 6:pm
- Monday 12/15 breakfast at 8:am
Please let me know if you would like to be included with other bodyworkers who are notified of the time and place of upcoming Gatherings. If you share both your cell phone number (for texts) and your email address, it will allow me to contact you more easily. You can reach me at 304/365-1076 and SerenityNancy@gmail.com.