Two veteran NAPO-LA members (Dorothy Breininger of Center for Organization and Star Hansen of Simplified Spaces) were featured organizers on A&E's new TV show, "Hoarders," that airs Monday nights at 10 PM. "Hoarders" takes a fascinating look at the lives of people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis. Whether they're facing eviction, the loss of their children, jail time, or divorce, they are all desperately in need of help. The series captures the drama as experts work to put each hoarder on the road to recovery.
 
Robin Davi, CPO®, was interviewed recently on the KABC radio show "Business Update Report" with John Criswell during the Sean Hannity show. Robin's talk focused on professional organizing, NAPO and her company, Simply Arranged. She answered questions about the organizing process and also discussed some specific client situations.
 
Regina Lark, A Clear Path, and Evelyn Gray, CPO, CD®, Organizing for Success, were both spotted as volunteers at this year's recent California Women's Conference in Long Beach. Heidi Chianta, Your Project Manager, was seen staffing a booth for one of her clients, and Claire Flannery, CPO®, Simplify, was in attendance for the exceptional program.

Fay Wolf, of New Order Professional Organizing, is a Contributing Writer and featured Professional Organizer in the new HarperCollins book The Game On! Diet www.thegameondiet.com by "Grey's Anatomy" Executive Producer Krista Vernoff and Body-For-Life Champion Az Ferguson. Game On! is a revolutionary approach to health and fitness that encourages you to "kick your friend's butt while shrinking your own."

Susan Culligan, Got to Get Organized, recently moved up North to Santa Cruz, and Carol Keller, Organizing Experts®, moved out of the country to San Felipe, Mexico. Both of these NAPO-LA members will be sorely missed and difficult to replace in the volunteer jobs they did with such gusto!  Susan has long been NAPO-LA's Webmaster as well as serving on the Board as Director of Communications & Technology. Carol's most recent position was as Associate Member Liaison. We thank them both for all their hard work and wish them luck in their new endeavors.

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